Obituaries
Dr. Calvin Hughes, Sailor, Opthamologist With Long Vineyard Ties
Dr. Calvin T. Hughes Jr. of West Hartford, Conn., died at his home on Jan. 26. He was 88.
Will Monast, Gazette Columnist, Dies at 67
Will Monast died at home in West Tisbury on Feb. 18, surrounded by his family. He had been battling bladder cancer.
Jean Sargent Marched Against War, Was Advocate for Disabled Children
Jean Hopkins Sargent of Vineyard Haven, formerly of Needham, died on Feb. 21.
Ladislav Navratil, 36
Ladislav Navratil of Edgartown died on Feb. 14 following a brief illness at a hospital in Czech Republic. He was 36.
Martha Mains Was Creative Landscaper and Designer
Martha Mary Mains of Beverly died peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on Saturday, Feb. 14, following a lengthy illness due to...
Robert W. Sylvia Was Known to Countless Cape and Island Scouts
Robert W. Sylvia, affectionately known as Pesky or Uncle Bob, of East Falmouth, died on Feb. 17 at Falmouth Hospital after a brief illness. He was 86...
Russell Hollister Led One of the Early Integrated Scout Troops
Russell Holdredge Hollister died on Feb. 16, 2015, at St. Paul’s Retirement Community in South Bend, Ind., where he had resided since 2008. He was...
Meverell Good, Proud Veteran, Gifted Storyteller, Dies at 91
Meverell (Mev) Locke Good Jr. died at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital after a brief illness on Feb. 9. He was 91.
Henry Unczur Fought in Battle of Monte Cassino
Henry (Hank) Unczur of Vineyard Haven died at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Friday, Feb. 13. He was 88.