Joseph Lenin Liriano, 2-year-old infant son of Lenin Jose Liriano and Andrea Perez Medina of Edgartown, died on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at Boston Children’s Hospital. 

A visitation will be held at Chapman Funerals and Cremations, Edgartown Road, Oak Bluffs, on Friday, Sept. 24, from 10 to 11 am, followed by burial in the New Westside Cemetery, Robinson Road, Edgartown, at 11:30 am. Visit chapmanfuneral.com for online tributes and information.

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Paul Bruce Lewellyn (Bruce), 82, of Vineyard Haven, passed away at his home on Sept. 14, 2021. 

Born in 1938 in Hutchinson, Kans., he attended the University of Kansas, after which he joined the U.S. Navy, serving in Thule, Greenland, before instructing at the Naval Officers Candidate School, and then attending Naval Justice School to become a legal officer for the Navy in Newport, R.I. During this time he met his wife, Jean (Braddon) Lewellyn, and they then headed out to Palo Alto, Calif., where he attended Stanford Law School. 

They eventually settled in New Haven, Conn., where Bruce practiced law for the firm of Tyler Cooper & Alcorn for 37 years. He served on the board of Christian Community Action (CCA) a nonprofit organization that provided emergency temporary housing as well as other services to those living in the inner city. He and Jean became regular volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, restoring old houses in low-income neighborhoods. They subsequently became involved with M.V. Habitat for Humanity upon moving to the Island.

Bruce loved playing tennis, skiing, sailing, singing, woodworking, and crossword puzzles. The shared passion that ultimately brought Bruce and Jean to the island was sailing. He often joked that a “landlubbing” farm boy from Kansas, who never set eyes on the ocean until he was 18, was ironically converted into a full-fledged, “wash-ashore” salty sailor. Having cruised the New England coastline with family and friends aboard their Tartan, Jubilate, during summers for over 30 years, Bruce and Jean retired to Martha’s Vineyard in 2004. He fully embraced Island living. Initially getting involved with town government in Vineyard Haven, he served as chairman of the dredge committee, and was later elected to the town finance committee. He was an active member of the Federated Church of Edgartown, not only lending his beautiful tenor voice to the choir, but also serving on the church council and helping out with many legal and financial matters.

Bruce’s love for music, guitar playing, and singing started at an early age. During his time in Newport in the ’60s, he was inspired by the culture and sounds of the coffeehouse folk music scene, and his love for music and singing only deepened over time. He would bring his guitar with him everywhere he went, and was known to burst into song at a moment’s notice. He sang with the a capella group the Off-Sounders in Greenwich, Conn., for more than 20 years before joining the Island Community Chorus and the Federated Church Choir after moving to Martha’s Vineyard.

A consummate tinkerer, Bruce could often be found in his workshop, designing, building, and revising his various creations. His talents in this area lent themselves to Bruce being the de facto handyman to his many friends and family members throughout his life.

He is survived by his wife, Jean; their children, Braddon Lewellyn of Albuquerque, N.M., Megan Lewellyn of Seattle, Wash.. and Curt Lewellyn of Boston; as well as his three grandchildren, Sam, Piper, and Max Shethar, who will always remember their beloved Poppa for his wit, wisdom, and gentle nature.

A funeral service for family and friends will be held on Sunday, Oct. 3, at 1 pm at the Federated Church of Edgartown. Those attending must be vaccinated and wear masks. The service will be streamed live as well as recorded, and can be accessed through the church website.

Donations in his memory may be made to Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard, P.O. Box 1748, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568, or online at hospiceofmv.org/donations; to the Federated Church, P.O. Box 249, Edgartown, MA 02539; or to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, online at nationalmssociety.org/donate. For online guestbook and more information, visit chapmanfuneral.com.

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Samuel R. Nussbaum, M.D., 73, of Clayton, Mo., and Oak Bluffs died peacefully on Sept. 23, 2021, at home in Sengekontacket. He was the husband of Rhoda Kahn Nussbaum. 

His funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Sept 29, at 12 pm at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center, and burial will follow in the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Cemetery. Visit chapmanfuneral.com for online tributes and information.

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Dexter P. Nerney, 74, of Oak Bluffs, died on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, of natural causes on the Elizabeth Island of Nashawena. His loving wife Marilyn, of 52 years, was by his side. 

Dexter was born on Feb. 25, 1947, in Attleboro. He was the son of William and Ruth Nerney. He is survived by his wife and high school sweetheart, Marilyn Gilson Nerney, also of Oak Bluffs; son Matthew Nerney and daughter-in-law Laura Fogarty of Needham; daughter Katherine Mahony and son-in-law Colin Mahony of Lexington; four grandchildren, William and Jack Nerney, and Ella and Charlotte Mahony; and brother Nicholas Nerney of Oak Bluffs.

Dexter graduated from Attleboro High School in 1965, where he played soccer, and was captain of the swim team. He graduated from New England College in Henniker, N.H., in 1969. Dexter also served in the U.S. Army Reserves. Dexter, along with his brother Nick, ran the Knobby Krafters ad-specialty family business in Attleboro for the majority of his career until his retirement in 2020. 

Born and raised in Attleboro, Dexter was very active in the community. He was a member of the Second Congregational Church in Attleboro, a board member of the North Purchase Crematory, board member of the Attleboro Chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters, a member of the United Way of Greater Attleboro, and a member of the Attleboro Tri-Boro Community Lions Club. Dexter was also incredibly active with the Martha’s Vineyard community, including the East Chop Beach Club, East Chop Yacht Club, East Chop Tennis Club, East Chop Association, and Martha’s Vineyard Museum. Dexter was also a proud member of the Pilgrim John Howland Society and the Pioneering Parmenters. 

Dexter had a passion for boating, fishing, clamming, and working with his hands. He was especially creative with his artwork and crafts, which usually combined jewelry and striped bass fish skins. His entrepreneurial side would also shine brightly with each of his pieces, but his sales were much more about the personal connections and relationships. Dexter was soft-spoken, with a great sense of humor. He was always eager to listen and help, and never judgmental. If there was a fish within 25 nautical miles, he could sense it and locate it, not with sonar, but by watching the birds and by scent. He taught so many people how to fish and love the ocean, especially around Martha’s Vineyard. He was always eager to take out family and friends. It was never just about fishing, but the experience, and especially making people happy. He had a gift when it came to making everyone comfortable. Whether it was him making and serving his incredible breakfasts and other meals, fishing, or anything else, Dexter was always willing to lend anyone a hand if it could help lighten their load.

A memorial service in celebration of Dexter’s life will be held Sunday, Oct. 10, at 3 pm at the East Chop Beach Club in Oak Bluffs. All are welcome to attend. In lieu of flowers, the family invites you to make a contribution to the East Chop Association for the Crystal Lake Fund. Preserving and saving Crystal Lake on Martha’s Vineyard is a cause that was very near and dear to Dexter’s heart. Contributions can be sent to East Chop Association for the Crystal Lake Fund, P.O. Box 1916, Oak Bluffs MA 02557. 

To send Dexter’s loved ones a message of condolence or remembrance, please visit duffy-poule.com.

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Rosamond Fay Isenberg, 91, of Palm Beach, Fla., and Edgartown, died on Saturday morning, Sept. 25, 2021, at her home in Hidden Cove. She was predeceased by her husband, Eugene Isenberg, in March 2014. 

A private graveside service will be held at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Cemetery. Visit chapmanfuneral.com for online tributes and information.

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Linda Marvin (Chase) Hastie died peacefully at home after a long progressive illness, on Sept. 10, 2021, at the age of 82, surrounded by family and friends who were with her through the latter part of her journey home to God. 

Linda married the Rev. Cornelius (Neal) dewitt Hastie in 1981, and they built a life together in Jamaica Plain until his death in 2016. 

Linda lived life courageously and with love. She was well-loved in return. She passed on to others her commitment to equality, fairness, and justice, with a moral compass always pointing toward wholeness and reconciliation for all. Linda was a woman of voice, and a beloved stepmother, grandmother, sister, aunt, wife, companion, widow, neighbor, and friend.

Linda provided for the people in her life through diligent prayer, fairly fabulous cooking and baking, and by opening her home to welcome countless international students and medical personnel studying or working for short terms in the Boston area, as well as her neighbors for a special annual Friday Thanksgiving Dinner.

 Linda was born on May 23, 1939, the fourth daughter of Mildred (Chase) and Reinold Cole Marvin. She grew up and was educated in Ellenville, N.Y. In Linda’s youth and young adult years, church, reading, golf, and swimming occupied her free time. Childhood memories Linda treasured include summers spent at her family’s summer place, Buckhorn, on Lake Chateaugay in the Adirondacks, horseback riding, canoeing, and water-skiing, reconnecting with a community of friends and families year after year. When she was a teenager, Linda spent summers at New England Music Camp, where she excelled on the cello.

Linda graduated from Oakwood Friends School in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Wheelock College in Boston, where she studied early childhood education. Linda taught in Wayland for five years, and then became assistant to the dean of students at Lesley College. Then she worked on marketing insurance seminars across the country, until she found what she really wanted to do: work with aging people. Her life work then became administration in the field of elderly housing.

She related well to all age groups, but she was a charmer to the older population. She loved working with aged folk. For many years she managed and then directed Morville House, a housing residence for independent seniors in Boston. After retiring from Morville House, she served as parish secretary at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church for 10 years.

In retirement, Linda and Neal became avid travelers, cruising the world. Some highlights included visiting Russia, New Zealand, India, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Iceland, and Alaska. They also enjoyed many Augusts on the Vineyard with family and friends.

In her later years, knitting, prayer for others, crossword puzzles, and reading exercised her mind. She valued friendship, and held her spiritual family in high esteem. Linda was a seeker of truth, and a lifelong reader of theological texts. As an adult she worshipped at St. Augustine’s and St. Martin’s, where she was on the vestry. In 1990, she joined St. John and St. James in Roxbury, where her husband, the Rev. Neal Hastie, was rector and pastor. As his support and helpmate, using her education expertise, Linda grew the church school from two to 33 children over five years. Later she was a faithful participant in discussion of scripture at St. Paul’s, Brookline, until encroaching age and disability from chronic illnesses kept her more homebound, at which time her church family visited her.

Linda is survived by two loving stepsons, John Cornelius Hastie and George Henry Hastie; daughter-in-law Bettina Remacle Hastie; beloved grandson Caliban; and her sister, Carol Adams of Richmond, Vt. Caring nieces Jennifer Sprague and Nancy Adams and their families also survive her; as well as nephews Nick, Matt, and Mike Manzano and their families of California; and Carolyn and Diane Shinman of

Seattle, Wash. Linda was predeceased by twin sisters Katherine Manzano of San Francisco, Calif., and Mildred Shinman of Seattle, Wash.

A memorial celebration of Linda’s life will be held Saturday, October 30 at 11am at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church; it will be live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube. Use of facial coverings and social distancing will be maintained in the church. To share a memory or a note of condolence, please visit davisofboston.com, or send to the Hastie Family, 24 Castleton St., Boston, MA 02130.

Donations in Linda’s memory can be made to the Jessie Greene Memorial Fund, Attn: Linda Brown, Morville House, 100 Norway St., Boston, MA 02115; St. John and St. James Episcopal Church, 149 Roxbury St., Roxbury, MA 02119; or to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 15 St. Paul St, Brookline, MA 02446. 

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Joyce Ann (Willoughby) Del Torto, 76, of Florida and formerly of Oak Bluffs, died on Sunday, Sep. 26, 2021, at the Royal Cotuit Nursing Home in Mashpee. She was the mother of Gina deBettencourt (Alan), Dianna Del Torto, Angela Del Torto, and Dominick (“Nick”) Del Torto (Laurie); and the sister of Rick Willloughby (Marge), Dianne Witt, and Linda Arsenault. 

Memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, Oct. 16, from 10 to 11 am at Chapman Funerals, Edgartown Road, Oak Bluffs, with a funeral service at 11 am and burial following in the New Westside Cemetery in Edgartown. 

Donations in her memory may be made to the Island Housing Trust, P.O. Box 779, West Tisbury, MA 02575, or at ihtmv.org/donate. 

A complete obituary will appear in another edition of this paper. Please visit chapmanfuneral.com for online tributes and information.

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Eleanore Frances Tompkins, 96, died on July 11, 2021, and her visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 12 from 10 to 11 am at St. Augustine’s Church, Franklin Street, Vineyard Haven, followed by a memorial Mass at 11 am. Burial will be held at Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven. 

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Charles Chapman (“Chappy”), 75, of East Burke, Vt., passed away suddenly on Sunday, May 26, 2019. He was born in Chatham, N.Y., to Ellsworth and Doris (Burrows) Chapman on Feb. 7, 1944.

Following high school graduation, he was drafted by the Army. During his service in Vietnam, he received a number of medals and awards.

After returning from Vietnam, Charlie attended Lyndon State College, and found himself bartending on the Vineyard between semesters. Some of his favorite memories were working at the Boston House for Tubby Rebello and for Buster and Richie at Giordano’s Restaurant. 

Charlie left the Island, but returned in the ’80s to build houses with Chip Yerkes. He met his wife Barbara on the Vineyard, and they moved to Vermont. In Vermont Charlie taught driver’s education. After retiring from teaching, he drove a school bus for the students at Burke Town School.

He was a proud member of Caledonia County Masonic Lodge No. 27 F. & A.M.

Charlie leaves behind his wife, Barbara; son Chad and his wife Heidi; sister Lois Brown and her husband Wesley, and their children, Jeff Brown and Karen Anderson and their families; several brothers- and sisters-in-law, and nieces, nephews, and friends.

Family and friends are invited to a graveside service Sunday, Oct. 10, at 1 pm at the New Westside Cemetery in Edgartown, with a Masonic funeral service provided by the Oriental-Martha’s Vineyard Masonic Lodge, and military honors provided by the veterans of Martha’s Vineyard.

Visit chapmanfuneral.com for online tributes and information.

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Madeleine Carroll, 80, of Vineyard Haven died Monday evening, Sept. 27, 2021, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. 

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 2, at 11 am in the Oak Grove Cemetery, State Road in Vineyard Haven, officiated by the Rev. Paul Fedak. Please visit chapmanfuneral.com for online tributes and information.

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Thomas Eldridge (“Les”), of Sebastian, Fla., formerly of Edgartown and Nantucket, passed away peacefully on Sept. 23, 2021, with his children around him in his home in Sebastian, at the age of 89.

He was born in Bayshore, N.Y., in 1932. He was the only son of Donald and Margaret Eldridge. He graduated from Bayshore High School in 1949. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as a medic, with the rank of sergeant. He was a private boat captain, commercial fisherman, and a shipping agent, with his last vessel boarded at the age of 84.

His fishing adventures took him to many ports throughout the oceans, in places like Montauk, Chatham, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Bimini, Cat Cay, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and Hawaii, but none were more beloved than the rips off Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. He was a proud member of the “Dirty Dozen,” a group of Nantucket friends who returned the Nantucket Lightship to the Island in 1975, where it served as a museum under the watch of the Nantucket Historical Association.

Always tinkering with boats, he loved designing and building the many boats he owned over the years. An avid hunter, he recalled with great joy the days of duck and goose hunting with the boys at the Holdgate camp on Muskeget, as well as his South Dakota pheasant trips with his son, son-in-law, and grandsons.

He is survived by three daughters, Janice Eldridge of Sebastian, Julie Rezendes and her husband Alfred of Nantucket, and Jayne Ruley (his sister in-law, but a daughter for sure) of Port Charlotte, Fla.; one son, William Eldridge and his wife Christine of Rowley; by two sisters, Babe Klees and Donna Pedersen of Islip, N.Y.; by six grandchildren, Shaunna, Lindsey, Nick, Stephanie, Luke, and Alex, as well as by 6 great-grandchildren.

Fair winds and following seas, Captain, as you pass over the bar. A celebration of life will be held in Edgartown in the spring of 2022. SNAFU.

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Physician, researcher, professor, healthcare executive, jam maker, gardener, architecture aficionado, world traveler, runner, beloved husband, father, and grandfather Sam Nussbaum passed away on Sept. 23, 2021, at his home in Oak Bluffs. The cause was pancreatic cancer. 

Nussbaum began coming to Martha’s Vineyard in 1977, as part of the program in which Martha’s Vineyard Hospital brought in physicians from Massachusetts General and other hospitals to help meet the influx of summer residents and their injuries. His experiences at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital led him to implore all he knew to never get on a moped.

Initially, the hospital put Nussbaum and his family up in a home near Sengekontacket Pond. Dr. Nussbaum and his family quickly fell in love with the Island. He taught his children to swim in Fresh Pond, and to dig for quahogs in Sengekontacket, where he would wade out into the water, carrying a clam rake (and of course his clam permit), towing his children in an inflatable raft, and exclaiming, “This one’s fighting!” every time he hit a clam. He loved going on annual bike rides to Aquinnah, walking the beach at Long Point, golfing at Farm Neck, frequenting the Island’s art galleries, and making batches of raspberry jam with berries picked at Thimble Farm. When Thimble Farm ceased operations, he turned to fruit from his own bushes, and trees on the Island. He ran the Chilmark Road Race from its earliest years, and wore Black Dog T shirts long before it was cool. 

He loved traveling with his wife of 52 years, Rhoda. Together, they biked in the Loire Valley, hiked through the rainforests of Costa Rica, and prepandemic, sailed the Galapagos Islands. 

Dr. Nussbaum led a long and varied career that began with two decades at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. There, he led the clinical endocrine group practice, a place that became a training ground for many leaders in American medicine. 

Nussbaum’s time at the endocrine group coincided with the birth of molecular endocrinology, and his work helped unlock many of the secrets of how parathyroid hormone operates, binds to receptors, and helps control calcium levels and bone health. His research paved the way for the creation of synthetic parathyroid hormone, and other drugs and treatments for osteoporosis.

At Mass General, his attentive, generous, and soft-spoken bedside manner earned him the gratitude and loyalty of patients, who would occasionally render payment in the form of live lobsters and Red Sox tickets. 

His leadership of the endocrine group led him to healthcare management, where he became chairman of the board of the troubled HMO Bay State Health Care, and orchestrated its merger with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, where he became chief medical officer. 

In subsequent years, he served as executive vice president, medical affairs and system integration of BJC Health Care in St. Louis, Mo., and executive vice president, clinical health policy, and chief medical officer for Anthem. While at Anthem, Dr. Nussbaum received the 2004 Physician Executive Award of Excellence from the American College of Physician Executives and Modern Physician magazine, and was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the “50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Healthcare.”

He brought to those roles a tireless commitment to patient advocacy and population health. He worked to ensure that the insurance industry embraced, and covered, new therapies. He immersed himself in patient outcome data to advocate for greater precision in treating individuals and populations. In fact, it was his focus on population health that enabled him to sound an early warning about the heart risks posed by widely administered COX-2 inhibitors. 

Upon retiring from Anthem, he served as an advisor to the healthcare law firm Epstein Becker Green, and was a senior advisor to the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and Sandbox Industries. He was advising startups, biotech firms, publicly traded companies, and pension funds until the weeks leading up to his death. Of particular interest to him were companies developing tests that would allow for the early detection of major diseases. 

Nussbaum grew up in Kingston, N.Y., the middle of three children. He spent summers working at his family’s hotel in the Catskills, the Bonnie View. After finishing Kingston High School in three years, Nussbaum matriculated to the Scholars Program at New York University, where he met his wife, Rhoda. Nussbaum received his M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, graduating first in his class. He trained in internal medicine at Stanford University and Massachusetts General Hospital, and in endocrinology at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. 

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Rhoda Kahn Nussbaum; his son Jeffrey; his daughters Cara (Scott Fudemberg) and Barrie (Dan Levine); six grandchildren; two nieces, Lisa and Jessica; and five grandnieces and -nephews. He is also survived by his sister Ila (John Falvey); brother Bruce Nussbaum; two surprisingly devoted cats; and several dozen jars of his homegrown raspberry jam. 

A funeral service will be held at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 12 noon, with burial following in the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Cemetery. One of his favorite sayings was that life was lived in three phases: learning, earning, and, through mentorship, teaching, and charity, returning. In lieu of flowers, gifts in Dr. Nussbaum’s memory can be directed toward the Nussbaum Family fund at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, the MV Hebrew Center Summer Institute, or to a charity of your choice.

Please visit chapmanfuneral.com for online tributes and information.

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Alton Lamont Hardaway Jr., 72, died unexpectedly on August 9, 2021, at his home in Oak Bluffs. 

All are welcome to his memorial service on Sunday, Oct. 10, at noon at Waban Park in Oak Bluffs. Go to Alton’s website at altonhardaway.com for online tributes and service information.

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Jeffrey Scott Traenkle, formerly of Marion, passed away suddenly on Friday night, Sept. 24, 2021, after a short illness. He was 56. 

He graduated from Florida Institute of Technology with a B.S. degree in aeronautical engineering. He was a member of the East Chop Yacht Club, and loved his power boats, and being on and near the water. He leaves three daughters, Caitlyn, Olivia, and Mia; his sister, Wendy Reagan and her husband, Bob, of Medway and East Chop; and two nieces, Victoria and Samantha. He also leaves his parents, Carol and Jeffrey Traenkle of Lexington, formally of Wayland.

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Christopher Edward Larkosh, a full professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. and an internationally renowned lecturer, died unexpectedly at his home in East Providence, R.I., on Christmas Eve 2020. 

Professor Larkosh was born in Oak Bluffs on Sept. 2, 1964, to Dorothy Larkosh Roberts, a special needs teacher at the Tisbury School, and Edward Walter Larkosh, an Island science teacher and jazz musician.

From a very early age, Chris was a brilliant public speaker and writer. He went from humble beginnings to become an expert in his academic field. While growing up on Martha’s Vineyard, Chris was active in the Children’s Theatre and the Grace Church Children’s Choir. He had a lovely singing voice, and performed lead roles in many musical productions. Chris displayed a level of intellectual sophistication and understanding well beyond his years. He was always an outstanding student.

In the 1969–70 academic year, the Larkosh family lived in Bogota, Columbia. Chris ate street food, listened to street musicians, and attended the bullfights with his father. He completed kindergarten studies at Colegio Nueva Granada, and appeared with his brother Dan in the high school production of “The Pajama Game.”

When Chris was 7, his mother took him and his brother to London, England, where they embarked on a three-week guided bus tour of Europe. Chris and Dan collected souvenirs, coins, and artifacts from each country. The boys departed the jet plane at the end of the adventure clomping through the airport in Dutch wooden shoes.

As an adolescent, Chris moved to Reno, Nevada, after the divorce of his parents. Chris went on many long-distance car camping treks across North America and Mexico with his family. These events opened up new worlds, but Chris returned to Martha’s Vineyard each summer to live with his father and reconnect with friends, working summer jobs and enjoying beach days.

Professor Larkosh was a graduate of Procter R. Hug High School (Reno, Nev.) class of 1982, where he won numerous trophies for speech and debate. He played glockenspiel in the marching band, and continued to act and sing. Chris was elected student body president. In his senior year, Chris arranged for Hug to host the prestigious National Association of Student Councils conference, bringing hundreds of high school student leaders from all over the country to the campus for a three-day leadership workshop.

After graduation, Chris was awarded a Rotary Club scholarship, and went to live with the Nels family in Leverkusen, Germany. He began speaking in German, but very quickly became fluent in more than a dozen foreign languages. For the remainder of his life, Chris used his language skills to form friendships with folks of different backgrounds and cultures.

In 1987, Professor Larkosh graduated from Vassar College summa cum laude, with a degree in Hispanic studies; and he then earned both his master’s and doctorate in comparative literature at the University of California at Berkeley. Chris was constantly on the go, traveling the globe on his own from a young age. He had a magical ability to live and travel about with the most limited financial resources. Chris was awarded a Fulbright grant, a Kosciuszko Foundation scholarship, and a Rockefeller grant, among many other academic grants and awards which supported his international studies.

Deftly wielding the wand of language, Professor Larkosh sought to bring the people of the world together in understanding. For example, as a translator and news announcer for Polish Radio Warsaw, he covered elections in Polish-speaking areas of newly independent Lithuania, wrote features on Polish literary figures, and documented social and cultural changes in Warsaw during a period of radical political and social transformation from a totalitarian Soviet satellite state to an open and democratic society. Over many summers, right up until he died, Chris volunteered tirelessly as a facilitator, working with refugees of many different backgrounds as they integrated in their new environment in Delitzsch, Germany.

As a full professor at the University of Massachusetts, Chris taught graduate and undergraduate seminars in Lusophone literatures and cultures, Portuguese language, Portuguese-English translation, literary theory, and cultural analysis. He also lectured and published his writings around the world, in the many languages he had mastered, on topics including art, literature, language, and culture.

Professor Larkosh was a friend to many within the Portuguese American community, and he loved to extol the thriving Lusophone and immigrant cultures of his home in southeastern New England. Each summer, Chris would treat his class to a day trip on Martha’s Vineyard, to attend the annual Feast of the Holy Ghost at the Portuguese-American Club, located in the Oak Bluffs neighborhood where he lived as a boy. Chris also worked to bring public attention to North American writers of Lusophone descent; he believed in them and encouraged them.

Professor Larkosh was devoted to his work and travels, but he also enjoyed vacations and visits with his family. Traveling with Chris was profound and rewarding. He thrived on the people, music, food, art, architecture, history, and culture, and he was eager to share the joy of discovery. He was a man of letters; friends and family could always count on a postcard from Chris, dispatched from some far-off, unknown location.

Chris was an entertaining personality. He was a popular karaoke singer, performing under the stage name “Cèlinio.” Chris had a universal sense of humor that was both sophisticated and silly. His tireless banter was full of crazy characters, pop culture references, and song. His quick wit and down-to-earth rapport put everyone at ease and filled the room with laughter.

Professor Larkosh preached a philosophy of tolerance and inclusion in his quest to bring the people of the world together in peace. Friends were the true flowers in Chris’s garden. He was a devoted friend to many people world wide, who join in mourning his loss. Chris also enjoyed gardening, art, music, picnics, cooking, hiking, movies, comedy, and collecting coins and stamps.

Chris died young, but he lived a long time.

Chris was an exceptionally good son, brother, and uncle. He is survived by his brother, Daniel J. Larkosh of West Tisbury; and his nephews Oliver and Xavier. His father, Edward, passed away shortly after Christopher’s death. Chris was predeceased by his mother, Dorothy A. Larkosh Roberts.

Chris is buried at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Oak Bluffs, beside the path he would walk as a boy, past the Portuguese-American Club, through the woods, to school and home again.

Donations in Chris’s memory can be made to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the ACLU, Doctors Without Borders, or the World Wildlife Fund.

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Arnold L. Reisman (“Arnie”), 79, of Vineyard Haven, passed away on Oct. 4, 2021. He was the husband of Paula Lyons. 

A graveside service will be held on Friday, Oct. 8, at 12 pm, at Abel’s Hill Cemetery in Chilmark. 

In lieu of flowers, donations in Arnie’s memory can be made to the ACLU Foundation of Massachusetts, 211 Congress St., Boston, MA 02110, online at aclum.org, or to the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, P.O. Box 2452, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568, online at mvplayhouse.org.

A complete obituary will appear in a later edition of this paper, and a memorial service will be announced at a later date.

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Terry Iadicicco Lowe, 58, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, after a long battle with breast cancer, holding the hand of the love of her life, her husband Tim, and with her loving, devoted daughter Josie by her side.

Terry was most proud of her daughter, her self-proclaimed greatest joy and accomplishment.

She had an unparalleled passion and enjoyment for her work, too; always excited, looking forward to another day of new challenges as practice manager and veterinary technician at Animal Health Care Associates. Her lifelong affection and avocation for animals made this position her perfect niche.

Terry most appreciated and enjoyed experiencing the culture of food, travel, and music; she loved to dance. She cherished her strong and close relationship with her family and friends, friends who became family.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, her strong family ties to the Vineyard provided summer seasons during her adolescence and early adult years. After moving to New York City and having Josie, she decided to give up city life for a new start on the Vineyard. She met Tim at the Campground in 1999; they enjoyed a great life together for 21 years.

In addition to Josie and Tim, Terry is survived by her mother, Constance (“Connie”) Iadicicco; her brother, Jeffery, his wife Christina (“Chrissy”), and children, Bobby, Jackie, and her boyfriend Zane Smith, in Raleigh. Terry always made it clear that one of the gifts of her and Tim’s union was gaining another family in Tim’s family — Craig and Edie Lowe, Nancy and Claude Casey; nephew Matt and niece Maria Lowe, who comfortingly opened their home during care and treatment trips to Boston; nephew Andy Lowe and his girlfriend Maggie; Damon Cleveland and family, and Mason Gayles and family. Terry also cherished her New York and Philly “families”; her tribe of friends extended near and far through her infectious spirit.

Terry asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Hospice & Palliative Care of Martha’s Vineyard, P.O. Box 1748, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568, or to Mass General Hospital Cancer Center, to aid in their continued world-class care and research.

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It is with great sorrow that the passing of Jerry Alan Wiener, beloved Aquinnah resident, on June 15, 2021, in Rahway, N.J., is announced. He was 73 years old. 

A full obituary will appear in a future edition of this paper.

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Jennifer L. Gross, 42, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford on Sept. 18, 2021.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 9, at 1 pm at the New Westside Cemetery, Robinson Road, Edgartown. 

A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of this paper.

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Karel O. Mattison of Edgartown and Vero Beach, Fla., died peacefully on Oct. 3, 2021, at the age of 80, due to heart failure related to her battle with cancer.

Born on June 16, 1941, the only child of Delphine Bentkamp and George Oliver, Karel grew up living with her mother and grandparents on an estate overlooking the Hudson River. She enjoyed a wonderful childhood full of pets, animals, and travel. Through her father, a professional polo player, she became an accomplished equestrian.

Karel attended the Marymount School, and was graduated from Vassar College in 1963. She married Mark H. Mattison in 1966, and they raised their three children in Indiana and New Canaan, Conn., spending magical summers in Edgartown. Karel was a devoted mother, and later, grandmother.

She held numerous volunteer positions in the schools, and was always the first to be involved or help when needed. During summers, and later when she had retired to the Vineyard, Karel continued her volunteer work, serving as president of the Chappaquiddick Beach Club, on the boards of the Boys and Girls Club and the Edgartown Golf Club, and leading tours at Polly Hill Arboretum. She was also a member of the Edgartown Yacht Club. Karel was an avid golfer and enjoyed playing bridge, walking on the bike path, and spending time at the beach; however, her greatest passion was spending time with her seven grandchildren.

Karel lost her husband, Mark, in 2017, but is survived by her children, Delphine Morton, Graham Mattison, and Alissa Mattison-Nosal; and her grandchildren, Oliver, Brenner, Ridder, and Hunter Morton, George and Caroline Mattison, and Katie Purda; as well as by her sister, Mimi Oliver Boyle.

A memorial service will be held in Edgartown in late June 2022.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in her name to the Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard, P.O. Box 1829, Edgartown, MA 02539, or online at animalshelterofmv.org.

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