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Robert F. Cimeno Jr.
Robert F. Cimeno Jr. of Tisbury, and recently of Brunswick, Maine, passed away on August 30, 2026, just before his 64th birthday. He was born in Boston to Robert and Patricia Cimeno on August 31, and settled on Martha’s Vineyard several years later as the oldest of six children.…
Services Saturday for Mildred Scott
A celebration of life for Mildred Scott will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 4 pm at Sunset Lake Hill in Oak Bluffs. Millie died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 91.
Donna Ducatt Souza
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Donna Ducatt Souza. She left this world on Sept. 9, 2026, after a courageous two-year battle with leukemia. Donna was a free spirit who loved travel and horticulture, but most of all, her family. She leaves behind her three…
Robert Hale Morrison
Robert Hale Morrison (“Bob”), 86, of Naples, Fla., and Oak Bluffs died peacefully on August 2, 2026, surrounded by his family. Born in Waltham on April 10, 1940, Bob was raised in Belmont, one of seven children of John Christopher and Margaret Matheson Morrison, alongside his…
Remembering an Island doctor and friend
To the Editor: Recently I attended a wonderful celebration for Dr. Timothy Guiney.
Birth announcement
Francisco Barbosa Abreu Fabiana Abreu and Romualdo Abreu of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a son, Francisco Barbosa Abreu, on Sept. 14, 2026, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Francisco weighed 6 pounds, 12.5 ounces. Freya Jaynne Flanders