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A lifelong farmer from the West End who carried on a proud family tradition of living off the land has died at 85. Richard Bascome was a dairy farmer who tended Westover Farm in Sandys. He recalled delivering milk as a child with his father, also Ric...

A founding member and former president of the Bermuda Zoological Society who steered the finances of the Aquarium has died at 92. An avid golfer, Eric Clee also served as president of Hamilton Rotary Club in the 1990s, as well as the Probus Club, whi...

A chef, West End restaurant owner and pillar of the Somerset community has died at 58. Donald Hassell, proprietor of the Somerset Country Squire at Mangrove Bay, was a “brilliant, kind, generous and friendly man who exemplified everything that hospit...

A veteran ZBM cameraman and news gatherer has died. Arnold Landy II was 62. Mr Landy was also known for his work as a carpenter and was a keen fisherman. Tari Trott, a ZBM news anchor, reported on Thursday night that he and his colleagues were “dev...

A psychological counsellor who fought a lifelong battle with cancer has died. Leslie Ann White was 48. She also ran a successful bookstore, the Literate Lizard, with her daughter Jordyn, 17, in the city of Sedona, Arizona. Ms White, also an author, ...

A champion of the Girl Guides who was appointed a Member of the British Empire for her services to young people on the island has died. Joan Wilkie was 99. Bruce Wilkie, her son, said Ms Wilkie was “a vigorous, concerned and dedicated woman to Bermud...

Kenneth Richardson, the island’s first Black Cabinet Secretary who served in the role from 1984 to 1993, has died at 82. Mr Richardson, who had to step down as top civil servant for health reasons, was recalled by Sir John Swan, a former Premier, as ...

A jazz veteran and accomplished bass guitarist from the heyday of the Bermudian entertainment scene has died. Quinton “Tiny” Burgess, a nephew of jazz trumpeter Vernon “Ghandi” Burgess, was 78. Although best-known for playing bass guitar, Mr Burgess ...

JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER 1943-2021 A former Commissioner of Education and educational historian who documented segregation in Bermuda’s schools has died. Joseph Christopher was 77. Dr Christopher, a former principal at Sandys Secondary Middle School, ...

A Government Quarry worker who became its first woman truck driver has died. Malaika Butler-Douglas was 50. Ms Douglas was also a taxi, bus and minibus driver as well as a soldier in the Bermuda Regiment who stayed three years longer than required an...