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William Anthony Webber
William Anthony Webber (“Billy”), a lifelong summer resident of Martha’s Vineyard, passed away on Dec. 28, 2019 in New Britain, Conn., surrounded by his loved ones. He was 50 years old. Billy was born...
View ArticleNelson Bryant, outdoorsman and writer, dies
Nelson Bryant, a former dock builder from West Tisbury who would go on to write the New York Times “Outdoors” column for more than three decades, died on Saturday at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was...
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Charles Chapman
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. Following high school...
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Beth Ann Saint-Amour
Beth Ann Saint-Amour, wife to Jay Wilbur — a loving and generous presence for all who knew her — passed away on Jan. 5, 2020, at Massachusetts General Hospital from respiratory failure, brought on by...
View ArticleAlexandra Henley Turner
Alexandra Henley Turner died peacefully at her Katama home on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, with her loving son Stephen at her side. Born in 1927 in Orange, N.J., she was an avid sailor in summers on the...
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Beverly Ann Corwin
Beverly Ann Corwin (Goodwin) passed away on Dec. 20, 2019, following a long illness. Born on Martha’s Vineyard on Dec. 7, 1933, Beverly put herself through the Harlem School of Nursing in New York...
View ArticleAmy Lynne Combra
Amy Lynne Combra died unexpectedly, at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, on Jan. 8, 2020. She was 49. A full obituary will follow in another edition of this paper. The post Amy Lynne Combra appeared...
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Priscilla Sinatra
Priscilla Sinatra of Millis and Martha’s Vineyard, formerly of Jamaica Plain, died on Dec. 6, 2019. Priscilla worked at St. Thomas Church in Millis as a religion education coordinator and a counselor...
View ArticleShawn S. Willoughby
Shawn S. Willoughby, 62, of Hillside Village in Vineyard Haven died on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. His memorial service will be held at a later date, and a complete...
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Florencio Mendez
Florencio Mendez, known to many as “Sonny” (sometimes referred to as “Half-Pint”), was born on Oct. 21, 1941, in New Bedford. Sonny lost his battle with cancer-related illnesses at Massachusetts...
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Timothy Conrad Aureden
Timothy Conrad Aureden died peacefully in Oak Bluffs on the evening of Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, surrounded by Diane, his wife of 45 years, four of his six surviving children, and two of his 15...
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David C. Thompson
David Carlisle Thompson, age 84, died peacefully on Jan. 11, 2020, at his home on Fuller Street, Edgartown, following a period of declining health. He was grateful for the assistance of the...
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James L. Novack
James L. Novack, 73, of West Tisbury, passed away on Jan. 15, 2020, following a long illness. Jim was born in Greenwich, Conn., to Solomon and Sylvia (Cornwell) Novack in September 1946. He attended...
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Robert A. Pacl
Bob Pacl of Belmont, West Tisbury, and Forestdale, died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Jan. 10, 2020. Bob was born in Cicero, Ill., and spent his early years there with his parents Bob...
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Nathaniel Jesse Orleans
Nathaniel J. Orleans (“Ned”), 95, of Vineyard Haven, died peacefully on March 10, 2019, at the Henrietta Brewer House. Ned was born in 1924 in New York City, the youngest of three children of his...
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Juanita Z. DuBose
Juanita Z. DuBose, 85, passed away on Jan. 24, 2020. Juanita received her master’s degree in nursing from New York University, New York, N.Y., and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Rutgers...
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David Garland Dutton Jr.
On Jan. 20, 2020, David Garland Dutton Jr. passed away in Oak Bluffs, surrounded by family. He was 93 years old. His life began on May 31, 1926, in Springfield, the first of four children born to...
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John A. Lowe Jr.
With loved ones by his side, John Augustus Lowe Jr., age 94, of Oak Bluffs and Canton died peacefully on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. Born June 22, 1925, in Leominster, John was a proud Navy veteran of WWII....
View ArticleRobert E. Stafursky
Robert E. Stafursky, 35, of Lowell, and formerly of Oak Bluffs, died unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, Feb. 4, 2020. Rob was the son of Margaret A. Stafursky and the late William Stafursky, and the...
View ArticleJean Gatting
Jean Gatting, 100 and a half (noted because half counts a lot more after 100), died peacefully on the morning of Feb. 6, 2020, after a lifetime of laughter, lively conversation, quilting circles,...
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