Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Jul 4, 2023

Keith S. Howard, 76, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Cambridge on October 2, 1946 and was a son of the late George Edwin Howard, Sr. and Caroline Sanders Howard.

Mr. Howard graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1964. On August 29, 1969 he married...

Jul 1, 2023

Diana L. Hyde, 58, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2023 at her home. She was born in Baltimore on August 24, 1964 and was a daughter of the late Charles Harvey Tanner and Mary Baublitz Gettier.

Mrs. Hyde attended schools in Baltimore and later went to Anne Arundel Community College. On March 17, 1984,...

Jul 1, 2023

Constance Rose Fisher, 83, died with her eldest daughter by her side on July 1, 2023. Born in Toddville, MD to the late Aleita and Alonza Abbott.

Connie lived her entire life on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. After raising her children, she obtained her GED and began classes at Chesapeake College where she earned her CNA....

Jun 28, 2023

Audrey J. Willoughby, 89, of Salisbury, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at her home. She was born in Cambridge on March 11, 1934 and was a daughter of the late Charles A. James and Sarah Fountain James.

Mrs. Willoughby graduated from Cambridge High School. On July 15, 1967, she married Howard L. “Dude” Willoughby who...

Jun 26, 2023

Robert J. Cole, 71, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, June 26, 2023 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born in Pensacola, FL on February 16, 1952 and was a son of the late Robert and Bernice Matthews Cole.

Mr. Cole graduated from Warwick Tech with his RN Degree. He worked for 30...

Jun 25, 2023

Major (Retired) John Earle Valenstein, age 71, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2023, at home in Cambridge, Maryland after a heroic battle with ALS. John was the son of Colonel Earle L. Valenstein and Susan B. Valenstein, also formerly of Cambridge, and was born April 19, 1952, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  Growing up as an “Army brat” and later...

Jun 25, 2023

Mary Carolyn Wright, 80, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Cambridge on February 21, 1943 and was a daughter of the late William Herbert Dail and Luella Adkins Dail.

Mrs. Wright graduated from Cambridge High School. On August 20, 1977, she married Earl Peter Wright,...

Jun 20, 2023

James “Jimmy” F. Era, Sr., 62, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at UMSMC at Easton. He was born in Colorado on June 27, 1960 and was a son of the late Norman J. “Sonny” Era, Sr. and Barbara Hughes Era.

He attended school at North Dorchester High School. Mr. Era served in the...

Jun 19, 2023

Norman Christopher Saunders, age 75 of Cambridge and Berlin, Maryland, formerly of Columbia and Silver Spring, Maryland and Alexandria, Virginia, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023.  He was born in Washington, DC to the late Heywood Saunders and Marian Hoover Saunders on April 29, 1948.

Upon graduation from Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia, Norm went...

Jun 19, 2023

Ronald Wayne Potter, 83, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023 at UMSMC at Easton. He was born in Cambridge on August 28, 1939 and was a son of the late Thomas C. “Babe” Potter and Imogene Tawes Potter.

Wayne graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1957. He served in the U.S. Army from...

Jun 16, 2023

Ann R. Burns, 91, of Eden, MD passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born in Cambridge on January 25, 1932 and was a daughter of the late Francis and Marjorie Thomas Rue.

Mrs. Burns graduated from Cambridge High School class 1949 and was a bookkeeper for...

Jun 16, 2023

Trappe, MD - Today, we celebrate the extraordinary life of William Jack Parks, known fondly as Q-Ball and Billy Jack, who left us peacefully in his home on the morning of June 16, 2023. Born on October 8, 1932, his journey through life was one of love, laughter, and unwavering dedication to his friends and family. As we bid...

Jun 16, 2023

Fay L. Willey, 83, of Madison passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023 at UMSMC at Easton. She was born in Madison on May 1, 1940 and was a daughter of the late Lewis and Mamie Barrack King.

Mrs. Willey attended schools in Dorchester County. She was a homemaker and she enjoyed listening to Country Music.

Jun 15, 2023

Carl Edwin Christiansen, 94, of Woolford, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at Mallard Bay Nursing and Rehab. He was married to the former Florence Rosch.

Carl was preceded in death by his father Carl Oscar, and his mother Sophie; his sisters Evelyn and Gerda and his brother Theodor; his son Carl Robert; his grandson Donny...

Jun 15, 2023

Pauline J. Hill, 80, of Linkwood passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born in Rapid City, South Dakota on September 15, 1942 and was a daughter of the late Paul and Alma Johnson Rousseau.

On December 14, 1962, she married Franklin H. Hill who passed away...

Jun 12, 2023

Lillian M. Sailor, 79, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, June 12, 2023 at her home. She was born in Cannock England on September 30, 1943 and was the daughter of the late Thomas Hobson and Kathleen Chilton Hobson.

She graduated from Prairie High School. On October 15, 1982 she married Harlan D. Sailor. Mrs. Sailor worked...

Jun 10, 2023

Rebecca “Becky” Lynne Jorette, 58, of Secretary was born on January 10, 1965 and joined many loved ones in Heaven on June 10, 2023. She was born in Anne Arundel County and was a daughter of Margaret Shriver Jorette and the late John E. Jorette, Sr.

Becky graduated from South Dorchester High School class of 1983. She...

Jun 9, 2023

Danial W. Nalley, Jr., 32, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, June 9, 2023 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on February 24, 1991 and was a son of Amy Jo Davis and the late Danial W. Nalley, Sr. He is the husband of Larissa Canteneo (East Meadow, NY). They shared two beautiful children, Dylan Atticus and...

Jun 9, 2023

Jacqueline Jones-Benjamin, 95, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, June 9, 2023 at Heart Fields Assisted Living in Easton. She was born on March 6, 1928 in Bridgeport, CT and was a daughter of the late Frederick Warrington and Charlotte Lieberum Lucas.

She graduated from Penn Hall Boarding School and at the age of 16 she came...

Jun 7, 2023

William H. Brooks, Jr. 88, of East New Market, MD passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at UMSMC at Easton. He was born in Woolford on August 27, 1934 and as a son of the late William H. Brooks, Sr. and Ethel Wroten Brooks.

Mr. Brooks attended Cambridge High School. As a young man, he worked...