Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Mar 29, 2023

My husband, Edward Carl Rigney Jr., was a good man, a good boy. He loved so hard and was so brave, every day. He went by Eddie, Malfunctioning Eddie online, Papa Bear to me, and Daddy to Kayden. He hated being called Ed. That was his dad’s name. He passed on March 29, 2023, too soon and was born...

Mar 28, 2023

Mary E. Jackson, 76, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Cambridge on July 4, 1946 and was a daughter of the late Melvin Gatton and Mary McClain Spies and Elmer Spies.

Mrs. Jackson attended schools in Cambridge and Easton. On August...

Mar 27, 2023

Chandrawati Bissoondat (also known as Cola), 85, of Silver Spring MD, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born in Crabwood Creek, Berbice, Guyana on September 29, 1937 and was a daughter of the late Baban and Ramkumarnie Harripersaud.

She married Bissoon Dat, who passed...

Mar 25, 2023

Ansley B. “Lee” Bryer, Jr., 83, of Trappe passed away on March 25, 2023 at Compass Barnette Center in Centreville.  He was born at Rahway Hospital, Rahway, NJ on July 3, 1939 to the late Ansley Bedell Bryer, Sr. and Charlotte Humiston Bryer.

Lee graduated from Rahway High School in 1957.  Soon after graduation, he enlisted in...

Mar 20, 2023

Chester L. Lauck, 87, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023 at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Spa Creek in Annapolis. He was born in Secretary on January 28, 1936 and was a son of the late James W. Lauck, Sr. and Rosalee Willoughby Lauck.

Mr. Lauck attended school in Secretary. He worked at the National...

Mar 20, 2023

Gertrude L. White, 95, of East New Market passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023 at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chesapeake Woods. She was born in Fishing Creek on June 3, 1927 and was a daughter of the late Bernie and Edith Hall White.

Ms. White graduated from Hoopers Island High School in 1944 with 14 classmates....

Mar 19, 2023

Robert “Bobby” H. Robinson, 90, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at his daughter’s home. He was born in Cambridge on August 17, 1932 and was a son of the late Wilbur R. and Nina Robinson.

Mr. Robinson attended schools in South Dorchester. On March 1, 1957, he married the former Kaye Brannock. He...

Mar 16, 2023

Keith Harvey Brower, PhD, 66, of Fruitland passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury. He was attended by his wife and son during his last days in a 14 year-long battle with cancer.

He was born in Cambridge on August 17, 1956 and was the son of the late George H....

Mar 13, 2023

Linda A. Powley, 75, of Golden Hill passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023 at her home. She was born in Cambridge on August 31, 1947 and a daughter of the late Eugene and Rhoda Pritchett Wheatley.

Mrs. Powley graduated from South Dorchester High School class of 1965.  On November 22, 1969 she married Bubby Powley. She...

Mar 11, 2023

Robert “Bob” Wilson Parks (Bob the Barber) passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at University of Maryland Shock Trauma with his family by his side after suffering a stroke on Friday, March 10, 2023 in his barber shop.  He was born on January 18, 1939, the second son of Lasbury Thomas Parks, Jr. and Ruth Elmay Moore...

Mar 10, 2023

Carolyn Setterholm Tinsley, 66, of Halethorpe, formerly of Linkwood, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Ascension St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore.  She was born in Newport News, VA on November 20, 1956 to the late James Alvin Setterholm and Frances “Lucille” Simmons.

Carolyn attended schools in Mechanicsville, VA.  On December 17, 1977, she married William...

Mar 5, 2023

William “Melvin” Turner, Jr., 91, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born on September 12, 1931 at Easton Memorial Hospital to W. Melvin Turner, Sr. and Marian Brinsfield Turner.

The family moved to Cambridge in 1935, when the Harrington Bridge opened. He...

Mar 5, 2023

Cynthia “Cynda” Hubbard, 80, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born on May 5, 1942 in Cambridge and was a daughter of the late Dr. James C. Johnson, Jr. and Sara Smith Johnson.

She graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1960...

Mar 4, 2023

James C. “Josh” Johnson, IV, age 64, died suddenly on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at his beloved family farm in Linkwood, Maryland.

Josh was born on May 5, 1958, in Annapolis, Maryland, the son of James C. and Sandra J. Johnson of Cambridge, Maryland.

Josh graduated from Queen Anne’s County High School Class of 1976....

Mar 2, 2023

Debra L. Cosden, 64, of Hurlock passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at her home. She was born in Easton on January 21, 1959 and was a daughter of the late Robert and Mildred Cottrill Cosden.

Debbie attended schools in West Virginia and later at Easton High School. She worked at Skipjack Cleaners in Cambridge from...

Mar 1, 2023

Brenda Marie Hubbard, 68, of East New Market, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at UMSMC at Easton.  She was born on September 1, 1954 to the late Samuel Lee Fairbanks, Sr. and Jeanette Faulkner Fairbanks.

Brenda attended schools in Dorchester County.  In 1972, she married Alvin Seymour Hubbard, Jr., who passed away on May 16,...

Mar 1, 2023

Gail E. Combs, 74, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born in Cambridge on January 24, 1949 and was a daughter of the late Jesse Mack Combs and Gladys Hall Elzey.

Gail graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1967. She continued her education...

Feb 28, 2023

Deborah L. Towers-Elliott, 67, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at Tidal Health Peninsula Regional. She was born in Cambridge on March 28, 1955 and was a daughter of the late James Towers, Sr. and Ruth “Kitty” Harris Langrall.

She graduated from Cambridge High School in1973. She had worked for the Choptank Memorial Post...

Feb 25, 2023

Melanie C. Fields, 69, of Taylor’s Island passed away at her home on Saturday, February 25, 2023 with her loving family surrounding her.  She was born in San Francisco, CA on June 15, 1953 to the late Adam Morgan and Vivian Jordan Morgan.

Melanie graduated from University of California Berkeley, where she met and fell in love...

Feb 24, 2023

George M. “Mitch” Anderson, 70, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023 at UMSMC at Easton. He was born in Springfield, Ohio on January 1, 1953 and was the son of the late Ray E. and Thelma Holcomb Anderson, but he was raised by his grandparents.

Mitch served in the U.S. Army. He met his...