Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Mar 15, 2019

David L. Veal, 63, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019 at his home. Services will be held at a later date.

Mar 12, 2019

Jack Braumiller Jr., 91, of Catonsville MD, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at St. Agnes Hospital.  He was born in Texarkana TX on July 8, 1927, and was the son of the late Jack Braumiller Sr. and Jennie Spooner.

After serving in the Navy, Jack Jr. attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and graduated with...

Mar 11, 2019

Carrie A. Harper, 42, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, March 11, 2019 at her home. She was born in Easton on June 20, 1976 and was the daughter of H. Eugene and Barbara English Harper.

Carrie graduated from Walkersville Christian Family School class of 1994 and she graduated from University of Maryland School of Social Work....

Mar 9, 2019

Naomi B. Trego, 89, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at her home. She was born in Baltimore on August 6, 1929 and was a daughter of the late Bernard and Edna Geoghegan Brown.

Mrs. Trego graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1948.  On February 8, 1952, she married F. Read Trego, who...

Mar 5, 2019

Steven B. Greenwood, 54, of Hurlock passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at his home. Services will be held at a later date.

Mar 4, 2019

Lee Karminski, 80, of Woolford, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019 at UMSMC at Easton. He was born in Essex, MD on January 25, 1939 and was a son of the late Alfonzo and Sara Tutchton Karminski.

Mr. Karminski graduated from Kenwood High School class of 1957. He served U.S. Army, where he was stationed Germany...

Mar 3, 2019

It is with great sadness that the family of Ralph Albany Eskridge announces his passing on Sunday March 3, 2019, at the age of 93. A lifelong resident of Dorchester County, Ralph graduated Cambridge High School in 1942.

Ralph’s early career was spent managing the farms at Cook’s Point and Castle Haven before moving into town. After...

Feb 27, 2019

Shirley N. Long, 76, of Camden, DE passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born in Cambridge, Maryland on July 27th, 1942 and was the daughter of the late Hammond and Jeanette Mills Shannahan.

Mrs. Long attended schools in Cambridge, Maryland. On July 21st,...

Feb 27, 2019

Ida Elizabeth Robinson Taylor, 95, passed away peacefully at her home in Trappe, Md on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. She was born in Powellville, MD on August 26, 1923 and was the daughter of the late George and Ida Smack Adkins.

Mrs. Taylor graduated from Wicomico High School, Salisbury, in the class of 1941. She worked as...

Feb 26, 2019

Bettye D. Wheatley, 96 of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born in Cambridge on November 3, 1922 and was a daughter of the late Evelyn Henry Christopher.

Mrs. Wheatley graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1939. On March 17, 1943, she married Roland E. Wheatley, Jr., who...

Feb 26, 2019

John L. Gray, Sr., 74, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Cherry Hill, NJ on June 5, 1944 and was a son of the late Lawrence and Violet Police Gray.

Mr. Gray attended schools in Cambridge. He served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam and was...

Feb 25, 2019

Howard Wayne “Duck” Kemp, Jr., 54, of Easton passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019 at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. He was born in Easton on November 10, 1964 and was a son of Margaret Horney Kemp and the late Howard Wayne Kemp, Sr.

Howard graduated from Easton High School class of 1982. On March...

Feb 20, 2019

Beatrice M. Lewis, 90, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Church Creek on July 28, 1928 and was a daughter of the late James “Globe” Elzey and Evelyn Elzey.

Mrs. Lewis attended school in the Cambridge area. On August 19, 1946, she married George C. Shores,...

Feb 16, 2019

M. Ralph Foxwell, Jr., 97, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at his home. He was born in Elliott Island on December 29, 1921 and was a son of the late M. Ralph Foxwell, Sr. and Lillian Ewell Foxwell.

Mr. Foxwell attended schools in Dorchester County. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII....

Feb 13, 2019

Ann B. Bennett, 89, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at UMSMC at Easton. She was born in Easton on December 15, 1929 and was the daughter of the late John Carlton Benny and Mildred Buker Benny.

Ms. Bennett graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1946. She worked for the Comptroller of Maryland...

Feb 12, 2019

William “Bill” L. Wallace, 75, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Dorchester County on October 6, 1943 and was a son of the late Watson Ernest Wallace and Mattie Meredith Wallace.

Mr. Wallace graduated from South Dorchester High School. He served in the U.S....

Feb 12, 2019

William C. “Chuckie” Stevens, Jr., 47, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on April 9, 1971 and was a son of William “Billy” C. Stevens, Sr. and the late Linda Brittingham Stevens.

Chuckie attended schools in Cambridge. He had worked for several businesses including being a...

Feb 9, 2019

Margaret Jean Newcomb, 87 of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born in Cambridge on July 3, 1931 and was the daughter of the late Leroy B. Edgar, Sr. and Margaret Shenton Edgar.

Mrs. Newcomb attended schools in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1948. She...

Feb 8, 2019

Debra A. Collison, 66, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, February 8, 2019 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born in Cambridge on May 18, 1952 and was a daughter of the late James Dawson Collison and Helen Harris Collison.

Debbie graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1970. She worked at Dairy Queen in Cambridge for...

Feb 6, 2019

Rufus W. Pritchett, 86, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at his home. He was born in Bishops Head on February 9, 1932 and was a son of the late Wilson and Mildred Mills Pritchett.

Mr. Pritchett attended schools Bishops Head. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953. On August 15,...