Obituaries

Sandra L. Healy of Dartmouth and formerly of Vineyard Haven, died unexpectedly at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford on July 3. She was 84.
Artis Sparkman died on June 28 at the age of 97.
There will be a celebration of life for Nancy Wood in July 19 at 2 p.m. at Unitarian Church in Vineyard Haven.
Barbara Joan Callahan (nee Kay) died on June 23 at the age of 87. She was a resident of West Tisbury, formerly of Bonita Springs, Fla., Huntington, N.Y. and Great Neck, N.Y.
Deborah (Debbie) Jean Downs, of Natick, died on June 21 surrounded by an enormous amount of love. She was 55.
Richard (Terry) Hanley died on Saturday, June 28 at home surrounded by his family. He was 86.
John M. Hobby, Sr., 89, of Plymouth and Martha’s Vineyard, died on June 13 at the Newfield House in Plymouth.
There will be a memorial service for Jim and Darren Lobdell on July 19 at the boat barn at 71 Stoney Hill Road, Vineyard Haven, beginning at 3:30 p.m.
Mary Hooker Crary died on June 6 in Bloomfield, Conn. at the age of 97.
Helaine Joyce Blutman died on Wednesday June 18, surrounded by family.
Robert Perullo, a longtime resident of Oak Bluffs, died May 29 at Mass General Hospital. He was 73 years old.