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Carlton Manville Akins Was Noted Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Carlton Manville Akins of Dover and Oak Bluffs, died at the Tippett House in Needham on June 9.

Velma Montgomery

Velma Montgomery died Monday, June 10, at the home of her daughter in San Luis Obispo, Calif. She was 96.

Service for Shirley Tilton

A graveside service for Shirley Tilton, who died on May 23, will be held on Friday, June 21 at 11 a.m. in the Oak Grove Cemetery, on State Road in...

Rupert Robinson, 87, Was Nature Lover, People Person

Rupert H. Robinson of Oak Bluffs died May 8 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. He would have celebrated his 88th birthday on May 22.

Dr. Richard Lennihan Was Pioneering Vascular Surgeon

Richard Lennihan, M.D., of Wilmington, Del., and Vineyard Haven, died peacefully at the age of 86 on June 12. Martha’s Vineyard, where he spent...

Joan Kehler Was Beloved Matriarch, Patron of Arts

Joan Ogden Kehler of Annapolis, Md., died unexpectedly on June 11 at home. She was the wife of Dr. James Kehler. They recently celebrated their 50th...

Memorial Service for Robert and Sylvia Weiss

A public memorial service for Robert and Sylvia Weiss of Oak Bluffs will be held Saturday, July 13 at the Trinity Methodist Church in the Camp Ground...

Carol Carrick Was Beloved Children's Book Author

Phyllis Meras

Carol Carrick, the award-winning author of more than four dozen children’s books and books for young adults, many with a Vineyard setting, died...

Ralph Graves Was Life Magazine Editor

Julia Wells

Ralph Graves, the former editor of Life Magazine, a novelist and longtime summer resident of the Island, died in New York city on June 10 after a...

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