Obituaries
Dr. Richard Lennihan Was Pioneering Vascular Surgeon
Richard Lennihan, M.D., of Wilmington, Del., and Vineyard Haven, died peacefully at the age of 86 on June 12. Martha’s Vineyard, where he spent...
Joan Kehler Was Beloved Matriarch, Patron of Arts
Joan Ogden Kehler of Annapolis, Md., died unexpectedly on June 11 at home. She was the wife of Dr. James Kehler. They recently celebrated their 50th...
Memorial Service for Robert and Sylvia Weiss
A public memorial service for Robert and Sylvia Weiss of Oak Bluffs will be held Saturday, July 13 at the Trinity Methodist Church in the Camp Ground...
Carol Carrick Was Beloved Children's Book Author
Phyllis Meras
Carol Carrick, the award-winning author of more than four dozen children’s books and books for young adults, many with a Vineyard setting, died...
Ralph Graves Was Life Magazine Editor
Julia Wells
Ralph Graves, the former editor of Life Magazine, a novelist and longtime summer resident of the Island, died in New York city on June 10 after a...
William Blakesley Memorial Service
William H. Blakesley’s memorial is scheduled for Friday, June 21 at 2 p.m., at the Trinity Methodist Church in the Camp Ground in Oak Bluffs. A Power...
Mary Kauffman Served On VNA, Planning Boards
Mary E. Kauffman, formerly of Vineyard Haven, died on June 7 in Ocala, Fla. She received her RN diploma from Mercy College of Nursing in Ann Harbor...
Carol Carrick, 78, Was Acclaimed Children's Author
Carol Carrick, the well-known children’s author whose books have had a cherished place on family bookshelves and in children’s rooms in public...
Carol Carrick
Carol Carrick of West Tisbury died Thursday morning, June 6. An obituary will follow in a future edition of the Gazette.