Obituary notices, week of August 17 through August 23, 2026
One Edgartown-resident obituary published this week: Shilakes, Carol, 84, who divided her time between Port St. Lucie, Florida and Edgartown, Massachusetts and spent her career in education as a teacher. She died August 16, 2026, surrounded by family. The notice was posted by Chapman Fu…
EDGARTOWN — This week's column carries a notice for 1 Edgartown-resident obituary published this week, from Chapman Funerals & Cremations - Martha's Vineyard: Carol Shilakes.
Carol Shilakes, 84, of Port St. Lucie, Florida and Edgartown, Massachusetts, died on August 16, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was born in Michigan and devoted her professional life to education, working as a teacher. Full obituary at Chapman Funerals & Cremations - Martha's Vineyard (via Legacy.com): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/carol-shilakes-obituary?id=62216718.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, and Tribute Archive. No qualifying Edgartown notices were found this week from John C. Bryant Funeral Home, John Everett & Sons, or Edgartown Patch listings as scraped.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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