Obituaries
Nancy Bruce Worked in Lab Research
Nancy C. Bruce died Friday, Jan. 4 in her apartment at Goodwin House in Bailey’s Crossroads, Va. She was 90.
J. Scott Brockmeyer Was Devoted Dad of Two
J. Scott Brockmeyer died Tuesday, Jan. 15 at his home in Vineyard Haven. He was 56.
Rebecca Gale Somers Took World by Storm
Rebecca Gale Mathis Somers died in Valencia, Calif. on Dec. 13. She was 55.
Winifred Dean, 93, Loved Books, Reading
Winifred Dean, a regular summer visitor to Chappaquiddick who for years helped organize the book sale at the annual Community Center fair, died Dec....
Dr. Robert Specht, Dedicated Physician
Robert Specht died Sunday, Jan. 6 in Falmouth at the end of a rich and full life. He was 90.
Dr. Denis Membreno
Dr. Denis Membreno, retired surgeon, died on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital after a brief illness. He was 81.
Marjorie Rogers, 84, Horsewoman, 14th Generation Islander
This week the flag at Meadowbrook Farm in West Tisbury flew at half mast, and Christmas lights still glittered on the boxwood beside the barn:...
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.