Obituaries & Death Notices

(AP) – Ray Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in ‘Goodfellas’ and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in ‘Field of Dreams,’ has died. He was 67. An official at the Dominican Republic’s National Forensic Science Institute who was not authorized to speak to the media... .

Thursday, May 26, 2022 - 10:32am Jill Iscol died Sunday in New York city after a brief illness. She was 75. In her book of life there are no empty pages. There are tales of adventure and romance, of heartbreak and happiness, of good times, great friends, and missions accomplished. It is the story of a life lived to the fullest and a generous love that reached far beyond family. Social justice champion, educator, and author, Jill was a powerhouse in the world of nonprofits,…

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - 1:45pm David Eugene Williams died May 7 in Binghamton, N.Y. He was 51. He was a beloved husband, son, brother, father, uncle and friend to many. He was born in Towson, Md. and raised in Plainfield, N.J. He was passionate about family, music and returning as often as he could to the Vineyard, where he had spent many happy summers at Coleman Corners in Oak Bluffs. His work as a peer counselor at Catholic Charities was his greatest joy. He believed…

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - 1:39pm Sarah Shepard Whyte died on May 16 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, surrounded by her daughters Alison and Hilary. She was 71. She was born Jan. 10, 1951 in Toledo, Ohio, grew up in Kensington, Conn. and graduated from The Oxford School in 1969. As a child she demonstrated a sharp intelligence and a lively wit, which she carried throughout her life. She began summering on the Island, in Harthaven, during the 1960s. In 1969,…

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - 1:35pm Robert Webster (Bob) Stone of Edgartown died May 5. He was 87. He was born on Sept. 22, 1934, in Roanoke, Va., the youngest son of school teachers Webster Thompson Stone and Edna Noell Stone. He graduated from Roanoke’s Jefferson Senior High School in 1952 and from the University of Virginia in 1956 with a degree in mechanical engineering. At the University of Virginia, he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega social fraternity. Early…

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - 1:30pm David M. Baum died tragically on May 19 in a car accident near his home in Short Hills, N.J. He was 57. He was raised in Columbus, Oh. and earned a bachelor of business degree from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in 1986. After a 17-year career in mergers and acquisitions, David retired in 2003 as partner and co-head of M&A in the Americas. His personal passion soon became his new profession, as the president/editor…

Donald Francis Brooks Pachico died peacefully in his home, surrounded by family, on May 13, 2022, at the age of 86. He was born on Sept. 22, 1935, to Frank A. Pachico Sr. and Gladys (Brooks) Pachico. Donald was one of seven siblings. Donald volunteered for the U.S. Army with his brother Melvin. He served... ...

Robert Webster Stone (“Bob”), 87, of Edgartown, passed away on May 5, 2022. He was born on Sept. 22,1934, in Roanoke, Va., the youngest son of two schoolteachers, Webster Thompson Stone and Edna Noell Stone.  Bob graduated from Roanoke’s Jefferson Senior High School in 1952, and from the University of Virginia... ...

On May 16, 2022, Sarah Shepard Whyte passed away at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, surrounded by her daughters Alison and Hilary. Sarah was born Jan. 10, 1951, in Toledo, Ohio. She grew up in Kensington, Conn., graduating from the Oxford School in 1969. As a child she demonstrated a sharp intelligence and a... ...

David Eugene Williams passed away at 51 on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Binghamton, N.Y. David was born in Towson, Md., and was raised in Plainfield, N.J. He was a beloved husband, son, brother, father, uncle, and friend to many. David was passionate about family, music, and returning as often as he could to the... ...

11:27 pm, May 23, 2022A sharply divided Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School committee voted 5-4 Monday night to appeal the Oak Bluffs planning board’s denial of an artificial turf infield in an athletic fields overhaul that previously passed exhaustive review by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission.

“Leave the parking the way ìt is and do the upgrades, why ruin a good thing?”   “Has anyone ever witnessed what happens in the summer when a tourist (or an islander) that has not parallel parked since they passed their driver’s license test tries to parallel park their oversized whale of a vehicle on... ...

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 1:12pm Donald Francis Brooks Pachico of Vineyard Haven died on May 13 at his home. He was 86. He was the husband of Judith Ann Pachico. A celebration of life is will be held at a later date to be announced. For online guestbook and more information, please visit chapmanfuneral.com. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Gazette. Article Updated: Date Updated: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 1:12pm

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 1:08pm A celebration of life for Lucille Ryan Gostenhofer will be held at the Chappaquiddick Community Center on Saturday, June 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. Friends and family are welcome to honor Lucille and share stories and memories. She died on Sept. 27, 2021. Article Updated: Date Updated: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 1:08pm

Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) announced that swimming Coach Jon Chatinover was awarded the Winter Boys South Assistant Coach of the Year award by the Eastern Massachusetts Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association. Chatinover spent many years as the swim team’s head coach. After he “passed the torch”... ...

Walking down Provincetown’s main street,I passed two men sitting on a benchchatting in front of the

I have felt a mixture of sadness and gratitude all week since Tony Cordray died. Opening a box of eggs from Flying Skunk Farm has been a daily gift of the most delicious-tasting eggs for breakfast, and an ever-changing treasure chest to discover. Tony raised hens of many different varieties, so I never knew what... ...

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) boys tennis team held a memorial ceremony in honor of their former coach Kevin Lewis, who passed away in November, at Ned Fennessy Courts in Oak Bluffs. Lewis’ family members, friends, and former team members were also in attendance on the sunny Saturday morning. ... ...

Michael Peter Nowakowski, 69, passed away peacefully Friday, April 22, 2022, surrounded by his wife and two children. Michael was born in Torrington, Conn., to Peter and Virginia Nowakowski on Oct. 22nd, 1952. He had four loving sisters, Ginny, Janet, Diane, and Lauren. After graduating from Torrington High School in... ...

Donald Francis Brooks Pachico, 86, of Vineyard Haven, passed away on May 13, 2022, at his home. He was the husband of Judith Ann Pachico.  A celebration of life will be held at a later date, to be announced, and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of this paper. For online guestbook […] The post... ...

7:03 am, May 16, 2022Family, friends, former coaches and teammates gathered Saturday at the regional high school tennis courts to pay tribute to tennis coach Kevin Lewis who died in November.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Gino Cappelletti, a former AFL Most Valuable Player and original member of the Boston Patriots who was part of the franchise for five decades as a player, coach and broadcaster, has died. He was 89. Cappelletti died at his home in Massachusetts. His death was announced by the New England Patriots... .

NEW YORK (AP) – More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic U.S. record. That translates to roughly one overdose death every 5 minutes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday released provisional data for 2021. The estimate marked a 15% increase from previous... .

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 1:28pm Charlotte L. Strople died on April 13 at the Halifax Medical Center in Port Orange, Fla. She was 90. She was born and raised on Martha’s Vineyard, one of the six children of Rosalie Tilton and Edwin Leonard. She moved to Middleborough and attended high school there. She married her high school sweetheart Arthur W. Strople in 1953 after he returned home from serving in the military. They returned to her beloved Martha’s Vineyard in…

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 1:26pm Paul M. (Lefty) Ronhock died on April 12 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 85. He was born on July 14, 1936 in Plainville, the son of Clara Rudolph Ronhock and Christian Ronhock and one of six children. He ventured to the Vineyard in 1954 at the age of 18, and held many jobs throughout his life, including being a milk man and working for a gas company. He was the Edgartown shellfish warden for two terms in the 1970s and spoke…

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 1:11pm William P. Moore, a longtime resident of Oak Bluffs, died on May 6. He was 79. He was born April 12, 1943 in New York city and moved a lot as a child, living in France, Chicago, Pennsylvania, to name a few. He served his country during the Vietnam era and then graduated from the University of New Hampshire with his master’s in chemical engineering. He worked as a chemical engineer for Polaroid for many years before retiring to Martha’s…

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 12:43pm Raphael Magri died in Vineyard Haven on May 4. He was 38. Born in Vitoria, Espirito Santo in Brazil on March 3, 1984, he was the son of Nilcea Cypriano and the late Alcebiades Magri Filho. He was a proud member of the Edgartown fire department and a successful general contractor who loved his work and took great pride in his community. Raphael will forever be remembered for his love for sons who were his pride and joy, his hard work…

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 12:32pm Robert W. Stone of Edgartown died on May 5. He was 87. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Bess) Stone and the father of Sue Noell Stone. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. For online guestbook and more information, visit chapmanfuneral.com. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Gazette. Article Updated: Date Updated: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 12:32pm

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 12:28pm A memorial service for Gertrude (Trudy) Goff will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 21 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Edgartown. Following the service, a reception will be held in the parish hall. Mrs. Goff died at home on August 7, 2021. Memorial donations can be made to the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital or to a charity of choice. Article Updated: Date Updated: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 12:28pm

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 12:22pm Bruce E. Doten of Vineyard Haven died on April 25. He was 84. A memorial service will be held this fall at the Federated Church of Martha’s Vineyard. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Gazette. Article Updated: Date Updated: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 12:22pm

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 12:19pm Bruce Anthony (Tony) Cordray of West Tisbury died on May 7 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 65. He was the husband of Katherine Byrne Cordray. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Gazette. Article Updated: Date Updated: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 12:19pm

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 12:10pm Robert M. Eisendrath died on May 6 at his home in Lexington. He was 94. He was educated at Harvard University, Northwestern Medical School, Boston Psychoanalytic Institute and the Francis Parker School. He greatly enjoyed his patients and the practice of psychiatry and psychoanalysis, which he described as being “a professional listener.” He retired in 2005. A gregarious and witty man, he enjoyed meeting, and occasionally offering…

Paul M. Ronhock (“Lefty”), 85, passed away on April 12, 2022, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was born on July 14, 1936, in Plainville, the son of Clara Rudolph Ronhock and Christian Ronhock. He was one of six children. Paul ventured to the Vineyard in 1954 at the age of 18. He held many jobs... ...

William P. Moore, a longtime resident of Oak Bluffs, passed away on May 6, 2022, at the age of 79. Born April 12, 1943, in New York City, he moved around a lot as a child, living in France, Chicago, and Pennsylvania, to name a few locales. William served his country during the Vietnam era, […] The post William... ...

Raphael Magri passed away in Vineyard Haven on May 4, 2022. Born in Vitória, Espiritu Santo, Brazil, on March 3, 1984, he was the son of Nilcea Cypriano and the late Alcebiades Magri Filho. He was a proud member of the Edgartown Fire Department, and a successful general contractor who loved his work, and took... ...

Bruce Anthony Cordray (“Tony”) of West Tisbury died on Saturday evening, May 7, 2022, at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 65. He was the husband of Katherine (Byrne) Cordray.  His memorial celebration will be held at a later date, and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of this paper. The post... ...

Bruce E. Doten of Vineyard Haven passed away on April 25, 2022.  A memorial service will be held this fall at the Federated Church of Martha’s Vineyard. A full obituary and service date will be published in a later edition of this paper. The post Bruce E. Doten appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times. ...

Robert M. Eisendrath, 94, died recently at his home in Lexington. He was educated at Harvard University, Northwestern Medical School, and the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute, enjoying his patients and practice of psychiatry and psychoanalysis until retirement in 2015. But those who knew him well could tell that his... ...

Robert W. Stone, 87, of Edgartown, passed away on May 5, 2022. He was the husband of Elizabeth (“’Bess”) Stone, and the father of Sue Noell Stone.  A celebration of life will be held at a later date and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of this paper. For online guestbook and […] The... ...

Gertrude Goff of Edgartown died at home on August 7, 2021. Her service will be held at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church at 1 pm on Saturday, May 21, followed by a reception at the Parish Hall. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital or the charity of your choice. The post Service for... ...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at Island Elderly Housing (IEH) for the recreational room dedicated to Josephine “Jojo” Tucker, who passed away in March. The Monday afternoon celebration also unveiled new exercise equipment and arts and crafts tables for residents to enjoy. Trish Moreis, one of Tucker’s... ...

Months have passed since the construction for wider sidewalks and parallel parking spots began on Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs. The town’s voters were very vocal about their displeasure with the plans, particularly with the parallel parking, citing safety concerns, potential traffic jams, and hurt businesses from... ...

WILMINGTON, DE (AP) – The Biden administration says 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to people with low incomes. The program announced Monday could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service. The $1 trillion infrastructure package passed by Congress last year... .

EASTHAM – Eastham voters approved budgets, housing initiatives and land purchases at the recent town meeting. Among the articles passed included a petition that aligns Eastham with other municipalities in urging HOLTEC International from discharging wastewater from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station into Cape Cod... .

Renee Lohman, CEO of Navigator Elder Homes, died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 4, at the age of 65. Alongside Martha’s Vineyard Hospital (MVH), Lohman was busy spearheading the planning for construction of a new elder care facility in Edgartown to replace the aging Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She... ...

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 7:36pm A celebration of life for Irene Resendes will be held on Saturday, May 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Farm Neck Cafe in Oak Bluffs. Please bring a memory to share. Beverages and light hors d’oeuvres will be served. Ms. Resendes died on Feb. 10. Article Updated: Date Updated: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 7:36pm

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 7:30pm Richard Lawrence Muglia died from complications of pancreatic cancer on April 30 at home in Chilmark. He was 71. He was born in North Plainfield, N.J. on Jan. 29, 1951, and grew up in central New Jersey. His father, Anthony Peter Muglia, was a building contractor. His mother, Mary Bencivengo Muglia, managed a household of three sons and two daughters. He attended Williams College, where he earned a degree in political science in 1973,…

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 7:27pm George W. King Jr. died peacefully at home in Santa Ana, Calif. on Feb. 21 with his sister by his side. He was 70. He was born on the Island on June 13, 1951 to George King Sr. and Dorothea King. He spent most of his life living and working on the Vineyard. He followed the footsteps of his grandfather Grafton E. King and his father and became a member of the West Tisbury fire department, station two. In the 1970s he married Gwen Smith…

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 7:23pm A celebration of life for John Hughes will take place on Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury. Mr. Hughes, a leading pioneer in lobster research and former longtime director of the Massachusetts Lobster Hatchery and Research Station in Oak Bluffs, died on Nov. 28, 2021. Article Updated: Date Updated: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 7:23pm