Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Angela D. (De Santis)  Hill, M.D.

Angela D. (De Santis) Hill, M.D.

Apr 1, 2018

Angela De Santis Hill, M.D., left this earth to join the church Triumphant on Sunday, April 1, 2018.

Mrs. Hill was the daughter of the late Martin and Mary De Santis of Hartford, Connecticut.

She graduated valedictorian of William Hall High School in West Hartford, Conn, was awarded a two year scholarship at Smith College...

Carl H. Johnson

Carl H. Johnson

Apr 1, 2018

Carl H. Johnson, 86, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Caroline County on September 20, 1931 and was a son of the late Carl Tilghman Johnson and Gula Washington Allen Johnson.

Mr. Johnson worked at DuPont and various odd jobs. He...

Gilbert F. Dodson

Gilbert F. Dodson

Mar 31, 2018

Gilbert F. Dodson, 94, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born in Cambridge on December 14, 1923 and was a son of the late John Franklin Dodson and Blanche Bell Dodson.

Mr. Dodson graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1940. He...

Nellie F. (Fountain)  Webster

Nellie F. (Fountain) Webster

Mar 30, 2018

Nellie F. Webster was born 106 years ago on August 25, 1911, as Nellie Barber Fountain (Nellie B.), daughter of Hugh Fountain and Nettie (Snow) Fountain.  She was born while William Howard Taft was President of the United States.  She lived through WWI, the Great Depression, WWII, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War, and military actions in the Middle...

Luka Glenn Williams

Luka Glenn Williams

Mar 28, 2018

Luka Glenn Williams, 3 months old, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Easton on December 12, 2017 and was a son of Samantha Mansfield-McNeese (Josh Goddard).

Besides his mother, Luka is survived by a brother Connor Mansfield of Cambridge, maternal grandmother Lesley Williams of Cambridge, maternal great grandparents...

Betty Jean "BJ" (Baker)  Johnstone

Betty Jean "BJ" (Baker) Johnstone

Mar 27, 2018

Betty Jean "BJ" Johnstone, 66, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Candle Light Cove in Easton. She was born in Berlin, MD on June 1, 1951 and was a daughter of the late Charles and Alice Graber Baker.

Mrs. Johnstone graduated from Stephen Decatur High School class of 1969. On August 24, 1979,...

Edna M. (Shores)  Goslin

Edna M. (Shores) Goslin

Mar 26, 2018

Edna M. Goslin, 66, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born in Cambridge on March 1, 1952 and was a daughter of Beatrice Elzey Lewis and the late George Shores.

Mrs. Goslin graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1970. On August 9, 1974, she married Nelson Goslin,...

Franklin R. Wallace

Franklin R. Wallace

Mar 24, 2018

Franklin Richard Wallace, 67, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018. He was born in Cambridge on August 15, 1950 and was the son of the late Franklin D. and Mary Frances Wallace.

Frank loved to carve walking sticks with his free in retirement, and ornaments at Christmas for his family. They are truly works of art...

Betty Lowe (Lowe)  Collison

Betty Lowe (Lowe) Collison

Mar 23, 2018

Betty Lowe Collison, 96, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born in Sharptown on February 28, 1922 and was a daughter of the late William Edward Lowe and Jerusha Hurley Lowe.

Mrs. Collison graduated from Sharptown High School in 1939. On June...

Diana "Donna" Lee Warren

Diana "Donna" Lee Warren

Mar 21, 2018

Diana Lee “Donna” Warren, 56, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at UMSMC at Easton.  She was born in Riva, MD on October 21, 1961 to the late William Ralph Jones and Florence Elizabeth Coles Jones.

Donna enjoyed reading, cleaning, and especially cooking.  She had a special knack for baking cookies at Christmas time,...

Joseph John Jordan, Jr.

Joseph John Jordan, Jr.

Mar 19, 2018

Joseph John Jordan, Jr., husband of Valerie Jordan, passed on Monday, March 19, 2018 at his home with his loving family by his side.

Joe was born on November 11, 1962 in Danville, PA during a blizzard.  The Jordan family moved to Denton, MD a week later, so Joe was not a true Eastern Shore native.  However,...

Weldon D. Andrews

Weldon D. Andrews

Mar 15, 2018

Weldon D. Andrews, 78, of Cambridge, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 15, 2018 with his family by his side. He was born in Wingate on June 27, 1939 and was a son of the late Granville and Ethel Bloodsworth Andrews.

He graduated from South Dorchester High School. He served in...

Mary Jane (Wingate)  Barnes

Mary Jane (Wingate) Barnes

Mar 14, 2018

Mary Jane Barnes, 89, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born in Cambridge on September 28, 1928 and was a daughter of the late Alfred Baldwin Wingate and Marie Dail Wingate.

Mrs. Barnes graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1945. She...

Mark W. Holotik

Mark W. Holotik

Mar 8, 2018

Mark W. Holotik, 59, of Crocheron passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born in New London, CT on April 17, 1958 and was a son of Amanda Lee Murphy Holotik and the late John Holotik.

Mark attended schools in Crapo and South Dorchester. He worked on...

Mary Katherine Neal (Neal)  Elzey

Mary Katherine Neal (Neal) Elzey

Mar 6, 2018

Mary Katherine Neal Elzey

Mary Katherine went to be with her lord and savior, surrounded by her family, March 6, 2018. The day prior she had celebrated her ninetieth birthday. She was born to the late Dallas and Meriam Wheatley Neal March 5, 1928, at Andersontown in Caroline County, Maryland on the family farm. Her paternal grandparents...

Fletcher Clark III

Fletcher Clark III

Mar 6, 2018

Fletcher Clark III, 94, died on March 6, 2018, at UMSMC at Dorchester, in Cambridge, Maryland. He was born in Middleboro, MA on July 5, 1923 and was the son of the late Marguerite and Fletcher Clark, Jr.

He was the valedictorian from Middleboro High School class of 1941 and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College,...

William "Bill" H. Harding

William "Bill" H. Harding

Mar 2, 2018

William “Bill” H. Harding, 92, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018 at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Cambridge on August 26, 1925 and was a son of the late Preston and Bessie Davidson Harding.

Mr. Harding graduated from Cambridge High School. He served in the U.S. Navy...

Louise E. (Elliott)  Moffitt

Louise E. (Elliott) Moffitt

Mar 1, 2018

Louise E. Moffitt, 103, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday morning March 1, 2018 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Bishops Head on June 27, 1914 and was a daughter of the late Alonza and Ethel McGlaughlin Elliott.

Mrs. Moffitt was raised and attended schools in Cambridge. She was married to Harry Pyle, who...

Shirley T. (Trego)  Colburn

Shirley T. (Trego) Colburn

Feb 27, 2018

Shirley T. Colburn, 89, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Cambridge on November 23, 1928 and was a daughter of the late Hubert C. Trego, Sr. and Marie Brannock Trego.

Mrs. Colburn graduated from Cambridge High School with honors, class of 1945. In 1950, she married...

Harold Ray Hastings, Sr.

Harold Ray Hastings, Sr.

Feb 26, 2018

Harold R. Hastings, Sr. passed away suddenly at home on February 26, 2018. He was born in Madison on October 8, 1934 and was raised in Dorchester County. He loved and lived his life to the fullest.

Ray as he was known to everyone was the son of the late Harlan and Pearlina Cheesman Hastings. Ray was...