Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Feb 18, 2023

Ruby Virginia Johnson, a former resident of Dorchester and Anne Arundel County, passed away suddenly at her home in Parsonsburg, Maryland on Saturday, February 18, 2023. She was 67.

Ruby was born on October 16, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland to Clarence W. Johnson, Sr. and Sara E. Johnson. She grew up in Severn and Glen Burnie and...

Feb 8, 2023

Sharon L. Dean, 80, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born in Cambridge on June 5, 1942 and was a daughter of Elizabeth LeCompte and the late Howard LeCompte and was raised by her aunt Lena Mae Applegarth.

Mrs. Dean graduated from Cambridge High School. She was a...

Feb 7, 2023

Edward L. Weber, Sr., 77, of Secretary passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Altoona, PA on February 1, 1946 and was a son of the late John Martin Weber and Alma Minnie Williamson Weber.

Mr. Weber attended schools in Dorchester County. On October 10, 1970, he married...

Feb 7, 2023

Merrill Winston Gravenor, Sr., 78, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at Mallard Bay Care Center.  He was born in Salisbury on July 25, 1944 to the late Russell Winston Gravenor and Ada Mae Murphy Gravenor.

Merrill worked for many years as a Assistant Vice President of Union Trust Bank, and then as the...

Feb 6, 2023

Anna Elizabeth Jones Brooks, 105, of Woolford passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023 at Talbot Hospice in Easton. She was born in Cambridge on January 16, 1918 and was a daughter of the late Grace Olivia Weedon Jones and David Harmon Jones.

She graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1935.  She worked as a cashier...

Feb 3, 2023

James J. Middleton, 92, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born on August 23, 1930 in Royal Oak, Michigan and was the son of the late James C. and Anna Schuenemann Middleton.

Jim graduated from Royal Oak High School class of 1948. He served...

Feb 1, 2023

Diane Marshall White, 78, of Deal Island passed away on Wednesday, February 1 2023 at Mallard Bay Care Center following a brief illness. Diane was born on March 22, 1944 in Cambridge and was a daughter of the late Ruth Dayton Marshall and W. Ralph Marshall.

She graduated from Cambridge High School in 1962. Diane worked in...

Jan 29, 2023

Carol A. Proctor, 84, of Hurlock passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at her home with her loving husband and son by her side. She was born in Globe, AZ on March 19, 1938 and was a daughter of the late Edward and Marguerite Hammer Erny.

Mrs. Proctor taught school in P.G. County for 30 plus...

Jan 27, 2023

Ruth Ann LeCompte, 95, of Laurel, DE, formerly of Cambridge, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023 at her home.  She was born in Vienna, MD on October 25, 1927 to the late Claude W. Adams and Anna Cannon Adams.

Ruth attended schools in Cambridge, graduating from Cambridge High School class of 1945, where she was voted...

Jan 24, 2023

Norman L. Gambrill III, 73, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on August 13, 1949 and was a son of the late Norman L. Gambrill, Jr. and Helen Andrews Gambrill.

Mr. Gambrill graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1967. He owned/operated N.G. Electric, Inc. On...

Jan 23, 2023

Thomas S. Jackson, Jr., 83, of Vienna passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional. He was born on February 27, 1939 in Alexandria, VA and was a son of the late Thomas S. Jackson, Sr. and Mary Barrett Jackson.

On October 29, 1966 he married the former Jeanne M. Drummond also of Alexandria,...

Jan 22, 2023

William E. “Buddy” Slacum, 80, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Manokin Nursing and Rehab in Princess Anne. He was born in Cambridge on August 20, 1942 and was a son of the late Richard L. Slacum, Sr. and Madeline Lowe Slacum.

Mr. Slacum graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1960. He...

Jan 21, 2023

Jay E. Aldridge, Jr. passed away at his home on January 21, 2023, surrounded by his family after a brief illness.  He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on May 27, 1957 to the late Jay E. Aldridge, Sr. and Lorraine A. Aldridge.

Jay was raised in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1975.  He was...

Jan 19, 2023

Pamela S. Laverty, 72, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at the Barnett Center in Centreville.  She was born in Crisfield on March 27, 1950 to the late Eugene Sterling and Patsy Sommers Sterling.

Pam attended Wesleyan College for a period of time and worked as a laboratory technician with the State of Maryland...

Jan 17, 2023

Sewell L. Spedden, Jr., 84, of Cassons Neck passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on December 5, 1938 and was a son of the late Sewell L. Spedden, Sr. and Clara Beckwith Spedden.

Mr. Spedden graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1956. He served in the Army...

Jan 13, 2023

Sukanya Caldwell, 73, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023 at UMSMC at Easton with her husband by her side.  She was born in North Thailand on May 14, 1949.

On November 30, 1994, Sukanya better known as Sue married Renato Caldwell.  Sukanya was a professional, award winning bowler in the state of Maryland.  She...

Jan 12, 2023

Robert C. Todd, 87, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at The Pines in Easton. He was born in Toddville on January 28, 1935 and was a son of the late Gillis S. Todd, Sr. and Maggie Moore Todd.

Mr. Todd graduated from South Dorchester High School class of 1954. He served in the...

Jan 11, 2023

Louis Edward Fritz, Sr.

January 31, 1936- January 11, 2023

Lou Fritz passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 in Cambridge, MD surrounded by his loving wife of almost 65 years, Mary Jane Fritz and his daughter and son-in- law, Joyce Lynn Fritz Ritz...

Jan 7, 2023

Donald L. Youngbar, Sr., 84, of Church Creek passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at UMSMC at Easton. He was born in Baltimore on April 27, 1938 and was a son of the late William and Helen Jacobs Youngbar.

Mr. Youngbar attended schools in Baltimore. On March 17, 1957, he married the former Janet Sherman. He...

Jan 7, 2023

Lawrence “Larry” David Tilghman, 61, of East New Market passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at his home. He was born in Cambridge on June 2, 1961, and was a son of the late William Irving Tilghman, Jr., and Anna Robbins Tilghman.

He graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School as a member of the class...