Obituaries

Louise C. Yapp, of Vineyard Haven, died at home surrounded by her loved ones on May 18. She was 99.
Jacqueline Grace Jenoure died, surrounded by family, on May 9 in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was 93.
James Gay Argyll Stevens, devoted husband of pianist Delores Stevens, died at home in Pacific Palisades, Calif. on April 30. He was 97.
Carol Ruth Gross, of Bethesda, Md. and Chilmark, died peacefully on May 9. She was the beloved wife of Richard (Dick) L. Gross, and devoted mother of H. Daniel Gross, Louise (Nevin) Reynolds and Deborah (David) Meisel.
Martha Mary Sullivan, 80, died on Friday afternoon, May 9 at her home in West Tisbury.
John Lolley died at his home in Oak Bluffs on May 6 after a short illness.

Susan Spence died peacefully at a skilled nursing facility in South Kingstown, R.I. on April 10. She was 84 years old.

Susan Kathleen Spence was born on Sept. 30, 1940 to John and Phyllis (Johnson) Spence in Chicago Il. On her eighth birthday, the family moved into a newly built Keck & Keck home in Bensenville. Il. which featured innovative design elements such as radiant flooring and passive solar heating. This house and the family’s involvement in Chicago’s modernist movement would initiate Susan’s lifelong interest in design.

Olive Tomlinson died peacefully at her home in the Oak Bluffs Highlands on May 9. She was 87.