Edgartown Town Hall Will Remain Closed For Veteran's Day

'We would like to thank all men and women who have served and are serving to protect our country.'

Peter Simon, Martha's Vineyard Photographer, Dies At 71

Simon was the brother of singer Carly Simon, who also lives on the island.

Islanders Mourn Jonathan Revere

David M. Wessling, 65, of Oak Bluffs

His memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Feb. 8 at St. Anthony’s Church, 167 East Falmouth Hwy (RT28), East Falmouth

Harold Erdman, 88, Summered in Edgartown from Childhood

Longtime Edgartown Yacht Club member Harold Erdman taught his children. grandchildren and extended family the love of water skiing, fishing and sailing. He named his water ski boat, the Ranger, after his favorite hockey team.

Martha's Vineyard Funeral Announcement: Lobsterman and Boat Builder

Martha's Vineyard Funeral Announcement: Ruth Davin, Entrepreneur and Real Estate Agent

Her funeral Mass will be celebrated in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Massasoit Ave., Oak Bluffs Jan. 22 at 11 a.m.

Former Owner of Vineyard Photo Dies at 86

David Franklin passed away Jan. 11, according to the Vineyard Gazette.

Beatie Crume Lamb, 92, Moved to Island After WW2

After serving in the Navy, Lamb moved to Martha's Vineyard, where he began what would become a 30-year career with AT&T.

Martha's Vineyard Funeral Announcement: George D. ‘Sonny’ Jackson, Jr., 84

Donations in his memory may be made to the Boys & Girls Club of Martha's Vineyard.

OBITUARY: Ronald Norman Dorn, 81

Here is the obituary for Ronald Norman Dorn, 81, of Falmouth.

Martha's Vineyard Funeral Announcement: Mary E. “Betty” Ortiz, 95

A brief death notice will be updated with a full obituary, according to Chapman Cole & Gleason Funeral Homes.

Former Treasure Diver, 89, Lived '9 Lives' and Retired to Martha's Vineyard

John Potter, 89, a former treasure diver who helped locate the ship Atocha in Florida and authored a memoir titled "My First Nine Lives," died unexpectedly Jan. 4, reports the Vineyard Gazette.

Martha's Vineyard Funeral Announcement: State Forest Superintendent John J. Varkonda, 55

Updated: Donations in memory of John J. Varkonda may be made to The Cape and Islands NPR Station, 3 Water Street, PO Box 82, Woods Hole, MA, 02543 or www.capeandislands.org.

Martha's Vineyard Funeral Announcement: Geraldine Davis Cronig, 89

Geraldine Davis Cronig passed away Dec. 30 at her Oak Bluffs home.

Funeral Announcements: Lester A. White, 83, of Oak Bluffs

A graveside service for Lester White will be held Jan. 4, followed by a pot luck reception.

Funeral Announcement: Scott A. Francis, 48, of Edgartown

A memorial service for Scott Francis is set for Jan. 11 at 10 a.m. at Chapman, Cole & Gleason in Oak Bluffs, followed by interment at Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven and a pot luck reception at the Portuguese American Club.

Funeral Announcements: Island Landscaper, Caretaker, Bagpiper Howard Wall, 63

Howard Ivison Wall, 63 lost his battle with ocular melanoma Dec. 28, 2013.

Martha's Vineyard Funeral Announcements: Jeffrey Earl Leonard, 58

Recent death notices for year-round and seasonal residents.

Funeral Announcements: John Hoyt Hathaway, 67; Joseph P. Kelley, 58

John Hathaway grew up in Edgartown and returned after college. A celebration of his life is being planned for the spring. Former state official Joseph Kelley was former Treasurer of the Holy Ghost Society of Martha’s Vineyard.

Funeral Announcements: Robert Lawrence Berry Jr., 92, Former Island Resident

Bob Berry's family is planning a memorial service for him at St. Andrew's Church in Edgartown Feb. 8.

Funeral Announcements: Karen N. Berube, 63

Karen Berube's memorial service will be held Dec. 21 at 11 a.m. in the Trinity Methodist Church in the Campgrounds officiated by Rev. Richard Rego. Burial will follow in the New Westside Cemetery in Edgartown.

Funeral Announcements: Dick Brown, 97, Founded Edgartown Dairy Queen

The former owner of the original Edgartown Dairy Queen and a longtime Island volunteer, Richard C. Brown will be remembered with a service at the Edgartown United Methodist Church, Saturday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m.

Funeral Announcements: Paul Leo Conroy, 75; James H. Cannon, 86; Fred Charles Shorey Jr., 85

Funeral Announcements: Ruth Murray Wilcox, 101; Richard C. Brown, 97; Sally Dixon Wiener, 87

A funeral mass for Ruth Wilcox will be celebrated at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in Oak Bluffs on Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. A memorial service for Richard Brown will be held Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. in the Old Whaling Church, Edgartown.

Funeral Announcements: Alma Benson, 93; Wanda Lucas, 81; Volker Kaempfert, 59; Vera Mikush, 85

A graveside service for Alma Benson will be held Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. in the Lambert’s Cove Cemetery in West Tisbury. A memorial mass for Wanda Lucas will be held Nov. 30 at 11 a.m. in Our Lady Star of the Sea, Oak Bluffs.

Mabelle Benson Medowski, 93, in Martha's Vineyard Home Where She was Born

Family and friends were at her side when Mabelle Medowski passed away Nov. 12, 2013 in the Lambert's Cove home where she was born in 1920, according to the Vineyard Gazette.

Memorial for Don Patrick Set for Nov. 16

Donald Wayne Patrick, who died in September at 71, cooked at the Dock Street Coffee Shop in Edgartown for more than a quarter-century, according to his obituary in the Martha's Vineyard Times. Friends will celebrate his life Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.

Funeral Announcements: Augustina Roberta Lamb, 88, Vineyard Haven Native

Funeral Announcements: Dorothy G. West, 89

Dorothy G. West, 89, of Edgartown passed away Nov. 7, 2013 at Windemere. A visitation for family and friends will be held Nov. 16 at 9:30 a.m in the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home followed by a funeral mass at St. Elizabeth's.

Funeral Announcements: Penn Kimball, 98; Barbara E. Jarvis, 92; Maria Aguirre, 83; Peter F. Sullivan, 71; Donald Wayne Patrick, 71; Arthur S. Smith, 42

A Vineyard memorial service for journalist and professor Penn Kimball, a longtime summer Islander who retired here year-round, will be held next summer; the National Press Club will honor Kimball Dec. 9, according to his obituary in local newspapers.

Funeral Announcements: Editta Sherman, 101; Leo Kayser Jr., 95; Yvonne LaBrecque, 94; William A. Brown, 67

Celebrated New York City portrait photographer Editta Sherman had a studio on the Vineyard in the 1940s, according to the New York Times.

Funeral Announcements: Laurel L. H. Chapman, 66

The Sept. 30 death of Laurel L.H. Chapman of Vineyard Haven was announced this week.

Funeral Announcements: Richard J. DeBettencourt, 84

Click the departed person's name for obituaries and funeral/memorial information.

Funeral Announcements: Diane Martin, 60

Recent death notices for year-round and seasonal Martha's Vineyard residents. Click the departed person's name for obituary and funeral/memorial information.

Funeral Announcements: Penny Huff, 64; Robert B. Gray, 62; Nancy Bryant, 77; David Scott Campbell, 25; Horace (Bob) Salop, 86; Andrea Nichols Kieran, 61

Recent death notices for year-round and seasonal Martha's Vineyard residents. Click the departed person's name for obituary and funeral/memorial information.

Funeral Announcements, October 29, 2013

Recent death notices for year-round and seasonal Martha's Vineyard residents. Click the departed person's name for obituary and funeral/memorial information.

Funeral Announcements, October 28, 2013

Recent death notices for year-round and seasonal Martha's Vineyard residents.

Funeral Announcements, October 25, 2013

Recent death notices for year-round and seasonal Martha's Vineyard residents.

Elga Wheeler, 100; Jeanne E. Feeney, 90; Dorothy Henry, 83: Martha's Vineyard Funeral Announcements, October 24, 2013

A Chilmark centenarian, a co-founder of the Martha's Vineyard Family Campground and a daughter of restaurateur Howard Johnson are remembered with obituaries in the Vineyard Gazette.