Obituaries
Curtis E. Boyd, 81, Started Boyd and Sons Plumbing
Curtis E. Boyd died on Dec. 18. He was 81. Curtis was the son of Ralph and Emma (Wood) Boyd. Born in Oak Bluffs, and growing up in Edgartown, he...
Gray Mac Bryan Jr., 85
While Gray Mac W. Bryan Jr. may have died on Dec. 29 at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, his spirit did not. After all, he died just as the sun was rising...
Curtis E. Boyd
Curtis E. Boyd of Edgartown died Tuesday, Dec. 18 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 81. He was married to Margaret E. (Teller) Boyd and was...
John Bussmann, 86, Served His Country With Honor
John (Jack) W. Bussmann Sr. of Cheshire, Conn., Naples, Fla., and Edgartown, beloved husband of Marion (Bunny) Kann Bussmann for 64 years, died...
James M. Beckman Found His Calling on the Island
James M. Beckman was truly a child of his beloved Martha’s Vineyard. He may have been technically born in Binghamton, N.Y., but no one felt the pulse...
Edna Berner, 88
Edna Berner died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Rockford, Ill. She was 88.
James M. Beckman, 66
James M. Beckman died on Tuesday evening, Oct. 2 at his home in Edgartown after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 66. He was the former husband of...
James Beckman, 66
James M. Beckman died on Tuesday evening, October 2, 2012 at his home in Edgartown after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 66. He was the former...
William Blakesley, 91
Peggy Sturdivant
Longtime local artist William Blakesley died on Sept. 17. He was a contradiction until the end. A person who was afraid of water but lived on an ...
