Sylvia Thomas
Sylvia V. Thomas of Edgartown died on Sept. 16 at the Royal Cotuit Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mashpee. She was 80. Sylvia was born on Oct. 26, 1935, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital to...
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Updated Weds., Nov.2, 3:45 pm to include time of service. Lucille A. Simpson Gross, 71, died unexpectedly on Oct. 18 at her home in Edgartown. Lucille was born on July 18, 1945, one of the first...
View ArticleMargaret Nelson
Margaret (Maggie) E. Macdonald Nelson of Naples, Fla., and Martha’s Vineyard, formerly of Sharon and Milton, died Sunday, Oct. 30 in Naples, after a long battle with cancer. Maggie was the beloved wife...
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Charlotte A. Coveney
Charlotte A. Coveney, 55, died suddenly on Thursday, Nov. 3, at her home in Falmouth. Charlotte was born on Dec. 21, 1960, in South Weymouth, as the youngest of seven children of Joseph E. and Ethelyn...
View ArticleRobert Carpenter
Robert Glenn (Bob) Carpenter, the elder son of H. Glenn and Mary Jane Carpenter of Edgartown, died at his home in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Nov. 2, of a heart condition. He was the devoted husband of...
View ArticleMaren Mansberger Feil
Maren Mansberger Feil of Tampa, Fla., formerly of Vineyard Haven, died in her sleep at home on Nov. 4. She was the wife of the late Dr. George H. Feil, and is survived by five children, Leslie Ann Feil...
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Marjorie Hancock Phillips
Marjorie Hancock Phillips, 82, of Lexington, Va., and Menemsha died Thursday, Nov. 3, at Stonewall Jackson Hospital in Lexington. Marjorie Hancock Phillips Marge was born April 7, 1934, in Oak Bluffs,...
View ArticleMary Lu Hough
Mary Lu (Slack) Hough of West Tisbury and York, Pa., died Saturday, Nov. 5, at Country Meadows in York, where she had resided since January 2016 after the death of her husband, George Anthony Hough...
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David Palmer
David Palmer was born in January 1951, the third son of Alison and Edward Palmer, following Teddy and Andy, and followed later by a sister, Laurie. He lived on Lenox Avenue in Albany, N.Y., and then...
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Samuel Tatelbaum
Samuel Tatelbaum died peacefully at Framingham Union-Metro West Hospital on Nov. 9 at the age of 71, after a long illness. Sam was born Sept. 1, 1945, at the New England Hospital in Boston. He...
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Leslie Ingraham Malcouronne
Leslie Ingraham Malcouronne died unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, Nov. 15, at her home in Oak Bluffs. She was 69. She was married to John H. “JB” Bunker. She also leaves behind her daughters, Veronica...
View ArticleNeva D. Thornhill
Neva D. Thornhill died on Friday, Nov. 11, at her home in Vineyard Haven. She was 89. Neva was married to Melvin D. Thornhill. A memorial service will be held at a later date, and a complete obituary...
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Ruth Welch
Ruth Welch, 91, died on Nov. 16. Ruth was born Dec. 27, 1924, in Boston. She was the oldest daughter of Charles Alfred and Ruth Yerxa Welch of Marblehead and Chappaquiddick. Following her graduation...
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Anne Benson Good
Margaret “Anne” Benson Good died at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Oct. 17, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 80. Daughter of Mary Knox Benson and George Woodley Benson, Anne was born...
View ArticleWalter L. Watkins
Walter L. Watkins died at his home in Morongo Valley, Calif., on Nov. 15, with his family by his side. Walter was the son of Howard and Lois Watkins. He spent many summers in Chilmark. After serving in...
View ArticleCharles M. Plotz
Dr. Charles M. Plotz died peacefully at home in Brooklyn on Nov. 20, surrounded by his family. He had been a summer resident of Flanders Lane in Menemsha since 1968. Charles Mindell Plotz was born Dec....
View ArticleDonnie Morgan
Donnie Morgan, loved and respected keeper of the Lillian Manter Youth Hostel, died on Nov. 22 in Chicago, Ill. Taken suddenly by an unexpected heart attack, she had just arrived there for a family...
View ArticleJohn Howard VanPutten
John Howard VanPutten died on Sunday morning, Nov. 27, at his home in Vineyard Haven with his family by his side. He was 46. John was the husband of Channon C. Capra. He is also survived by his mother,...
View ArticleKaren E. Packish
Karen E. Packish of Vineyard Haven died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 63. Karen was the mother of Sherry Maciel and William Maciel. She was also the...
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Karen Elizabeth Packish
Karen Elizabeth Packish died at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Nov. 22, 2016. She was 63. Karen was an Island native, born on Feb. 27, 1953, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, the daughter of Robert...
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