Obituaries
Hope Francis Flanders Bailiff, Teacher and Principal
Hope Francis Flanders Bailiff died Jan. 9 at home in Northampton in the apartment she shared with her son David Danielson and his wife Deborah...
Barbara St. Pierre Ran the St. Pierre School
Barbara St. Pierre of Vineyard Haven died on Jan. 3 in Boston following a brief illness. She was 68 years young.
Shirley Cronig Smith, 89, Embraced Life and People
Shirley Cronig Smith died Jan. 5. Born to Henry and Mae Cronig on Feb. 2, 1923, Shirley grew up in a family whose roots began in Vilnius, Lithuania,...
William Raymond Lewis, Builder, Fireman, Free Spirit
William Raymond Lewis died on Jan. 5 after a long battle with cancer. He was 64 years old.
Curtis E. Boyd, 81, Started Boyd and Sons Plumbing
Curtis E. Boyd died on Dec. 18. He was 81. Curtis was the son of Ralph and Emma (Wood) Boyd. Born in Oak Bluffs, and growing up in Edgartown, he...
Priscilla M. Magnuson, 84, Was Lifelong Vineyarder
Priscilla M. Magnuson, 84, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Dec. 19. Priscilla had been battling serious health challenges for the...
Mary Virginia Harney, 88, Activist, Submarine Welder
Mary Virginia Harney of Oak Bluffs, died peacefully at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Jan. 4. She was 88 and was the wife of the late John J. Harney...
Judi Sunday, Artist Whose Subject was the Vineyard
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Judi Sunday. Judi died Saturday, Jan. 5 peacefully at her home.
Alyce J. Sylvia, 93, Was Born in New Bedford
Alyce J. Sylvia died Tuesday, Jan. 8 at Windemere Nursing Home. She was 93. She was the beloved wife of the late James Sylvia and the loving mother...