Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Jane G. Salisbury

Feb 4, 2011

Jane G. Salisbury, 88 of Cambridge, passed away at the Chesapeake Woods Center in Cambridge on Friday, February 4, 2011. She was born in Edwards, New York on February 10, 1922 and was a daughter of the late Ben Gooden and Ruth Leota Typhair Butler.

She was raised in the Hammond Rossie area of New York,...

Kenneth W. "Buck" Gabrielsen

Feb 2, 2011

Kenneth W. "Buck" Gabrielsen, 66 of Bishops Head, passed away at the Memorial Hospital at Easton on Wednesday February 2, 2011. He was born in Baltimore on June 18, 1944, and was a son of the late Jerome and Kathryn Kling Gabrielsen.

He attended schools in Glen Burnie and graduated from Glen Burnie High School in...

Juanita "Sis" Wroten

Feb 2, 2011

Juanita "Sis" Wroten, 77 of Cambridge, passed away at Dorchester General Hospital on Wednesday, February 2, 2011. She was born in Cambridge on August 18, 1933, and was a daughter of the late Goley Wesley and Lucy Irene Willey Insley.

She attended schools in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High school in 1951. On August 19,...

James E. "Peaches" Dodson

Jan 26, 2011

James E. "Peaches" Dodson, 82, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was born in Cambridge on February 19, 1928 and was a son of the John F. and Willie Blanche Bell Dodson.

Mr. Dodson graduated from Cambridge High School. He served in the U.S. Army during WW II...

Carroll "Sonny" Parks

Jan 25, 2011

Carroll "Sonny" Parks, 78, of Cambridge passed away on January 25, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 19, 1932 in Cambridge and was the son of the late Thomas O. Neal and Ruby L. Parks Furbush.

He served in the U.S. Army from February of 1953 to February of 1955. For...

William H. Hanks

Jan 20, 2011

William H. Hanks, Jr., a longtime resident of his beloved Maryland Eastern Shore, passed away at home in the morning hours of the 20th of January 2011 after a battle with cancer.

Bill was born on the 2nd of July 1943 in Wilmington Delaware, the son of the late Dr. William Hanks and Kathleen Phillips Hanks....

Thelma B. Insley

Jan 17, 2011

Thelma R. Insley, 86, of Taylors Island passed away on Monday, January 17, 2011 at her home. Services were held privately on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at Lorraine Park Cemetery in Baltimore. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Humane Society of Dorchester, P.O. Box 132, Cambridge, MD 21613.

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Norma P. Baker

Jan 16, 2011

Norma P. Baker, 92, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2011 at William Hill Manor in Easton. She was born in Salisbury on October 6, 1918 and was a daughter of the late Norman U. and Olive Bassett Perdue.

Mrs. Baker attended schools in Wicomico County. She worked with her husband at Nuttle's Lumber...

Ellen J. Sellers

Jan 12, 2011

Ellen J. Sellers, 83 of Cambridge, passed away on Wednesday January 12, 2011 at the Mallard Bay Care Center in Cambridge. She was born in Baltimore on September 16, 1927, and was the daughter of the late Slaman and Alice Cowan Jaber. She attended schools in Baltimore. On January 24, 1948 she was married to Robert K. Sellers,...

Deborah M. Palmer

Jan 11, 2011

Debi Marie Kear Palmer, 56, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Dorchester General Hospital. She was born in Bethesda on January 16, 1954 and was a daughter of Dolores Legutko Hollingsworth and the late Robert G. Kear.

Debi attended schools in Pennsylvania and Maryland. She also attended Chesapeake College. She was worked...

Elizabeth M. "Betty" McNamara

Jan 10, 2011

Elizabeth M. "Betty" McNamara, 85 of Ragged Point, near Cambridge, passed away at the Chesapeake Woods Center in Cambridge on Monday, January 10, 2011. She was born at Hills Point on August 8, 1925, and was a daughter of the late Robert C. and Ella Irene Condon Marshall.

She attended schools at Hills Point and also...

James P. Fitzgerald

Jan 9, 2011

James P. Fitzgerald, 93, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Talbot Hospice House. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on August 30, 1917 and was a son of the late Owen and Mary Griffin Fitzgerald.

He attended and graduated from Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia. Mr. Fitzgerald also graduated from LaSalle...

Carolyn H. Smith

Jan 7, 2011

Carolyn H. Smith, 74 of Cambridge, passed away on Friday January 7, 2011 at the Anchorage Nursing Home in Salisbury. She was born in Baltimore on April 8, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Henry Monroe and Helen Kunkel Shenton.

She attended schools in Baltimore and graduated from Merganthaler Tech High School. On November...

S. Edwin Todd

Jan 4, 2011

S. Edwin Todd, 69 of Crocheron, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. He was born in Cambridge on March 23, 1941, and was a son of Annabell Robinson Todd and the late William Carroll Todd.

Edwin attended schools in South Dorchester and graduated from South Dorchester High School in 1959. On September 14, 1962...

J. Carlton Willey

Dec 29, 2010

J. Carlton Willey, 67 of Salisbury, formerly of Church Creek, passed away on Wednesday December 29, 2010 at Dove Pointe in Salisbury. He was born at Church Creek on May 25, 1943, and was a son of the late Emmitt Rastall and Marjorie Hilda Layton Willey.

Carlton attended schools in Church Creek and also at Cambridge...

E. Melva Regan

Dec 26, 2010

E. Melva Regan, 88, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2010 at Dorchester General Hospital. She was born in Baltimore on October 11, 1922 and was a daughter of the late Leroy and Eleanor Germeroth Trautfelter.

Mrs. Regan graduated from Southern High School in Baltimore. She was married to Ronald K. Regan. He passed...

Cheryl L. Slacum

Dec 21, 2010

Cheryl L. Slacum, 65 of Cambridge, passed away at her home on Tuesday December 21, 2010. She was born in Cambridge on April 10, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Charles Greer and Louise Tyler Slacum.

Cheryl attended schools in Cambridge, and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1963. For a number of years...

Dr. Arthur S. Parker, Sr

Dec 19, 2010

Dr. Arthur S. Parker, Sr., 91 of Cambridge, passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at the Chesapeake Woods Center in Cambridge. He was born at East New Market on September 19, 1919, and was a son of the late Harry Elza and Lucy Wright Parker. He graduated from East New Market High School in 1936. On May...

Nancy R. Robbins

Dec 19, 2010

Nancy R. Robbins, 76 of Crapo passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Hoopersville on October 27, 1934 and was a daughter of the late Horace and Sue Ruark Ruark.

Mrs....

Ronald W. "Buzzy" Bryan

Dec 14, 2010

Ronald W. "Buzzy" Bryan, 67 of Cambridge, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 14, 2010. He was born in Cambridge on July 25, 1943, and was the son of Rachael Beckwith Bryan Mayne, and the late Ronald Weldon "Joby" Bryan. Buzzy attended schools in Secretary and graduated from North Dorchester High School in 1961. He enlisted...