Anne Eaton Parker, age 98, died May 1, 2017. Anne was a prolific artist, musician, reader, and fierce advocate for human rights, environmental protection, animal welfare, and all social justice issues. Anne moved to her West Tisbury home in 1968 from Williamstown.

She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Joseph Oriel Eaton II and Edith Ide Eaton. After graduation from Bennington College in 1941, she married (Henry) Whitney Dodge. Her marriage to Whitney ended in divorce. Her second marriage, to Carleton H. Parker in 1955, lasted until his death in 1985.

Anne was predeceased by her parents, and by her seven siblings, Edith French Dewey, Caroline French, Winsor French, Ted French, Joseph O. Eaton III, Margaret Eaton Taplin, and Martha Eaton Hickox. Anne was also predeceased by her son Whitney Dodge and her stepdaughter Josephine Parker Alexander. She is survived by children Carol Dodge Davis, Grenville Mellen Dodge, and Elizabeth Parker Nitchie; and by stepchildren Carl Parker, Hester Jeswald, James Parker, and Carolyn Kerns; grandchildren and step-grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews.

Anne’s life work is in her many paintings and sculptures. Her art was exhibited in numerous galleries, schools, and museums in Massachusetts, Princeton, New York, Chautauqua, N.Y., Brattleboro, Vt., and Montreal, and on the Vineyard. For her show at the Brattleboro Museum of Art, the chief curator wrote, “I invite each visitor to enter the intellectual and sensuous world of Anne Eaton Parker — to delight in her puckish sense of humor, to be touched by her vision, and to marvel at the breadth of her artistic achievement.”

Anne was able to stay in her beloved Vineyard home until one day before her death, thanks to special friends Michael and Courtney; loving caregivers Marie, Kitty, Amy, and Klara; and Lori, June, and Scout of Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard. Her days were filled with people who loved her, music and opera, cats who needed to be let out or in, cardinals at the birdfeeder, trips out most days to feed horses at Rising Tide, and visits from various dog friends. Positivity, humor and engagement were her secret weapons against old age. Her family is grateful to this amazing team of folks (and cats, dogs, and horses) for enriching her final years.

Anne was predeceased by her parents, and by her seven siblings, Edith French Dewey, Caroline French, Winsor French, Ted French, Joseph O. Eaton III, Margaret Eaton Taplin, and Martha Eaton Hickox. Anne was also predeceased by her son Whitney Dodge and her stepdaughter Josephine Parker Alexander. She is survived by children Carol Dodge Davis, Grenville Mellen Dodge, and Elizabeth Parker Nitchie; and by stepchildren Carl Parker, Hester Jeswald, James Parker, and Carolyn Kerns; grandchildren and step-grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews.

Anne was vocal and passionate about all liberal and humanitarian causes, large and small. To honor her memory, contributions may be made to Family Planning of Martha’s Vineyard, Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard, the Island Housing Trust, or to the charity of one’s choice.

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Lucille E. (Thrasher) Cazeault of Edgartown, formerly of North Weymouth, died on Sunday, May 14, 2017.

Lucille was born in Braintree, a daughter of Harry and Helen (Muller) Thrasher. She was raised in Rockland, where she was a 1952 graduate of Rockland High School.

Lucille went on to be a registered nurse, and was proud of graduating from the Deaconess School of Nursing, class of 1954. Along with her husband, Joe, she raised a large family in North Weymouth, spending many memorable summers down at the Wessagussett Yacht Club, where they were members. Lucille was also a member of the women’s Weymouth PM Club. Lucille and Joe have resided on Martha’s Vineyard for the past 30 years. During that time Lucille enjoyed working as an information specialist at the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce for more than 10 years, and spending time with her family and beautiful grandchildren, whom she thought the world of. She was a joy to be around, and will be dearly missed by all those who knew her.

Lucille was the beloved wife of 60 years of Joseph T. Cazeault; loving mother of Joseph Cazeault III, and his wife Rose, of Nashville, Tenn., Christopher Cazeault of Hingham, Jane O’Regan of Hingham, and Thomas Cazeault and his wife, Lorraine, Carol Whalen and her husband, Stephen, and Gary Cazeault and his wife, Denise, all of Weymouth. She was the sister of the late Richard, Warren, and Kenneth Thrasher; cousin of Elizabeth Richardson of Wilmington, Del.; grandmother of Kyle, Abigail, Taylor, Molly, Nicole, Ashley, Torrey, Kayla, Jake, Kathryn, Benjamin, Justin, Julia, and Joshua; and is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the visiting hours on Wednesday, May 17, from 4 to 8 pm in the McDonald Keohane Funeral Home, North Weymouth, at 40 Sea Street (off Route 3A, Bicknell Square). Funeral services will be celebrated on Thursday, May 18, at 10 am in St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, Hingham. Burial will follow in Old North Cemetery, Weymouth. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, 1 Hospital Road, Oak Bluffs, MA, 02557.

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Charlotte F. (Fisher) Walpole, a lifelong Edgartown resident, died Monday night, May 15, 2017, at her residence. She was 93 years of age. She was predeceased by her husband, James J. Walpole, in February 2005.

Charlotte was born on August 23, 1923, in Edgartown, the daughter of Caroline Evelyn (Taylor) and Errol Fisher. She attended the Edgartown School and graduated in the class of 1943. After graduation, she attended a business school, and was employed at the American Sugar Refining Co.

Tired of city life, she came home, and was employed locally as a waitress for a bit, and a bookkeeper for Boyd and Smith Plumbing and the Lamplighter. She also traveled to Florida and California.

In 1949 she was married to James J. Walpole by the Rev. Opie Eskidge in West Roxbury. Charlotte was a direct Mayflower descendant through John Tilley and John Howland, and also a direct descendant of Gov. Thomas Mayhew. A close companion to her husband, she loved fishing, gardening, cooking, and watching birds.

Survivors include her two sons, Stuart and his wife Donna and Randy and his wife Jill, and her granddaughter, Kate Walpole, all of Edgartown.

Her graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 20, at 11 am in the New Westside Cemetery, Robinson Road, in Edgartown officiated by the Rev. Sharon Eckhardt. Donations may be made in her memory to Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard, P.O. Box 1748, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568.

Arrangements are under the care of the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown Road, Oak Bluffs. Visit ccgfuneralhome.com for online guestbook and information.

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Glenn Carpenter Jr. of Edgartown died on May 13, 2017, from complications arising from esophageal cancer. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Mary Jane; his son William and wife Ellen, of Falls Church, Va.; and his daughter-in-law Amy and granddaughter Jane of Pittsburgh, Pa. He is predeceased by his son, Robert; his sister, Carolyn Walker; and his brother-in-law E.R. “Mike” Walker of Johnstown, Pa.

Glenn was born in Greensburg, Pa., on March 16, 1939, the son of the Rev. H. Glenn Carpenter Sr. and Mary Louise (Rose). His father, a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) clergyman, moved the family to Johnstown in 1950. Glenn graduated from Johnstown High School in 1957, and with a B.A. in English from the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown in 1961.

Following the advice of his brother-in-law Mike, while in college Glenn completed the Platoon Leaders Class program of the U.S. Marine Corps. He served three years of active duty as an infantry officer in California, Japan, the Philippines, and Virginia, retiring as a reserve lieutenant colonel in 1980. Decades later, he and Mike would enjoy traveling on space-available military flights to Germany, England, and Hawaii.

Following his active duty service and a brief stint as a sales representative for Proctor and Gamble in San Francisco, Glenn returned to Western Pennsylvania for graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh. There he soon met Mary Jane Scheidhauer of Mercer, Pa.; the two were married in August 1966, and both spent a year teaching English at the Pennsylvania State University campus in Altoona. In 1967 the two moved to Mount Lebanon, a suburb of Pittsburgh, where Mary Jane briefly taught high school. In Pittsburgh Glenn started a career with Gulf Oil that over 17 years would take him and his family first to Texas in 1980, and then to England in 1981.

His sons Bob (born in 1969) and Bill (born in 1972) enjoyed learning to sail in foul weather with their father at Bosham Sea School on the south coast of England, and walking along the public footpaths and driving along the lanes near their home in Gerrards Cross in south Buckinghamshire. All three of them could fit in his MG Midget, with Bill squeezing behind the passenger seats. The whole family enjoyed traveling around Europe, visiting among other places the Scilly Isles; the Porsche factory in Stuttgart, Germany; and Bantry Bay in Ireland.

In 1983 the family (now including two Cavalier King Charles spaniels) came back to Pittsburgh, where Glenn started an executive recruitment and outplacement firm. By 1988 the family moved to their vacation home in Edgartown, which they had built 10 years before. Glenn worked as the business manager at the Vineyard Gazette for 11 years.

Glenn cared about his adopted community of Martha’s Vineyard, and in retirement served as the director of the Martha’s Vineyard chapter of the American Red Cross, and on the board of the Edgartown Council on Aging. He also kept active by driving a tour bus in the summers and by volunteering with the Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard and as a trustee of the Edgartown library. For 29 years he sang bass at the Federated Church in Edgartown, where he and Mary Jane were active members. He also enjoyed singing with the Island Community Chorus and with Island A Cappella.

Glenn’s lifelong interests included running, bike riding, and walking. On his frequent international trips while working for Gulf Oil, he would plan running routes around Kuwait, Tokyo, and Singapore well before jogging was fashionable. Later he completed a walking circuit of Martha’s Vineyard, and many long bike rides around the Vineyard and the Cape. As a car enthusiast, he enjoyed buying and selling a wide range of vehicles, including a 1938 Oldsmobile, a Porsche 356, four MGs, and a Geo Metro convertible. His last road trip was to drive the Trans-Labrador Highway through far northeastern Canada with his son Bill in 2016.

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Doris K. Overtoom died quietly on April 9, 2017, at the Merry Heart Nursing Home in Boonton, N.J. She had lived in Madison, N.J., and West Tisbury for the last 25 years of her life, and had previously resided in Florham Park, N.J., for many years.

Doris was born at home on May 23, 1929, to Albert and Sophie Kligge in Hillside, N.J. She grew up there with her twin sister, Florence, sisters Dorothy and Marie, and eldest brother Albert. She and Florence were the youngest of the family, and the family never let them forget it; even when they were young women of 18, the family would ask, “Where are the babies?” The good-looking twins later caught the eye of the Westinghouse Corp., which hired them to model their first washer/dryer “Twin” appliance combo at the Springfield fair. It was there that Doris met her husband, John H. Overtoom from Madison, N.J., who was also working at the fair, selling tractors with his dad. Doris and John married a few years later, on Oct. 30, 1954, and settled in John’s hometown of Florham Park, N.J.

Doris raised four children of her own and also, beginning in 1978, three children of her twin sister Florence, who died at an early age. In 1979 she took on an exchange student from France as well. The house was always full, with lots of people, ideas, and energy. In her spare time, she loved to play tennis with her friends. Her favorite activity was traveling the world. She visited Egypt, and was lucky to see Moscow when the Soviet Union first allowed tourists, and Yugoslavia before it separated into independent nation-states. She visited all of Europe and the Caribbean Islands, but especially loved Italy, returning time and time again while cultivating a love of opera.

Doris was an avid reader, and loved music and art. She was a strong woman, and supported women’s rights throughout her life. In 1982, Doris became an urban pioneer and joined the “back to the cities” movement when she purchased an abandoned brownstone in the Arlington Park neighborhood of Jersey City, N.J. Doris renovated it into two apartments, doing much of the day-to-day construction herself. Doris forged many new friendships with members of the large Russian émigré community residing in Jersey City at that time. Her brownstone stood directly across from the picturesque Catholic Church that later was repeatedly featured in the hit HBO series “The Sopranos.”

Doris spent 25 years summering from May through October on Martha’s Vineyard. Doris and John lived in West Tisbury, and enjoyed being part of the community. She loved to come each spring to spend time with her grandchildren, Olivia and Michelle. They would watch operas together, cook, read, garden, sing, and talk for hours. She so enjoyed being part of their life as they grew up.

Doris was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, John H. Overtoom. She is survived by her children, Karen M. Overtoom and husband Louis of West Tisbury, Douglas L. Overtoom and wife Carol of Haddonfield, N.J.; J. Andrew Overtoom and wife Tricia of Silver Lake, Calif., and Leo J. Overtoom and wife Gwen of Scarsdale, N.Y.; her nieces and nephew, Stefanie Cohen and husband David of Buffalo, N.Y.; Phillip Cohen and wife Sue of South Orange, N.J.; and Laura Riley and husband David of Hilton Head, S.C.; her grandchildren, Olivia and Michelle de Geofroy, Nikolaus and Ian Overtoom, Sam Brown, Kermit and Calliope Cohen, and Casey and David Riley.

A celebration of her life will be held this summer on the Vineyard. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to your favorite charity.

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Anthony Guyther died peacefully on Feb. 11, 2017, at the Royal nursing home in Falmouth; he was 96. Known affectionately as Uncle Jerry to his nieces and nephews, his many friends called him Tony.

Tony was born in Felton, Cuba, on Jan. 14, 1921, while his father engineered the railway system for United Fruit Co. He came to the United States at the age of 3 alongside his parents and older brother, Wayne. During his childhood, the family moved several times, mainly living in New York City. He often recalled singing in the Trinity Church Boy’s Choir with his brother to earn money for their family during the Depression.

After a short time at Dartmouth College, he entered the Army. He was stationed in Colorado and worked as a photographer. Once discharged, Anthony returned to New York City working in the layout and advertising departments of Hillman Publications, and later for Condé Nast. He continued to work as a photographer on his own, and became quite successful under the pseudonym Vulcan. During the ’60s he was the art director for Theater Arts Magazine.

Throughout his life, Tony always enjoyed art, music, word puzzles, and antiques. A whiz at solving crossword puzzles, he completed one every day, and loved spending time working on them with loved ones. During the ’70s, he began creating symbolic, exotic collages, many incorporating a play on words and symbols to create beautiful, interesting images.

In 1984 he moved to Martha’s Vineyard to be closer to his mother, his brother, and family. Here he owned several stores, including the Vintage Vinyl record store at Five Corners, where in addition to music, he sold his framed album collages, antiques, vintage jewelry, and other artwork.

He met his life partner, Patricia Force, at the Tisbury Senior Center. Together they enjoyed many activities, especially traveling and collecting art. They participated in several fundraisers benefiting the Martha’s Vineyard AIDS Alliance, and the Alzheimer’s Walk of Life in honor of his mother. Working and creating his entire life, Anthony always kept his sharp wit and dry sense of humor.

He is survived by his companion, Patricia Force of Tisbury, his niece Laura Abbady of Sandwich, his nephew Wayne and his wife Mary Ellen Guyther of Oak Bluffs, and his niece Elizabeth and her husband Joseph Cosgrove of Edgartown; his great-grandnephews, Khalid Abbady and his wife Megan, Chad Guyther, and Joseph, Liam, and Tucker Cosgrove, and grandnieces, Jaimie Cosgrove and Andrea and Allyse Guyther.

Anthony is predeceased by his nephew, Nelson Guyther.

A private celebration of life is planned. Please donate to the Friends of the Council on Aging in lieu of flowers.

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Anne Heywood of Chappaquiddick died peacefully on April 25, 2017. She was 75. A full obituary will follow in another edition.

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Louise May (Jackson) Bernard, 89, died on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in her home in Edgartown.

She was predeceased by her husband, Theodore R. Bernard.

Visiting hours will be held in the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown Road, Oak Bluffs, on Sunday, April 30, from 2 to 4 pm. Her graveside service will be held in the New Westside Cemetery on Monday, May 1, at 11 am, officiated by the Rev. Michael Nagle. Donations may be made in her memory to the M.V. Boys’ and Girls’ Club, P.O. Box 654, or the Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 1829, both in Edgartown, MA 02539, or a charity of one’s choice.

Visit ccgfuneralhome.com for online guestbook and information. A complete obituary will appear in another edition of this paper.

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Jeffrey J. Alley died peacefully at the age of 63 on April 11, 2017. Jeff was born in Oak Bluffs on Sept. 9, 1953, to Norman Alley and Elsie Sennett. He attended Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.

Jeff was a good mechanic who loved working on cars or anything with a motor. Being a lifelong Islander, he enjoyed hunting and shellfishing. Commercial fishing took him off the coast of Oregon and Alaska.

Jeff was a kind and caring man, with a great sense of humor. He grew close to his great-niece Baylee when she was young. They spent a lot of time outdoors working in the garden. They also took walks and rode bikes around the neighborhood.

Jeffrey will be truly missed by his friends and family. He is survived by his brothers Robert J. Francis (Bev) and Kenneth J. Francis (Jean), and sisters Charlene A. Alley and Norma S. Marathas; by his nieces Dena, Shawna, LuAnne, and Karen; his nephews, Robert, Kenneth, and William; several great-nieces and -nephews; and his good friend Billy. He was predeceased by his parents and his nephew Scott.

There will be a private service at a later date.

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A memorial service for H. Glenn Carpenter Jr. will be held at 10 am on Saturday, June 3, at the Federated Church at 45 South Summer Street in Edgartown. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the Federated Church, P.O. Box 249, Edgartown, MA 02539.

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Shirley Gray Kaeka, 80, died on Monday morning, May 22, 2017, at her home in West Tisbury. Shirley was predeceased by her husband Daniel K. Kaeka III. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date, and a complete obituary will appear at that time.

Arrangements are under the care of the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home, Edgartown Road, Oak Bluffs. Visit ccgfuneralhome.com for online guestbook and information.

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Antone Theophilus Silvia of Vineyard Haven, always charming, with a contagious smile that lit up his face and the faces of those around him, an all-around young Island man who loved fishing, hunting, sports, and hanging out with his friends and family — and more fishing — died Sunday, April 23, 2017, leaving a deep hole in the spirits of all those who knew and loved him. He was 26.

Antone was born May 10, 1990, in Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, the son of Kenneth Silvia and Brenda Williston-Floyd. He got his passion for sports and the outdoors from his father, mother, and grandfathers, Gilbert Silvia of Vineyard Haven and Robert Williston — as well as a love of country music that he shared with his mother (and one song in particular that was theirs alone).

When he was old enough to go lobstering with his father and grandfathers, but not old enough to pronounce lobster, he would announce to his family that we “were going to get the ‘hoppas,”’ Ken said. It became a standing family joke, well after Antone could get his own “hoppas.”

Antone played a variety of sports throughout school, excelling at hockey and lacrosse. He later took up golf, and participated in numerous tournaments. But fishing was his passion, and the Bass and Bluefish Derby, where he won first place in the junior shore false albacore division in 2002, and the VFW fluke derby, were his stage.

Antone graduated from Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School in 2009, and joined his father and grandfather in the family plumbing business, Midland Plumbing and Heating.

He recently started to pursue his lifelong dream of one day joining the Navy, and had begun the enlistment process — but the one constant was a deep connection to the Island, never more evident than during a brief move to Florida, where he quickly decided his home, his friends, and family were central to his life.

On Nov. 17, 2008, Kelley Henry of Edgartown and Antone announced the birth of a son, Damon Robert Silvia. Damon was the joy of his life, and fishing together was a high priority during his son’s summer visits from his home in Pavo, Ga.

Doug Asselin of Vineyard Haven, Antone’s childhood friend, remembers “a very kindhearted, absolutely hilarious kid.” They attended the Tisbury School, and bonded in their struggles in and out of class. “We always just shared that common thing where nothing ever felt easy, even when you thought you were going down the right path,” Doug said.

Even though they moved in different circles, as is true of many Islanders, the early bonds remained strong, and when there were bumps in the road, they would talk.

A member of the summer softball league, Antone would show up with a grill and make his signature “pink pork,” meat doused in gooey, gloopy, delicious Ah So sauce, as Ken describes it. Then he started bringing the grill to hockey and baseball games, always with enough food to share. “He was generous and always trying to make people happy,” his mother Brenda remembered.

He leaves his son, Damon Robert Silvia; Damon’s mother, Kelley Henry of Pavo, Ga.; his mom, Brenda Williston Floyd, and husband Dana Floyd; his dad, Kenneth Silvia, and wife Pam; his brother Michael Silvia and wife Lisa, niece Payton, and nephew Christian; his brother Joseph Medeiros IV and nephew Joseph Medeiros V; his grandmother Bertha Stafford Williston, uncle Bob Williston and his wife Lisa, and their daughters Lauren, Emily, and Sarah; his uncle Michael Silvia; his aunt Danelle Silvia; his nephews Luke and Jacob; and his aunt Debbie Denoncourt and husband Ron and sons Adam and Travis.

His family appreciates the kindness and generosity shown to them during this difficult time. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in Antone’s memory be made to the Go Fund Me site: “Support Damon through life,” which can be found at GoFundMe.com.

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Joseph Christensen Regan, age 29, died tragically on April 6, 2017, in Purcellville, Va., in a motorcycle accident.

Born Dec. 4,1987, in Portland, Maine, to Joseph & Eleanor (El) Regan, he was their most beloved only child. Joseph was a graduate of Hickory High School in Chesapeake, Va., and received his B.S. at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Va. He attended the masters program at Christopher Newport University, and completed three semesters of field research in California and Nevada studying the western migration of the bat population, along with teaching as adjunct professor in the mammalogy lab for one semester.

During this time, Joseph worked at the NASA Langley Research Center Development Program, and became project lead for a year. Prior to his death, Joseph was employed in sales in Leesburg, Va.

Joseph spent most of his life cherishing summers at his family’s gingerbread cottage in the Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association on Martha’s Vineyard. He had a passion for many years for playing ice hockey, camping, riding all-terrain vehicles, and learning the intricate details of all motor vehicles. His greatest desire was to use his sales experience and incorporate it into the science or environmental field. Joseph will be most remembered for his infectious laughter, his beautiful smile, and his kind, sensitive nature.

Along with his parents, Joseph leaves behind his devoted Uncle “Akee,” loving aunts, uncles, cousins, and many close friends from South Portland, Maine, Chesapeake, Va., northern Virginia, and Martha’s Vineyard.

A private funeral Mass was held at St. Bede Catholic Church, Williamsburg, Va. A graveside service is planned in Oak Bluffs when Joseph’s remains are put to rest, as was always his wish because of his abiding love for Martha’s Vineyard.

In Joseph’s memory, donations may be made to MVCMA Org. (Tabernacle or Tree fund) at MVCMA, P.O. Box 1685, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557.

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Anne Heywood, 75, died peacefully on April 26, 2017.

Annie was born in Holyoke, the eldest of three children of Carroll and Roger Heywood.

She graduated from Duxbury High School and Northeastern University, and attended William Smith College, where she discovered her love of fine art. Annie attended classes at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston while she apprenticed at Richard Lufkin Co. as an illustrator and calligrapher. After retiring from the Bank of Boston, Annie returned to Chappy Island, where she lived until her death.

Annie loved to travel, knit, hook, photograph, and paint, but her fondest memories were the summers dating back to the 1940s spent in the family’s Chappy schoolhouse on Cape Poge Pond. She loved the “Chappy life”: clamming, scalloping, sailing and beach plum jelly making – no Christmas was complete without a gift of Annie’s precious beach plum jelly.

Annie is survived by brothers Bart and Brad Heywood, nieces Brigid Bergholz and Ashley Allred, nephews Duncan and Nathaniel Heywood, and her six beloved great-nieces and -nephews.

A celebration of her life will be held at 4 pm on Oct. 7 at the Chappy Community Center. All are welcome. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Chappy Community Center.

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Eileen M. Silvia Threm was born July 14, 1948, in Oak Bluffs, and died peacefully on May 15, 2017, at her Tucson home with her loving husband Bill at her side.

Eileen was the daughter of Evelyn and Adrian Silvia of Vineyard Haven. She is survived by her husband, William B. Threm of Tucson, Ariz.; brother Rodney Silvia of Brewster; niece Kelly Silvia of Edgartown; aunt Victoria Campos of Vineyard Haven; and numerous cousins living on Martha’s Vineyard.
Funeral arrangements are private, and under the direction of the Desert Rose Heather Cremation and Burial Service.

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Judith Blackmar Jahries, 77, died peacefully on May 22, 2017, at her home in Vineyard Haven, with family by her side.

Judy lived a long and eventful life, but raising her four children and 12 grandchildren with her husband Bob was her greatest joy. Born Nov. 6, 1939, in Orange, N.J., to Marjorie McLerie Blackmar and John M. Blackmar, Judy grew up in Summit, N.J., where she attended Franklin Elementary, Summit Junior High, and in 1958 graduated from the Beard School, where she acquired lifelong friends. Judy also attended Pine Manor College for two years before she set off for New York City.

In 1961, she had a fortuitous introduction to John Robert Jahries during a party at the Short Hills Ski Club; they married soon thereafter at Christ Church in Short Hills, and celebrated with a fabulous party at the Beacon Hill Club. Their first home together was in Murray Hill, N.J., and then in Summit, where they spent the next 32 years. They also built a vacation home called Singing Pines on 88 stunning acres in East Calais, Vt., where they enjoyed morning swims in #10 Pond, sugaring, evening bonfires, and stargazing.

While her children were young, Judy was an active volunteer at the Summit Garden Club, the Lincoln School PTO, the United Way, and the Junior League of Summit Thrift Shop. Not only did she enjoy her time at the thrift shop, Judy also loved to outfit her children with the bargains she found! When they went to Summit High School, she took jobs for the Youth Employment Service and in the Attendance Office. She loved the students! Judy was later employed by City Federal Savings Bank as a teller and loan officer. She was most content while helping people.

Judy’s early summers were spent in Mantoloking, N.J., and on Nantucket. Then in 1954, her parents built Heather Hill, a home in Blacksmith Valley, Chilmark, overlooking Nashaquitsa Pond. Her love for the Vineyard ignited, and when Bob retired in 1991, they bought their own place in West Tisbury. This home became the center of her family’s gatherings. She also forged long-term friendships within the local community, deepened her love for gardening, and furthered her practice of needlework with her weekly sewing group, comprised of forever friends. Judy carried out her commitment to conservation and the environment as well, through her dedication to the Polly Hill Arboretum and the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society. Painting trim and hanging shingles on the new Ag Hall with her neighbors was a community endeavor that she remembered fondly.

Judy loved to hike Land Bank trails and comb beaches for sea glass and heart-shaped rocks. For her, the process of creativity was constant. She made, grew, and nurtured things: smocked dresses and pieced quilts, holiday decorations, flower and vegetable gardens, hundreds of organic raspberry jam pints (which she sold at Alley’s). Judy’s endless energy had her painting and wallpapering rooms, writing letters, traveling whenever possible, reading multiple newspapers daily cover to cover, and hosting individual weekend sleepovers for her grandchildren. Judy came from a family of “doers,” and she shared that affinity.

Judy volunteered for many organizations: the Vineyard Haven library and the Census Bureau, the latter of which took her down back roads to beautiful places she never knew existed. She found great joy helping Martha’s Vineyard Community Services organize the Possible Dreams Auction, where she was in charge of wrangling the “runners.” At the Toy Box in Vineyard Haven, where she was a fixture after 23 years, she was recognized as the taller of the two silver-haired clerks. Anyone who was a kid at heart loved her! Her grandchildren were always thrilled to receive Toy Box gift certificates from Judy, wrapped in red paper, studded with stickers. She also owned her own tour business, called Vineyard Guides, which allowed Judy to share her beloved Island with visitors.

Gardening was a lifelong passion, and this talent came naturally to her. Judy was a docent at the Polly Hill Arboretum for countless children on school field trips, and her own flower and vegetable gardens were spectacular. Their West Tisbury property was even photographed for the Martha’s Vineyard Magazine and for C.L. Fornari’s book, “A Garden Lover’s Martha’s Vineyard.” Their home was a stop on the Garden Club’s tour as well. She loved propagating plants at the Wakeman Center and attending garden shows when possible.

The Dukes County Agricultural Fair in August was, no doubt, her favorite event of the year. Judy pored over the fair book, dog-earing the pages of interest. Submitting her creations was always exciting, but admiring the work of others brought Judy even more joy than seeing a ribbon attached to her very own Hydrangea quercifolia entry. She loved every part of the fair: watching grandchildren giggle on rides, looking in on the livestock, tasting tempura and a Fireman burger “well-done, please,” and especially slinging the skillet with her daughters, which became an annual tradition. For Judy, the fair was magical, and a close second was the Edgartown Fourth of July parade, which she wouldn’t miss either!

Judy is survived by Bob, her husband of 55 years, and their children, Sarah Kenyon of Gill and her partner Nicole Hager, Stephen Jahries of Simpsonville, S.C., and his wife Diana, Peter Jahries of Towson, Md., and his wife Jill, Emily Moehnke of West Tisbury and her husband Perry; Judy’s grandchildren, Allison and Kate Jahries, Martha, Charlie, and Robby Kenyon, Rylie Hager, Jack, Matthew, and Ben Jahries, Porter, Margaret, and Mathilda Moehnke; Judy’s sister, Jeanie McLerie Blackmar of Silver City, N.M., her husband Ken Keppeler and their daughter Nellie Sipko; Judy’s sister Susie McLerie Blackmar of Astoria, and her children Rosie Holden, Lorraine Boswell, and Osman Boswell.

Judy will be deeply missed by those who knew her. She will be remembered for her devotion to all of them, her generosity and compassion, her formidable will, and her curious spirit, as well as her contagious laugh and beautiful smile.

Judy’s family would like to express their deep gratitude to Judy’s wonderful and loyal friends. A special thank-you goes out to Dr. Paul O’Donnell at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and Dr. Basia McAnaw at Falmouth Hospital, their staff, and many nurses of MVH, and Meg Verret of Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard.

A celebration of Judy’s life will take place on June 24 at the Chilmark Community Church at 3:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Judy’s memory can be made to the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society or to the Polly Hill Arboretum.

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Diane Read Haeselbarth of Edgartown died at home in the company of her family on May 17, 2017, after a brief illness. She was 85, a journalist and a pianist who never lost delight in practicing her skills, and she walked gently with genuine caring for everyone in her path.

She was born to William Marsden Read Jr. and Stephanie Thompson Read on July 20, 1931, in Maywood, N.J., and educated at local schools, Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, Upsala College, and privately in music. Gifted in music, she played the piano by ear at age 3, cherished her pupils, and composed the “Katama and Mattakesett Concerto” for piano (depicting the legend of the Vineyard’s star-crossed lovers) in 1995.

As a staff reporter for the Bergen Evening Record in Hackensack, N.J., she covered the zoning decision and preconstruction of the Bergen Mall and Garden State Plaza shopping centers, editorially voted best county news story of 1954 because the post_World War II era saw Bergen as one of the fastest growing regions in the United States. She wrote town meeting, political, police news, and feature articles, later turning to freelance writing.

She was an avocational historian and genealogist, who taught herself a rudimentary knowledge of Czech in order to research and write the family history of Christine Bucenec Thompson, her beloved maternal grandmother who had died when Diane was age 9. She had been told that the Bucenecs were an early Hussite family in Prague, and she wanted to learn more. An eight-year odyssey into Central European history left her with a strong knowledge of the Czech Hussite revolution of 1415, and conversations on this and the American Revolution will be missed.

Sailing and dinghy racing on the Hudson River were her passions in more agile years. She rarely missed a crew race when her brother, Jacques, rowed for Princeton, and together they bought a Penguin-class dinghy, christened her Sanforized, and joined the Nyack Boat Club fleet for Sunday races and regattas. There she met Victor Haeselbarth, a young engineer and surveyor who had merry, blue eyes and a forever smile (in her words).

Victor also had a Colonial genealogy that fascinated her, and a family attic that held the books and papers of the Rev. William G. Haeselbarth, his great-grandfather who founded the Rockland Journal News in Nyack, N.Y., under the banner “Light, More Light,” in 1850. Within six months of her marriage (June 24, 1961), she had read them all and begun transcribing the 17th and 18th century marriages and baptisms on a giant piece of cardboard. She loved to share and discuss history and genealogy, and to encourage others in the pursuit.

When Victor introduced her to the Vineyard, she called it “God’s adjunct to paradise.” She felt a special affinity to the dunes and wildflower plain of Katama, where they retired on June 30, 1988. She loved the Vineyard dearly.

Surviving are Victoria Haeselbarth, her daughter, and Wesley Haeselbarth, grandson, of Edgartown; Dr. Jacques B.J. Read, her brother and his wife, Janet, of Washington, D.C.; Glory M. Read, sister-in-law of Clifton, N.J.; nephews William M. Read IV (Donna) of Parsippany, N.J., Philip M. Read (the Rev. Nancy R. Read) of Wake Forest, N.C., Jacques B.J. Read Jr. (Angela), Jeremy R. Read (LeeAnn), all of Silver Spring, Md.; her great- and great-great-nephews and -nieces; and her dachshund, Hahn-Dominic.

She was predeceased by her husband, Victor Lydecker Haeselbarth, and her brothers, William M. Read III and Robert Thompson Read.

A graveside service will be held on June 24 at 11 am at the New Westside Cemetery in Edgartown, with a reception to follow.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard, P.O. 1748, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568.

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Adele Louise Yanco Schonbrun, 76, died peacefully on Sunday, May 28, 2017, at Windemere Nursing in Oak Bluffs after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

A prolific artist who was skilled in many mediums, she is best known for her work in clay. Several of her sculptures are held in the permanent collection of museums in the U.S., France, and Japan. Her porcelain necktie, titled “T.G.I.F.,” is owned by the Renwick Gallery in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Throughout her career, she continued the mission of her mentor, Paul Soldner, to free ceramics from their traditional function as useful household goods and make them a vehicle for artistic and personal expression.

In addition to her work, she taught ceramics at Berea College in Berea, Ky., Connecticut College in New London, Conn., and Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colo. She was also an avid skier and sailor, gourmet cook, and dog lover.

A well-known Island artist, she was represented by Shaw Cramer Gallery, and participated in many benefit shows at both Featherstone and the Field Gallery.

She was born Jan. 30, 1941, in Boston to Helena Zander Yanco and Renauld Theodore Yanco. She graduated from Roslindale High School in 1958. She received a full scholarship to the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and earned a bachelor of fine art in 1962. She earned a master of fine art degree from Claremont Graduate School at Scripps College in 1965, where she studied ceramics under Paul Soldner.

She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Stanley Schonbrun of West Tisbury and Port Chester, N.Y., her daughters Heather (Charles) Klinck of Union Springs, Ala., and Serena (Tim) Connelly of Pelham, N.Y., her sister Sandy Abrams of Long Beach, Calif., and one grandson, Odin Barnaby Connelly.

As she requested, a brief memorial service will be held on East Beach in Westerly, R.I., where she had spent many happy summers as a child. The service will take place on Friday, June 2, 2017, at 3 pm, rain or shine. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Featherstone Center for the Arts or Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

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CB Stark is a household name on Island. Cheryl set up shop on Water Street in Vineyard Haven in 1969, and after more than half a century, she cultivated a wide and loyal fan base and dedicated staff.

Her reach extended beyond jewelry, however. She supported numerous organizations, including Martha’s Vineyard Cancer Support Group, Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard, Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, and Vineyard House. She was active in the recovery community, having almost four decades of sobriety herself, and encouraged others in their fight against addiction.

Cheryl died on Jan. 2, and was survived by Margery L. Meltzer, her beloved wife and business partner of 45 years; her sister, Renée Stark of Palm Beach and Edgartown; her godson, Joshua Kochin, his wife Heather, and their two sons, Beckett and Levi; and many cherished nieces and nephews and their children. She was predeceased by her parents, Edna and William Stark of San Antonio, Texas, and her brother, Leslie J. Stark of Vineyard Haven. Cheryl also leaves her devoted CB Stark Jewelers staff, including Sarah York, Jeff Regan, Elysha Roberts, Chris Bergeron, Sharon Duncan-Sylvia, and countless other current and former employees.

There will be a celebration of her life on Sunday, June 4, from 4 to 7 pm at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury, organized by the CB Stark Jewelry staff. It is a free potluck dinner with live music.

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A memorial service for Robert M. “Bobby” Lewis will be held at 10 am on Saturday, June 17, at Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs. His wife, Lyn, welcomes all friends and family.

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