Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Gertrude E. Showalter

Oct 27, 2012

Gertrude E. Showalter, 96 of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Dorchester General Hospital. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on April 26, 1916 and was a daughter of the late William and Gertrude Smith Diehl.

She graduated high school in Brooklyn, NY. Mrs. Showalter worked as a secretary in New York until...

Alice L. Barnes

Oct 25, 2012

Alice L. Barnes, 90, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Secretary on September 29, 1922 and was a daughter of the late John A. and Lillian Spear Busta.

Mrs. Barnes attended schools in Secretary and Hurlock. On November 12, 1942 she married Vernon A. Barnes,...

Shirley M. Ruark

Oct 25, 2012

Shirley M. Ruark, 81 of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2012 peacefully at her home. She was born in Baltimore on December 31, 1930 and was a daughter of the late Iantha Bacon Fultz Ryskewich and Henry Fultz.

Mrs. Ruark attended schools in Baltimore City. On May 28, 1971, she married Donald S. Ruark....

Sydney E. Hitchcock

Oct 24, 2012

Sydney Elise Hitchcock, 10 months old, passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at Memorial Hospital at Easton. She was born on December 12, 2011 in Raleigh, NC and was a daughter of Greg and Sherri Johnson Hitchcock.

She loved to laugh and smile and was to the point of starting to walk. Sydney adored her...

Frieda B. Brohawn

Oct 19, 2012

Freida B. Brohawn, 88, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, October 19, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Griffiths Neck on August 27, 1924 and was a daughter of the late Howard A. Bradshaw and Beatrice Murphy Bradshaw.

She was raised in Dorchester County and graduated from Vienna High School...

A. Arnold "Buster" Brooks

Oct 19, 2012

Andreas Arnold "Buster" Brooks, 97, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, October 19, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born in Woolford on May 8, 1915 to the late Rev. Charles Wesley and Freida Schulze Brooks.

Mr. Brooks attended Milton School in Woolford and also Peachblossom Elementary School in Cambridge. He served...

Emerson T. Bramble, Sr

Oct 17, 2012

Emerson T. Bramble, Sr., 85, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was born in Bishops Head on January 1, 1927 and was a son of the late Charles T. and Oneita Dayton Bramble.

Mr. Bramble attended schools in Dorchester County. On May 21, 1945, he married the former...

D'Arcy E. McCollister

Oct 15, 2012

D'Arcy E. McCollister, 84, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, October 15, 2012 at Chesapeake Woods Center. He was born in Cambridge on December 29, 1927 and was a son of the late Thomas A. and Mabel Meyer McCollister.

He attended Cambridge High School class of 1944. On August 19, 1950, he married the former Madonna...

Joel M. "Scott" Dolinger

Oct 13, 2012

Joel M. "Scott" Dolinger, 51, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was born in Baltimore on July 26, 1961 and was a son of Jo Ann Purcell Di Bitonto and Paul Scotty Dolinger.

He graduated from Perry Hall Senior High School class of 1979 and attended Broadcasting Institute...

Donald F. "Duck" Peters

Oct 7, 2012

Donald F. "Duck" Peters, 73, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Memorial Hospital at Easton. He was born in Cambridge on August 12, 1939 and was a son of the late Ralph H. and Ruth Lowe Peters.

Duck attended and graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1958. He was an outstanding...

James H. "Buddy" Faulkner

Oct 4, 2012

James H. "Buddy" Faulkner, 80, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Memorial Hospital at Easton. He was born in Windy Hill on October 27, 1931 to the late Webster and Sudie Collins Faulkner.

Buddy attended school in East New Market. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. On February...

Tawes P. Harper, Sr

Sep 26, 2012

Tawes P. Harper, Sr., 88, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Lakesville on February 9, 1924 and was a son of the late George and Georgia Dixon Harper.

Mr. Harper attended schools in Crapo. On October 22, 1943, he married the former Olive Simmons....

Charles L. "Tony" Robbins

Sep 26, 2012

Charles L. "Tony" Robbins, 90, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at Memorial Hospital at Easton. He was born in Dorchester County on November 15, 1921 and was the son of the late Romie and Lillian Tall Robbins.

Mr. Robbins attended and graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1938. He married the...

Reginald P. Todd, Sr

Sep 26, 2012

Reginald P. Todd, Sr., 87, of East New Market passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Crapo on December 16, 1924 to the late Sangston and Florence Bradford Todd.

Mr. Todd attended schools at Crapo. He had served in the US Army in WW II. On January...

Julia Ann Utz

Sep 18, 2012

Julia A. Utz, of Salisbury died on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 as a result of lung cancer. She battled the disease with amazing, but not unexpected perseverance and grit.

Julia was born on September 22, 1928 in Bishops Head, Maryland to the late Janie Parks Bloodsworth and Ashland Ruark. She moved from Bishops Head to Cambridge...

Wallace W. "Wally" Reed

Sep 15, 2012

Wallace W. "Wally" Reed, 88, of Cordova passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. He was born in Trippe, South Dakota on March 5, 1924 and was the son of the late Roy and Tillie Deurmeier Reed.

He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1942 until 1946. On July...

Alice M. Parks

Sep 14, 2012

Alice M. Parks, 87, of Wingate passed away on Friday, September 14, 2012, at Life Care at Lofland Park Nursing Home in Seaford, DE. She was born in Wingate on November 9, 1924 to the late William T. and Violet Robinson Windsor.

She was born in Wingate and later moved to Seaford, DE with her family...

David C. Hodgson

Sep 9, 2012

David C. Hodgson, 81, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2012 at his home. He was the husband of the former Mary MacKerer. Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are in the care of the Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge.

Cora Rosalie Nash

Sep 5, 2012

Cora "Sue" Rosalie Nash, 2, of Trappe passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. She was the daughter of Julie Kennedy and Lee Nash.

A true angel blessed us with her vibrant, loving presence for a little over two years. What began as a headache became an aggressive, malignant brain...

Rose M. Atkins

Sep 3, 2012

Rose M. Atkins, 61, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, September 3, 2012 at Dorchester General Hospital. She was born in Spotsylvania, VA on February 14, 1951 and was a daughter of the late Raymond and Daisy Leatch Atkins.

She loved going to church, doing word puzzles, watching old movies and going to Pleasant Day.

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