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Mary Louise Cahill, 48, a long-time resident of Nantucket, died on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005. A Memorial Mass was celebrated at Saint Bartholomew Church in Needham, Mass. on Oct. 28, with interment at Saint Mary’s Cemetery, also in Needham.
Beatrice Hyde, 95, of Nantucket died on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005 in Nantucket. A funeral was held in Sharon, Mass. on Oct. 21. There will be a remembrance gathering at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 at Our Island Home.
George Scurlock, 52, of Queensbury, N.Y. died on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005 at his home. Mr. Scurlock is survived by his wife Lynda (Norcross) Scurlock; his parents George and Emma; two sisters, Carolyn Heering and Joanne Feltz and their families. A funeral service was held on Oct. 18 in Queensbury.
DaisyBelle Lincoln, 83, of Nantucket, died on Friday, Nov. 18, 2005 at Our Island Home. Born in Bolton, Miss., Mrs. Lincoln spent the last seven years of her life in Nantucket at The Homestead and Our Island Home. She is survived by two sons, Robert McKee of Nantucket and Hunter McKee of Monmouth Beach, N.J.
Henry C. Pfaff Jr., 91, died on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005 at his retirement community in Gladwyne, Pa. A memorial service will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ardmore, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005 at 11 a.m. Interment will be private.
Constance L. Hays, 44, of Manhattan and a long-time summer visitor, died on Monday, Dec. 5, 2005 at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, N.Y. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 10, at St. Ignatius of Loyola Church on Park Avenue and 83rd Street in Manhattan.
Francis X. “Frank” MacDonald, 68, of Florida and Nantucket, formerly of Canton, Mass., died on Nov. 29, 2005 in Vero Beach, Fla. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in St. Gerard Majella Church in Canton on Dec. 5. Interment was private.
Helen Hardy Potter, 84, formerly of Nantucket, died on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005 at her home in Lexington, Va. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005 in the Prospect Hill cemetery with Rev. Ted Anderson officiating.
Alexander August Schmid, 95, of Lexington, Va., died on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at Grace Healthcare in Abingdon, Va. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Collierstown Presbyterian Church.
Edith Willman Showacre, 76, of Ithaca, N.Y., died Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca. A late December memorial service will be held in Ithaca.
Louisa-Caroline Wagley, 22, of Nantucket and Washington, D.C., died on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2005 in West Palm Beach, Fla. Services were held at St. Paul’s Church in Nantucket on Nov. 5 with burial in her family plot in Prospect Hill cemetery on Nov. 25.
Hazel Main Chadwick, 91, died on Monday, Dec. 19, 2005 at Our Island Home on Nantucket.
Charlotte Boyer Smith, 88 of Westwood, Mass. died on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005 in Washington, Conn. of cancer. A memorial service will be held at The First Church in Chestnut Hill, Mass. on Friday, Jan. 13 at 1 p.m.
Mary Morehead Taylor, 81, of Charlottesville, Va., and a long-time summer resident of Nantucket, died Friday, Dec. 16, 2005. Services have already been held.
Joseph Albert Sam Morin, 80, of Falmouth, Mass. and formerly of Nantucket, died on Friday, Dec. 23, 2005. A service will be held in the spring of 2006 on Nantucket and will be announced at a later date.
John F. Mannix, 75, of Wilton, Conn. and Nantucket, died at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, Conn., on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005. Services were held Jan. 4 in Wilton, Conn.
Julie Matheson Arnold, 71 a lifelong Washington, D.C. horsewoman, died on Monday, Jan. 30, 2006. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006 at Hall Funeral Home, 140 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, Va. followed by a reception at The Pony Garden.
Robert G. Medeiros, 64, died on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006 following a long illness. He was born in Nantucket on July 3, 1941 and following his graduation from Nantucket High School served in the Army in Germany. He owned a landscaping business on the island before moving to Vermont. He later retired to Deming, N.M. He leaves his wife, Nancy, and brother, Bill, and nieces and nephews. Services were in Deming, N.M.
Antonia “Toni” Marie Ramos, 47, died on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006 at Children’s Hospital in Boston. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006 at 1 p.m. at St. Mary’s Our Lady of the Isle Church with a reception following at Faregrounds. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to The Indigent Fund, c/o Peter McKay at Nantucket Cottage Hospital or to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Terry Sylvia, 55, died at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Lady Our Lady of the Isle Church on Nantucket.
Byron Vincent Dunham Jr., 47, of Nantucket, died Saturday, June 3, 2006 at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. A funeral was held June 7 at St. Mary’s Our Lady of the Isle Church and burial was at St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Mary O. Kennedy, of Wallingford, Conn. and a former resident of Nantucket, died Monday, May 15, 2006 at MidState Medical Center in Meriden, Conn. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on May 20 at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Yalesville, Conn. Interment was at Sacred Heart cemetery in Meriden.
Inge H. Dagesse, 79, of Nantucket, died Tuesday, May 30, 2006, after a long illness. A celebration of her life is planned for friends and family later this summer.
John Allen Stroup, 89, of Nantucket died Sunday, May 28, 2006 at Our Island Home. A memorial service will be held in the fall.
Nancy Smith Bates, 72, of Rochester, N.Y. and Nantucket, died Thursday, May 4, 2006. A memorial service was held May 8 at the Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester.
Eric Franklin D’Oench, 23, of Montville, N.J., Burlington, Vt. and Nantucket, died Thursday, May 11, 2006. A celebration of Mr. D’Oench’s life was held May 16 in The Community Church of Mountain Lakes in Mountain Lakes, N.J.
John Allen Lodge, 77, of Nantucket, died Friday, May 26, 2006 at Nantucket Cottage Hospital after a brief illness. A service was held May 31 at St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Donna Ruth Roux, 69, of Kittery, Maine and Nantucket, died at Nantucket Cottage Hospital on Sunday, May 21, 2006. A memorial service will be held in Kittery on Friday, June 23.
George L. Dyer Jr., 75, of Gig Harbor, Wash. and a former summer resident of Nantucket, died on Friday, May 12, 2006.
Joanne Marie (Coppenrath) Holdgate, 68, of Falmouth, Mass. and formerly of Chatham, Mass. and Nantucket, died on Friday, May 19, 2006. Funeral services were held Wednesday in North Falmouth, followed by burial at St. Joseph’s cemetery in Falmouth.
Hetty Lonsdale Bixby Torrey, 86, a longtime resident of Sconset, died Monday, May 1, 2006 in Bloomfield, Conn. A memorial service will be held this summer at the Siasconset Union Chapel on Nantucket. She will be interred in the chapel’s columbarium.
Captain Nelson Coates Woodward, 86, of Nantucket, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at Our Island Home. His ashes will be scattered at sea. A memorial service will follow at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 23.
Paul Theodore Arlt, 91, of Rye N.Y. and a summer resident of Nantucket, died Sept. 20, 2005 at his home in New York.
Susan Elizabeth (Mason) Thrasher Barrows, 95, formerly of Bellows Falls, Vt., died on Sunday, May 6, 2006 at Our Island Home on Nantucket. Visiting hours will be held Friday, May 12 from 68 p.m. at the Fenton and Hennessey Funeral Home in Bellows Falls, Vt., followed by a graveside service on Saturday, May 13 at 11 a.m. at the Thrasher family plot in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Pierre Garneau, 50, died on Saturday, May 6, 2006. A celebration of Mr. Garneau's life will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2006, at 1 p.m. at the Galley Beach restaurant on Jefferson Avenue. His daughter has requested that attendees wear no black attire. Due to construction there is no parking at the Galley Beach restaurant so please park on Jefferson Ave. or at the Jetties where there will be a shuttle to the Galley.
Patricia B. Inch, 82, of Eastsound, Wash. and a longtime summer resident of Nantucket, died April 20, 2006 in Memphis, Tenn. A service was held at Emmanuel Episcopal Parish in Orcas, Wash. on April 29.
Mary Virginia (Nealon) Burchell, 83, of Sarasota, Florida, died April 25, 2006 of natural causes. Services were private.
Octavia Mary du Pont Bredin, 92, a resident of Wilmington, Del., died on Saturday, April 15, 2006. Services will be private.
Edgar F. Orpin, Jr., 65, a native resident of Nantucket, died on Saturday, April 22, 2006 on Nantucket. There will be a viewing at Lewis’ Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 from 7 to 9 p.m. A graveside service will held at Prospect Hill Cemetary at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2006.
Kelly Ann West, 35, died Friday, April 21, 2006 at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Mrs. West’s funeral was held on Monday, April 24 at St. Paul’s Church. Burial was at New Prospect Hill Cemetary.
Julie Fein Azoulay, 47, a summer resident of Nantucket, died Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at her home in Florence, Italy. A graveside service at the Nantucket Jewish cemetery at Prospect Hill will take place on Sunday, April 23, at 10 a.m., with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations in Ms. Azoulay’s memory may be made to The Nantucket Atheneum or a charity of one’s choice.
Elizabeth DuBarry Ernst, a resident of Bryn Mawr, Pa. and a summer resident of Nantucket, died peacefully at Bryn Mawr Hospital, Tuesday, April 11, 2006, surrounded by her four children. Services will be held at The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, at Pennswood and New Gulph Roads in Bryn Mawr, Pa. on Friday, April 21 at 11 a.m., followed by the interment in the church yard. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in her memory can be made to The Shipley School, External Relations Office, 814 Yarrow Street, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 or to The Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation, Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010.
Willard Allen Speakman III, 67, of Greenville, Del., died in Antigua, B.V.I., on Tuesday, April 11, 2006, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. A memorial service for Mr. Speakman was on April 19 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Wilmington, Del. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mr. Speakman’s name to the University of Delaware Library Associates, Morris Library, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19717-5267; the Mill Reef Fund, P.O. Box 133, Mill Reef, Antigua, B.W.I.; or the Nantucket Atheneum, 1 India Street, P.O. Box 808, Nantucket, MA 02554.
Robert E. Allen, 84, formerly of Wakefield, Mass. and a longtime resident of Nantucket, died Thursday, April 6, 2006 at Nantucket Cottage Hospital after a long illness. A wake will be held at St. Mary’s Our Lady of the Isle from 2:30-5 p.m. Monday, April 17, with a funeral mass to follow at St. Mary’s at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, 2006. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery.
