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2008 Death Notices
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August
John Hemenway "Jack" Witherbee, 81, of York Harbor, Maine and formerly of Nantucket, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008 in York Harbor. A memorial service will be held on Nantucket at a later date.
Michael William Reith, 57, of Coupeville, Wash. and formerly of Nantucket, died at Whidbey Island Manor, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. A memorial service will be held on Nantucket at a later date.
David T. Rogers, 62, of Albany, N.Y. and Nantucket, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008. Services have already been held. He will be cremated and his ashes spread over Nantucket Harbor. Memory Book
Clifford R. Wilmot Jr., 83, of Greenwich, Conn. and Nantucket, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008. Services were held Aug. 25 in Greenwich followed by interment at Putnam Cemetery.
Thomas "Mac" McAuley, 95, of Nantucket and The Villages, Fla., died Monday, Aug. 18, 2008. A private, graveside service will be held Sunday, Oct. 5.
Arthur E. Flynn, 73, of Bay Head, N.J. and Nantucket, died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008 at home in Bay Head. Services have already been held.
W. Howe Constable, 54, of Nantucket, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008. Services were held Aug. 22 on Nantucket.
Warren R. Baltimore, 74, of Nantucket, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. A celebration of his life was held Aug. 22, 2008 at The Unitarian Meeting House on Orange Street.
Benjamin Rives, 18, of Nantucket, died Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. Services were held Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the Unitarian Meeting House on Orange Street. Memory Book
Trudy L. (Schell) Quick, 63, of Nantucket and South Yarmouth, died Saturday Aug. 2, 2008 at Windsor Skilled Nursing Center in South Yarmouth after a brief illness. Memorial services were private.
Sandra Keery Russell, 52, of Wellesley Hills, Sagamore Beach and Nantucket, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. A funeral service was held Aug 12 in Wellesley, followed by interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley.
July
Mortimer Rogoff, 87, of Nantucket, died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at home. Services were held Sunday, Aug. 3 at the Unitarian Church. Memory Book
Ethel Peterson, 94, of Inverness, Fla. and formerly of Nantucket, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008 in Inverness. Services have already been held.
Heath L. Allen, 81, of Camp Hill, Pa. and summer resident of Nantucket, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008. A funeral service was held Tuesday, Aug. 5 at the Market Square Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg, Pa
Albert "Bud" Lockley Jr., 88, of Nantucket, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at home. A celebration of his life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16 at the First Congregational Church on Centre Street. Memory Book
Arthur E. "Sonny" Butler, 88, of Nantucket, died Saturday, July 19, 2008 at Nantucket Cottage Hospital after a long illness. A Funeral Mass was celebrated Tuesday, July 22 at 9 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Federal Street. A reception followed at Father Griffin Hall. Memory Book
Marjorie E. Darul, 87, of Richmond, Vt. and formerly of Winooski, Vt. died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at Fletcher Allen Health Care medial center in Burlington, Vt. after a brief illness.A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated July 17 in Winooski, followed by interment at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.
William Adams Hance, 91, died Saturday, July 12, 2008 at his home on Nantucket following a bout with pneumonia. A celebration of his life was held on Nantucket July 19.
Ruth Esche Shaw, 91, of Marietta, Ga. and Nantucket, died Thursday, July 10, 2008. A memorial service was held July 14 in Marietta.
Ellen Marie Hall Veinot of Nantucket and Burlington, Mass., died Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at Our Island Home. Services have already been held.
Eleanor Ruggles O’Leary, 92, of Marlborough, Mass. and formerly of Nantucket, died Tuesday, July 2, 2008 of respiratory failure. Services will be private. Interment was in Prospect Hill Cemetery on Nantucket.
June
Virginia Palfrey Hutton, 84, of Rye, N.Y. died June 30, 2008. A memorial service is being planned for September in Rye.
Robin Angelica Campbell, 37, of Nantucket, died Friday, June 27, 2008 following a long illness. A graveside service was held July 5 at the Catholic cemetery on Nantucket. Memory Book
David J. Looney, 69, of Lancaster, Mass. and Nantucket, died Monday, June 23, 2008, of cancer. Funeral services were held Friday, June 27 in Wayland, Mass., followed by burial in the Looney family plot in Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston.
Nancy Saunders Wullschleger, 51, of Tequesta, Fla. and Sconset, died Saturday, June 21, 2008. A service was held June 30 at the Sconset Union Chapel with a burial in the Columbarium. Memory Book
Mark Conway, 43, of Marstons Mills, Mass. and formerly of Nantucket, died Wednesday, June 18, 2008 when the plane he was piloting crashed in Hyannis, Mass. Services were held June 28 on Nantucket. Memory Book
Miriam (Gammons) Dillon, 89, of Nantucket, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 at home. A graveside service was held June 19 at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Bruce Douglas Martin, 55, of East Sandwich, Mass. died at the Cape Cod Hospital on June 13, 2008 after a long illness. A memorial service will be held in Glen Rock, N.J. July 20.
Tim Russert, 58, of Washington, D.C. and Nantucket, died Friday, June 13, 2008 in Washington of a heart attack. A memorial service will be held on Nantucket later this summer.
Robie W. Dimock, 92, of Dennisport, Mass. died Thursday, June 12, 2008. A graveside service was held June 19 at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Robert S. Hamblin, 90, of Nantucket, died Friday, June 6, 2008. A service was held at Our Island Home June 24.
Helene Tracey Bowker, 99, of Clearwater, Fla., died Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Services have already been held.
Paul Longenecker, 87, of Nantucket, died Tuesday, June 2, 2008 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. A Funeral Mass was celebrated Saturday, June 14 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Memory Book
May
Della Cotton (Dunham) Brooks, 87, of Croswell, Mich. and formerly of Nantucket, died Friday, May 30, 2008. There were no services.
Mariette Starr Arguimbau Badger, 90, of Greenwich, Conn. and a long-time summer resident of Nantucket died Monday, May 26, 2008. A memorial service was held Saturday, June 7 in Greenwich.
Susan E. Manchester, 55, of Nantucket died Thursday, May 29, 2008 at home. A funeral service was held Saturday, May 31 at St. Mary's Our Lady of the Isle followed by burial at St. Mary's cemetery. Memory Book
John Francis Buckley, 83, of Centerville, Mass. and formerly of Nantucket, died Wednesday, May 28 at home. A funeral service was held in Centerville, Mass. Thursday, June 5, followed by interment at the National Cemetery in Bourne. Memory Book
Phyllis Maureen Hoadley, 76, of Douglaston, N.Y. and Nantucket, died Monday, May 26, 2008. A rememberance will be held on Nantucket later this summer.
O’Connel Richen, 89, of Brooklyn, N.Y. died Sunday, May 25, 2008 at home. Services were held Monday, June 2 at the Barone Funeral Home in Brooklyn, N.Y. followed by burial at Calverton National Cemetery, Long Island, N.Y. on Tuesday, June 3, 2008.
Olive Coolidge Butman, 88, of Lexington, Mass. and a long-time summer resident of Nantucket, died Friday, May 23, 2008 at Pine Knoll Nursing Center in Lexington. A memorial service was held Monday, June 9 in Concord, Mass. Memory Book
Luis A. “Uncle Louie” Cardoza, 75, of Plympton, Mass. and Nantucket, died Friday, May 23, 2008 in Tobey Hospital in Wareham, Mass. A graveside service was held June 21, 2008 at St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Irving Rosenthal, 95, of Great Neck, N.Y. and Nantucket, died Sunday, May 18, 2008 at home in Great Neck. Funeral services were held Monday, May 19, in Great Neck, followed by burial Wednesday at the Prospect Hill Cemetery on Nantucket. Memory Book.
Grace Helfer Holdgate Meyer, 91, of Nantucket, died at Our Island Home Saturday, May 17, 2008. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Paul I. McNamara, 78, of Lexington, Mass., died Sunday, May 11, 2008. Funeral services were held May 16 in Lexington, followed by burial at Westview Cemetery in Lexington. Memory Book.
Beatrice Maria Perry, 86, died Sunday, May 11, 2008 at Our Island Home. Services were held Wednesday, May 14, followed by burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Robert Swain Cook, 82, of Buzzards Bay and formerly of Nantucket, died Friday, May 9, 2008 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham, Mass. Services were private. Burial was in the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne.
Eleanor Laggis Haus of Lexington, Mass. and a long-time Nantucket summer resident, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
Theresa C. Duranleau, 82, of Nantucket, died Sunday, May 4, 2008 at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Services were held Wednesday, May 7 at St. Mary's church, followed by burial at the Catholic cemetery.
Barney Ludwig Ganga, 61, a frequent and long-time island visitor, died Friday, May 2, 2008 at his home in Las Vegas. Services were private.
George Dawson, 83, of Nantucket, died at Our Island Home Friday, May 2, 2008 of cancer. Services were private.
Rogers W. Cabot, 80, of West Harwich, Mass., died Thursday, May 1, 2008 at home. A memorial service was held Friday, May 9, in Harwich. Burial was private.
April
Former long-time Inquirer and Mirror publisher Marie Giffin, 77, died Monday, April 28, 2008 on Nantucket. Services were held Saturday, May 3, at the Methodist Church. Memory Book
Nantucket native Frances L. (Duarte) Barros, 70, of Taunton, died Saturday, April 26, 2008 at home.
Louise S. Young, 85, of Ojai, Calif. and formerly of Nantucket, died Friday, April 25, 2008. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 31, 2008 at the Carpinteria Women’s Club, 1059 Vallecito Road, Carpinteria, Calif. Memory Book
Janet Elizabeth (Ross) Walsh, 79, of Mashpee, Mass. and formerly of Nantucket, died Thursday, April 24, 2008. A memorial service was held Wednesday, April 30 at the First Congregational Church.
Elaine Tanner, 72, of Ventura, Calif. and formerly of Nantucket, died Thursday, April 24, 2008. Services were held Saturday, May 3 in the Prospect Hill Cemetery annex.
Honorable Anthony M. Tomasiello Sr., 87, of Shrewsbury, Mass., died Monday, April 21, 2008, at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcster, Mass. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 26 in Worcester, followed by burial at St. John's Cemetery in Worcester.
Leroy Viera, 88, of Hyannis and formerly of Nantucket, died Sunday, April 20, 2008 at home. Burial was Monday, April 28 at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne. A memorial service will be held on Nantucket at a later date.
Francis Donald Lethbridge, 87, of Nantucket, died at Nantucket Cottage Hospital Thursday, April 17, 2008. Services will be private.
Krister Stendahl, 86, a long-time Nantucket summer resident, died in Boston Tuesday, April 15, 2008. A memorial service was held May 16 in Harvard University's Memorial Church. Memory Book
Richard "Dick" Cifranic, 76, of Diamondhead, Miss. and formerly of Nantucket, died Friday, April 11, 2008 in Diamondhead. A funeral service was held Tuesday, April 15, 2008, in Long Beach, Miss., followed by burial with full military honors at Biloxi National Cemetery.
Frederick George "Rick" Roberts Jr., 71, of Wilton, Conn. and Nantucket, died Thursday, April 10, 2008. A memorial service was held April 12 in Wilton.
Arthur Edward Flathers, 75, of Vineyard Haven, died Thursday, April 10, 2008 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. A funeral service was held in Edgartown April 19, followed by burial in Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven.
Roderick Upton Chase, 80, of McHenry, Ill. and formerly of Nantucket, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008. Services were private.
John E. “Bud” Doble, 81, of Nantucket, died April 8, 2008 from complications of pneumonia. A memorial service was held April 10 on Nantucket. Memorial services will be held in Darien, Conn. at a later date.
Kevin S. Lipe, 49, of Nantucket, died Saturday, April 5, 2008 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. A memorial party was held April 26 on Nantucket.
Diana Rogers Murphy of Nantucket died Wednesday, April 2, 2008. A memorial service was held Saturday, April 12 on Nantucket.
March
Rita B. Brumm, 63, of Town and Country, Mo. and Nantucket, died Monday, March 31, 2008. A memorial service was held April 4 in Clayton, Mo.
Patricia Bahen Wright, 86, of Sarasota, Fla., and a summer resident of Nantucket, died at home March 31, 2008. A private family service will be held on Nantucket Sound in the summer. A memorial service was held in Sarasota Tuesday, April 29.
Marie Stackpole-Hayes, 61, of Eastham, Maine and Nantucket, died at home Sunday March 30, 2008. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. June 14 at First Parish Church in Brewster.
Mayme R. Schuler, 91, of Silver Bay, Minn., died Saturday, March 29, 2008. Services were held April 3 in Silver Bay.
Edith V. Berthen, 75, of Nantucket, died March 28, 2008 at North Shore University Hospital on Manhasset, Long Isand, N.Y. A memorial service will be held on Nantucket this summer.
Lena N. Gillgam, 95, of Falmouth, Mass. died Friday, March 28, 2008 at Harborside Healthcare in Falmouth.
Josephine (Colarullo) Iamele, 107, a resident of Our Island Home on Nantucket and formerly of Hingham, died Thursday, March 27. A graveside service was held April 5 at Newton Cemetery in Newton Center, Mass.
William P. Kramer, 88, of Lynn, Mass., died Monday, March 24, 2008 in Union Hospital in Lynn after a brief illness. Funeral services were held March 29 in Lynn.
Mina B. Manner, 83, of Nantucket and formerly of Duxbury, Mass., died at home Monday, March 24, 2008. A memorial service was held April 5 on Nantucket.
William Payne Roberts Jr., 85, of Marlborough, Mass. and formerly of Nantucket, died at home Sunday, March 23, 2008 surrounded by his family. Services were private.
Arnold I. Larson Jr., 66, of Nantucket, died Saturday, March 22, 2008. A graveside service was held at St. Mary’s Cemetery Thursday, April 3.
Robert Utting Brown, 95, of Greenwich, Conn. and Nantucket, died Thursday, March 20, 2008 at home in Greenwich. A celebration of his life was held May 20, 2008 in New Canaan, Conn.
Nina Ehrenfeld Beasley, 81, of Annapolis, Maryland, and formerly of Nantucket, died Monday, March 17, at home in Annapolis. Services were held March 21 in Annapolis.
Constance L. Barrows, 82, of Falmouth, Mass. and formerly of Nantucket, died Monday, March 17, 2008 at JML Care Center in Falmouth. Funeral services were held March 25 in Falmouth folowed by burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Mary B. Molinar, 79, of Troy, Mich., died Sunday, March 16, 2008. Services have already been held.
Alice Jean Grant, 81, of South Yarmouth, Mass. and formerly of Nantucket, died Friday, March 14, 2008 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston following a short illness. A memorial service is tentatively scheduled for July 2008 on Nantucket. Memory Book
Sam Daume, 70, of Sconset, died Friday, March 14, 2008 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston of complications following surgery. Funeral services were held March 29 at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church. Memory Book
William Ellis Cockrell, 37, of Nantucket, died Saturday, March 8, 2008 after a long illness. A memorial service was held at the Unitarian Church March 15.
Anthony "Tony" Farrell, 86, of Norwich, Vt. and Nantucket, died at home in Norwich, Thursday, March 6, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in Hanover, N.H. March 11. Memory Book
Morris Sandler, 94, a summer resident of Nantucket, died Thursday, March 6, 2008 at Hospice by the Sea in Boca Raton, Fla. A graveside service was held Sunday, March 9 in the Jewish Cemetery of the Virginia Peninsula in Hampton, Va.
Cynthia Young, 82, of Nantucket, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Services were held Friday, March 14 at the Unitarian Church. Memory Book
February
Virginia Brownback Swain, 88, of Haverford, Pa. and a long-time summer resident of Nantucket, died Friday, Feb. 29, 2008 at her home in the Waverly Heights retirement community. A memorial service was held March 15 at St. Christopher's Church in Gladwynne, Pa.
Jesse Eldridge, 88, of Nantucket, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. A graveside service was held at the Lewis Memorial Cemetery March 3, 2008.
Huntington T. Block, 83, of Washington, D.C. and a long-time summer resident of Sconset, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2008. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 11 a.m. at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, 1820 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., followed by a reception at the Sulgrave Club, 1801 Massachusetts Ave. A private interment will be arranged at a later date on Nantucket.
W. Laird Stabler, Jr., 77, of Wilmington, Del. and long-time Nantucket summer resident, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008. Services were held privately.
Sharon S. Nicholas, 52, of Nantucket, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008 at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Funeral services were held Feb. 28 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Memory Book
David H. Wood, 84, of Nantucket, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2008 at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Services will be held in the spring.
Helen B. Olcott, 95, formerly of Nantucket, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2008 at the Windmere Nursing Home on Martha's Vineyard. Services were held at Grace Episcopal Church in Vineyard Haven March 7, followed by burial on Nantucket.
Muriel (Adams) Gatto, 88, of Needham and Nantucket, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2008.
Kirk Browning, 86, of New York City and Nantucket, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008 in New York. Services will be held at a later date.
Florence “Tootie” (Horsfall) Norton, 84, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008 on Nantucket. A memorial service was held Feb. 16 on Nantucket. Burial will be private.
Richard Gilbert Caton, 71, of Nantucket, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Funeral services were held Feb. 12 on Nantucket. Memory Book
Mary Lou (Doyle) Crowley, 79, of Cotuit, Mass., formerly of Foxboro and Cambridge, Mass., died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008. Funeral services were already held.
Edson James MacLellan, 85, formerly of Nantucket, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008 at Golden Hill Health Care Center in Milford, Conn. Services will be private.
Duncan D. "Terry" Sutphen III, 74, of Vero Beach, Fla. and Nantucket, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2008 at home in Vero Beach. A memorial service was held Feb. 9 at the Community Church of Vero Beach. A second memorial service will be held this summer on Nantucket.
January
Mildred Daniels, 85, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008 at Our Island Home. A graveside service was held Feb. 2 at Prospect Hill Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at a later date at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Fair Street.
Gael Polchinski, 65, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008 at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockland, Maine. Funeral services are tentatively planned for some time in March at the Nantucket United Methodist Church, time has yet to be decided. Memory Book
Lillian (Haddad) Khouri, 86, of Wellesley, Mass., died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. A funeral service was held Jan. 30 at the Church of St. John of Damascus in Dedham, Mass.
Mary Carroll (Bache) Liddle, 71, of Nantucket and Boston, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008 in Boston. A celebration of her life will be held on Nantucket in June.
Katherine Terry, 82, of Nantucket, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. Services were held Jan. 26 at St. Mary’s Our Lady of the Isle on Nantucket.
Virginia (Librino) Weinerman, 88, of Brooksville, Fla., died Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. A private service will be held at a future date.
Florence E. Clifford, 88, a life-long Nantucket resident, died at her second home in Wayland, Mass., Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. Services were held at the Congregational Church Jan. 23.
Louise (Ireland) Ramsdell, 93, of Hingham, Mass. and formerly of Nantucket, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. A service was held Jan. 26, 2008 in Hingham. Another memorial service will be held on Nantucket in the spring.
Benjamin Murphy, 56, of Nantucket, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2008. A memorial service was held at the Maddequet Admiralty Club Jan. 18. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Marla Lamb Fund.
Margaret Elizabeth King Terry, 91, of Nantucket died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 at Our Island Home. A memorial service will be held on Nantucket in the spring.
Albert G. "Al" Brock, 88, of Nantucket and Naples, Fla., died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 in Naples. Services were held at the Congregtional Church Jan. 19 folowed by interment at the North Cemetery.
William Soverino, 16, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008 on Nantucket. Services were held Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Unitarian Church on Orange Street. Burial was private. Memory Book
Olive G. “Ollie” (Wilson) Murphy, 78, of Salem and Swampscott, Mass., died at home in Salem Monday, Jan. 7, 2008 of cancer. Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 12 in Lynn, Mass. followed by burial in the Swampscott Cemetery.
Nancy Jane (Dewitt) Minus, 73, of Nantucket died at her home Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008. A celebration of her life was held in Orleans, Mass., Saturday, Jan. 12.
John Billings, 60, of Nantucket died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008 in Dartmouth, Mass. of cancer. A memorial will be held on Nantucket in the spring.
Dorothy Anne Hector Roessner, 87, of Spring Lake, N.J., formerly of Summit, N.J. and North Palm Beach, Fla., died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 5 in Short Hills, N.J., followed by interment at St. Teresa’s Roman Catholic Cemetery in Summit.
Alan Newhouse, 88, of Nantucket and Vero Beach, Fla., died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008 in Vero Beach. Funeral services were held Thursday, Jan. 10 in Vero Beach. A memorial service will be held on Nantucket this summer. Memory Book
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