Obituaries
Libby Smith, 91, Led a Storybook Life
Elizabeth Bennett Smith, affectionately known to many as Libby, died peacefully at Essex Meadows Health Center on Jan. 4.
Elizabeth (Libby) Smith
Elizabeth (Libby) Bennett Smith died Jan. 4 at Essex Meadows in Essex, Conn.
Dr. Belinda Straight, Civil Rights Activist
Dr. Belinda Crompton Straight, 95, a longtime summer resident of Chilmark, died Dec. 5.
Alida Stange, Avid Tennis Player and Talented Chef Who Supported Island Conservation
Alida Butler Stange, a longtime summer resident of Chilmark, died Oct. 4 at her home in Boston. She was 87.
Jack (Mervie) Schimmelman Was a True Original
Jack (Mervie) Schimmelman died on Nov. 5 after years of medical complications throughout which he never gave up a singular determination to make art.
Norman (Bud) Stickney, Outgoing and Cheerful World War II Veteran
Norman (Bud) Stickney Jr. of Ashland died Wednesday, August 12 after a period of declining health. He was 88.
Frances (Nicki) Seabury, 95
Frances (Nicki) Seabury died on Friday, Oct. 9 at her home in Stuart, Fla. She had just celebrated her 95th birthday.
Catherine M. Swift, 91
Catherine M. Swift of Vineyard Haven died on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich with her son, Alaric K. Swift, by her side....