Karen T. Harris died unexpectedly at home in West Tisbury on Sunday morning, Sept. 18. She was 70.

She was the mother of Katherine V. Harris of Hatfield and sister of Tom Maki of Kentucky and Mary Maki-Rich of California.

Her memorial service will be held at a later date and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Gazette.

Donations in Karen’s memory may be made to the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society, P.O. Box 73, West Tisbury, MA 02575.

Arrangements are under the care of the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs. An online guestbook is available at ccgfuneralhome.com.