Christina (Langmuir) Riotte was with close family when she passed away peacefully on Jan. 22, 2023, following a brief battle with cancer. She was 74 years old. Chris was born in Milwaukee, Wis., on Oct. 16, 1948. A lifelong member of the Martha’s Vineyard community, Chris and her siblings visited their grandparents every summer on […]
Dr. Clifton Forrest West Jr. (“Clif”) of Chestertown, Md., passed away on Feb. 28, 2023, peacefully in his sleep, at the age of 99. Dr. West was the loving father of Betsy West Dripps. He and his family spent more than 50 years on East Chop every summer. He loved swimming at the East Chop […]
Please come celebrate the life of John W. Leite III on Sunday, Oct. 16, at the East Chop Beach Club from 1:30 to 4 pm. The family would be so grateful to receive your stories or pictures before that date. Mail to P. Belain, P.O. Box 1623, West Tisbury, MA 02575, or email to rememberingjohnleite@gmail.com.
James Turner Ciciora, 93, passed away peacefully at his home in Oak Bluffs on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Jim was born in Kouts, Ind., on March 19, 1929. He lived a farm life with his parents and brother. Jim’s father enlisted in the Navy, and was stationed on the Vineyard when the present airport was […]
March 13 : William Ezra (“Bill”) Shanok, 78 Bill lived every day as a new adventure, and found happiness in life’s simple pleasures: walking his precious collies in Menemsha, brush-cutting on his tractor, and fishing, as long as it was on someone else’s boat! April 2: Corrine Rogers, 66, Oak Bluffs April 3: Howard Scott Steward, […]