Obituaries

Arthur Russell Hitchings III died at Falmouth Hospital on Sunday, Oct. 26, after a long illness. He was 76.
Anne Colby Alwardt died unexpectedly on July 25. Her graveside service will be held Saturday, Nov. 22 at noon at the Oak Grove cemetery in Vineyard Haven.
Kathy Fleming, of Tisbury, died on Oct. 21 at home. She was 73.
Joyce McLaurin, of Cambridge and Oak Bluffs, died on Thursday, Nov 6 at her Oak Bluffs residence. She was 85.
Glen S. Searle died on Monday, Nov 10 at his home in Edgartown. He was 68.
Beverly R. Silva died on Saturday, Nov. 8 at her home in Vineyard Haven. She was 91.
Marcia B. Randol — wife, mother, grandmother, friend and lifelong community volunteer — died on Oct. 11 in Southport, Conn. after a multi-year bout with dementia. She was 81.
Peter Weiss, a trailblazing attorney and a tireless advocate for human rights, international law and the abolition of nuclear weapons, died Nov. 3 at the age of 99, one month shy of his 100th birthday. The cause was old age.
Edward F. (Eddie) Benoit died at the Connecticut Veteran’s Home in Rocky Hill on Oct. 24. He was 80.
Norma Ellen Howard Bridwell died on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 surrounded by family in her Edgartown home. She was 92.