Obituaries & Death Notices

HN NOTES: HYANNIS – Whenever a lawman discovers some poor drunken soul alone and comatose on one of our fine downtown sidewalks, it typically means a good solid night of rest and contemplation in our local pokey… … but some … Continue reading →

The Massachusetts State Senate unanimously passed The Brave Act – new legislation that would expand benefits and increase access to a range of services for veterans, active-duty military and their families.Senate Bill 2454, An Act Relative to Veterans’ Benefits, Rights Appreciation, Validation and Enforcement, now goes to the House for consideration.Sen. Julian Cyr (D-Cape and Islands) added two amendments. One would expand the current exemption from the…

Nantucket Island InquirerJane T. Bradford, 92 Nantucket Island Inquirer PEABODY - Jane T. (Howe) (Trotta) Bradford, 92, of Peabody, died early Monday morning at the Rosewood Nursing Home in Peabody following a series of recent hospitalizations with pneumonia. She was the devoted wife of the late Earle A. Bradford and the ...

Barbara D. Hanley Nantucket Island Inquirer SANDWICH - Barbara D. Hanley of Sandwich MA, passed away on May 4, 2018 after a long illness. Barbara was the wife of Howard E. (Gene) Hanley. Born in Taunton MA she was the daughter of the late Irene L. and James A. Bolen. A dedicated wife, mom, ...

Nantucket Island InquirerDorothy C. Tinsley, 96 Nantucket Island Inquirer HYANNIS - Dorothy Holt Chapman Tinsley passed away in peaceful repose at her home in Hyannis on Monday, May 14th at the age of 96. She was, as always, surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy was born on September 6, 1921 in her family's white ...

Sylvia A. Turetzky, 93 Nantucket Island Inquirer HYANNIS - Sylvia A. Turetzky passed away peacefully on May 15, 2018. Sylvia A. Turetzky born December 11, 1925, daughter of the late Dr. William L. Turetzky and beloved sister of the late Adele Turetzky. She proudly served in the Women's Army Corp ...

Nantucket Island InquirerGerald A. Simpson, 86 Nantucket Island Inquirer SANDWICH - Gerald A. Simpson, 86, passed away on May 15 in Cape Cod Hospital. He was the devoted husband of Virginia A. (Hart) Simpson. Gerry was born in Boston to the late Gerald and Martha (Buchwald) Simpson. Growing up in Jamaica Plain, ...

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has responded to a letter issued by the Mashpee Board of Selectmen last month that took exception to a bill that, if passed, could end the tribe’s ongoing legal woes.U.S. Rep. William Keating, D-Mass., introduced the legislation in March, which seeks to reaffirm a 2015 decision by the U.S Department of Interior to take 171 acres in Mashpee and 150 acres in Taunton of tribal reservation land into trust, and create statutory safeguards…

Friday, May 18, 2018 - 3:40pm Walter David Rosenfeld Jr. of Newton, a 48-year summer resident of Edgartown, died on Wednesday, May 16. He was two weeks shy of his 88th birthday. Born in New York city on May 30, 1930, he was the son of Walter David Rosenfeld Sr. and his wife Florence (Romann) Rosenfeld. Walter graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1952 and subsequently taught English at Indiana University, where he met the love of his life and deeply devoted…

Kristy Whaley was grieving.Her 25-year-old son, Kyle, had been struggling for years to fight the grip that opioids had on his life.Whaley was mourning the loss of the dreams and hopes she had held for her son.The pain led the Westerville, Ohio, woman to a grief recovery program, where she found support from others and learned techniques to manage the loss.She finished the program on Aug. 31.Sixteen days later, Kyle died of a drug overdose.Since then, Whaley, 49, has…

Vito Capizzo, the legendary former head football coach and athletic director at Nantucket, died peacefully at age 79 Thursday, according to social media posts from his son Scott and Nantucket High athletics.Beginning in 1964, Capizzo coached the Whalers to 293 wins through 45 seasons before retiring in 2008. He ranks fifth all-time in the state for wins.Nantucket, which re-named its football field to Vito Capizzo Stadium in 2009, won three state championships (1980,…

The Wellfleet Memorial Garden is now under construction, funded by a nonprofit organization on town-owned land off Main Street.To paraphrase the organization’s mission statement, the garden is to be a place to remember many Cape Cod young adults we have lost to addiction, or who have died as a result of illness or horrific accidents.Once it is completed, I’m sure the Wellfleet Memorial Garden will be a beautiful place of solemn reflection.The federal [...]

The head of the nation's ethics office on Wednesday questioned why Trump didn't include this in his previous year's sworn disclosure and passed along his concerns to federal prosecutors.

My godfather Ben Moore died last week at his home in West Tisbury.

Thursday, May 17, 2018 - 12:21pm Carmen P. Salvador of Edgartown died on Monday morning, May 14 at Longhill Assisted Living. She was 95. She had retired from the Edgartown Police Department after 24 years in 1988. She is survived by her cousin Stephen J. Morgan of Edgartown. A graveside service for the interment of her cremains will be held on Wednesday, May 23 at 1 p.m. at the New Westside Cemetery in Edgartown, officiated by Rev. Dr. Roger Spinney. A complete obituary…

Carmen P. Salvador, 95, of Edgartown died on Monday morning, May 14, 2018, at Longhill Assisted Living. She had retired from the Edgartown Police Department after twenty-four years in 1988. She is survived by her cousin, Stephen J. Morgan, of Edgartown. Her graveside service for the burial of her cremains will be held... ...

KINSHASA, Congo — Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a city, the capital of the northwestern Equateur province, a worrying shift as the risk of infection is more easily passed on in densely populated urban areas.Two suspected cases of hemorrhagic fever were reported in the Wangata health zones, which includes Mbandaka, a city of nearly 1.2 million people about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Bikoro, the rural area where the outbreak was announced last week, said…

When I first ran for office, I proposed something that seemed out of reach: the Cape and Islands as a future net exporter of energy. Though my time in the state Senate ended before that goal could be realized, in 2016 we passed the Energy Diversity Act, mandating that our power providers incorporate offshore wind into our energy mix. Since Massachusetts has the best offshore wind resources in the country, wind power is a natural fit.In the coming weeks our power companies…

Superior Court Judge Daniel Ottolia ruled lawmakers illegally passed the law during a special session devoted to other topics.

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - 5:28pm Jessie Pennoyer Snyder, a resident of Wake Robin in Shelburne, Vt. and a former longtime resident of Greenwich, Conn., died peacefully on May 1 after a brief illness. She was 91. Jessie grew up in Locust Valley, N.Y., the youngest child of Paul G. and Frances T. Pennoyer. Her father was a distinguished New York lawyer and her grandfather a prominent financier.  She attended Greenvale School in Long Island and was a graduate of St.…

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - 5:02pm Frederick A. (Fritz) Jacobi, a longtime summer resident of Martha’s Vineyard, died peacefully while taking a walk near his home with a companion on April 1. He was 96 and lived in New York City. Fritz and his wife Emilie (Jacobsen) Jacobi were annual visitors to the Vineyard, spending many weeks each summer at their home at Windy Gates in Chilmark. Fritz first came to the Vineyard in 1934 to visit his aunt and uncle, Dorothea and…

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - 4:42pm Gay Moore Phillipps Nelson died peacefully at Long Hill in Edgartown on May 13. She grew up in Farmington, Conn. and attended Oxford School and Smith College in the 1950s. A caregiver of children, parents, siblings, friends, and animals, she was a keen observer of people and nature and loved writing, especially poetry. She lived in New York City after she married Pete Phillipps and attended a writer’s group which encouraged her to…

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - 4:26pm Frazier Paige Colon died peacefully at home in Vineyard Haven surrounded by family on Friday, May 11 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84. Frazier was born in Athol on March 28, 1934 to Percy Leland Colon and Katherine Paige Colon. His mother loved horses and had him riding before he was two years old. This was the beginning of a lifelong love of horses shared with his mother. In 1953, the two competed in the Woodstock…

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - 4:13pm Walter E. Collins died April 27 in Gainesville, Va. after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 79. Walter was born May 23, 1938, in Townsend. He graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois, received a master’s degree from Peabody College in Tennessee, and a Ph.D. from American University. He served in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps in the very early Vietnam War, and upon discharge became a lifelong pacifist. He was a school…

Ben Moore, 83, a beloved Island architect and community leader, died at about 9 pm Thursday, May 10, 2018, in his West Tisbury home, with his wife Paddy Moore by his side, and three generations of his family surrounding him. Private services are planned for Saturday, June 30, and a public celebration of his life... ...

Christian Manley, a former Edgartown wharfinger, was honored at a noontime ceremony Tuesday at Memorial Wharf. Manley worked under harbormaster Charlie Blair for several years. He died unexpectedly in 2004 while studying at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, his aunt Lori Fisher told The Times. Manley’s... ...

Walter E. Collins, 79, died on April 27, 2018, in Gainesville, Va., after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Walter was born on May 23, 1938, in Townsend. He graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois, received an M.A. from Peabody College in Tennessee, and a Ph.D. from American University. He served in... ...

FALMOUTH — Falmouth athletes will have a new artificial turf field at the high school, with the $3.1 million proposal passing during Tuesday’s annual town election, with 3,394 in favor and 2,893 opposed.We’re pretty happy it passed,” said turf field supporter Robert Antonucci. “It was closer than we anticipated, but there had been a lot a talk about it around town.”It also turned out to be a good day for incumbents in the…

Deck: 30 year veteran of Attleboro FD collapsed on duty...Towns: SandwichTopic: Police and Fire NewsHub Category: Police and FireAuthor: CapeCodToday StaffTeaser: 30 year veteran of Attleboro FD collapsed on duty...Main Image: Main Image Credit: A Sandwich firefighter's dad, also a firefighter, collapsed on duty and passed awayThumbnail Image: Body:  From the Sandwich Fire Department: Thoughts Prayers & Condolences…

Wolfe's literary agent, Lynn Nesbit, told The Associated Press that he died of an infection Monday in a New York City hospital.

A gathering of friends to celebrate the life of Fred Croft, who died on Feb. 27, will be held on Sunday, May 27, from 5 to 7 pm at the Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway in Vineyard Haven. The post Memorial service for Fred Croft appeared first on The Martha's Vineyard Times. ...

Gay Moore Phillipps Nelson died peacefully at Long Hill in Edgartown on May 13, 2018. She grew up in Farmington, Conn., and attended Oxford School and Smith College in the 1950s. A caregiver of children, parents, siblings, friends, and animals, she was a keen observer of people and nature, and loved writing,... ...

Frazier Paige Colon, age 84, died peacefully at home surrounded by family in Vineyard Haven on Friday, May 11, 2018, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Frazier was born in Athol on March 28, 1934, to Percy Leland Colon and Katherine Paige Colon. Frazier’s mother loved horses, and had him riding before he... ...

A tea in honor of Doris Gaffney, who died on Feb. 23, 2018, will be held at Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Friday, May 18, at 2 pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Windemere’s Recreation Fund. She will be buried in St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Fitchburg on May 19. The post Memorial for... ...

Dr. Young, a retired board-certified dentist and devoted wife and mother, died peacefully on Friday, April 13, 2018, at home in Washington, D.C. She resided in Washington, D.C., for most of her life. She was also a resident of Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard. Dr. Young earned a bachelor of science degree in Latin... ...

Anne E. (Vose) Thorstensen, local artist and longtime resident of Falmouth and Martha’s Vineyard, died peacefully on Sunday, April 29, 2018, after an eight-month battle with breast cancer, at the Royal of Cotuit Nursing Home in Mashpee. Born April 6, 1950, at Tobey Hospital, Anne grew up in Falmouth and graduated from... ...

Jessie Pennoyer Snyder, a resident of Wake Robin in Shelburne, Vt., and a former longtime resident of Greenwich, Conn., died peacefully on May 1, 2018, after a brief illness. She was 91 years old. Jessie grew up in Locust Valley, N.Y., the youngest child of Paul G. and Frances T. Pennoyer. Her father was a... ...

The Trump administration is considering a policy change that might discourage immigrants who are seeking permanent residency from using government-supported health care, a scenario that is alarming some doctors, hospitals and patient advocates.Under the proposed plan, a lawful immigrant holding a visa could be passed over for getting permanent residency—a green card — if they use Medicaid, a subsidized Obamacare plan, food stamps, tax [...]

FALMOUTH – On Tuesday, May 15, 2018, in honor of Police Officers Memorial Day, the Falmouth Police Department will conduct a memorial service to honor all Peace Officers and remember all officers who have died in the line of duty, especially Falmouth Police Officer Samuel F. Pierce who lost his life in a motorcycle accident […]

Ben Moore, 83, a beloved Island architect and community leader, died at about 9 pm Thursday in his West Tisbury home, with his wife Paddy Moore by his side and by three generations of his family surrounding him. Moore would have been 84 on May 24. He suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease and recently suffered a... ...

Bill EvilleBen Moore, one of the first architects to set up shop on the Vineyard and a champion of affordable housing, died on May 10 at his home in West Tisbury.

Wednesday, May 9, 2018 - 3:52pm Joshua N. Hathaway died on May 3 at his sister LuAnna’s house, surrounded by his family and loved ones. He was 38. He had fought a courageous battle with brain cancer over the past two years. Josh was born on the Vineyard on July 19, 1979. He spent most of his childhood and young adult years on the Island and graduated from Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. For all who knew him, he would be described as a “one of a kind”…

Wednesday, May 9, 2018 - 2:29pm Alma Muriel Stibolt of Oak Bluffs died on Thursday, April 26 after a brief stay at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She would have celebrated her 96th birthday on Mother’s Day, May 13. Alma was born in Springfield, one of four daughters of Ruth Tilton Loerke and Albert Loerke. She graduated at the top of her class at Springfield Technical High School and married Hans Stibolt, also a Springfield native, three weeks before Pearl Harbor.…

Barbara Blackwell Whidden Day of West Tisbury, formerly of Boston, died peacefully surrounded by her three loving children on April 17, 2018, in Sarasota, Fla. An artist, activist, and sixth-generation Martha’s Vineyard summer resident, and 30-year full-time resident, Barbara was born in Upper Montclair, N.J., on Jan.... ...

Anita Hotchkiss died surrounded by her loving family in Boston on Dec. 23, 2017. We will celebrate this remarkable woman’s life at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center at 10 am on June 3, 2018. Anita was born in June of 1938 into an educated and cultured Jewish family in Bielsko, Poland, to Fanny and Emmanuel... ...

Alma Muriel Stibolt of Oak Bluffs died on Thursday, April 26, 2018, after a brief stay at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She would have celebrated her 96th birthday on Mother’s Day, May 13. Alma was born in Springfield, one of four daughters of Ruth Tilton Leorke and Albert Leorke. She graduated at the top of her... ...

WOODS HOLE – Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket State Representative Dylan Fernandes kicked off his 2018 re-election campaign Saturday in Woods Hole. Fernandes, a Woods Hole Democrat who is finishing his first term in office, helped to secure a half million dollars in the state budget for the region, passed an amendment... .

On Thursday, May 3, 2018, Hershel West of Menemsha died peacefully in his sleep at age 94. Hershel was born on March 1, 1924, to his parents Norman and Annie West at his grandmother’s house on Middle Road, close to the West Tisbury–Chilmark town line. As a boy, he delivered mail with his father to […] The post... ...

Joshua Nicholas Hathaway died on May 3, 2018, at his sister LuAnna’s house, surrounded by his family and loved ones. He ended his journey on this earth at the age of 38. He had fought a courageous battle with brain cancer over the past two years. Josh was born on the Vineyard on July 19, […] The post Joshua N.... ...

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 - 11:37am Hershel West of Menemsha died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, May 3. He was 94. Hershel was born March 1, 1924 to his parents Norman and Annie West at his grandmother’s house on Middle Road, close to the West Tisbury/Chilmark town line. As a boy, he delivered mail with his father to Naushon and Nomans islands. He spent most of his life commercial fishing. Besides scalloping, oystering, and lobstering on the Island, he crewed draggers…