Obituaries

Iten Noa Fales of Cambridge died on Jan. 6 in East Hampton, N.Y. She was 97. Mrs. Fales was a year-round and later a seasonal resident on the...

Ellen Michael of Fairhaven died peacefully after an illness on July 30 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was surrounded by loved ones.

Polly (Merritt) O’Leary of Framingham and East Chop, died peacefully, surrounded by friends and family on July 12. She was 72.

Richard Bowdre Leigh, a resident of Willingboro, N.J., and Martha’s Vineyard, died peacefully on August 12. He was 81.

Jeffrey Tonnesen died suddenly on July 26 at his home in Manhattan. He was 35.

Edward Colligan died on Saturday, August 9, at his home in Vineyard Haven. He is survived by his wife Lillian Colligan and his son Tom Colligan.

A graveside service for Helen Rose Wheeler will be held at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Oak Bluffs on Monday, August 18, at 1 p.m.

Edith M. Wells of Palm Coast, Fla., died July 20. She was 91.

James (Jim) J. Spanfeller Sr. of Edgartown and New York city died on Saturday, August 9, at his residence in Edgartown. He was 83.

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