Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Lillian C. Madairy

Aug 15, 2015

Lillian C. Madairy, 96, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Mallard Bay Care Center.

There are no services at this time.

Arrangements are in the care of Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge.

Philip Alan Alschbach

Aug 11, 2015

Philip Alan Alschbach, 83, of Cambridge, MD, formerly of Richmond, VA, passed away on August 11, 2015 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Detroit, MI on April 16, 1932 and was the youngest son of the late George R. and Margaret L. Alschbach.  Besides his parents, brothers Jack, David, and Robert preceded him in death.

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Charles B. "Chick" Gore

Aug 10, 2015

Charles B. “Chick” Gore, 70, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Cambridge on June 14, 1945 and was a son of the late Charles B. Gore, Sr. and Kitty Bramble Reid.

Chick graduated from North Dorchester High School class of 1963. He served...

Eyup Tanman

Aug 9, 2015

Eyup Tanman M.D., 90, of Pompano Beach, FL passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at his summer home in Cambridge. He was born in Preveze, Greece on September 17, 1924 and was a son of the late Saban Suudi Tanman and Naciye Tanman.

Survived by his wife of 26 years Lynn Maddux Tanman of Pompano Beach,...

Marilyn Hurley (Hurley) Luthy

Aug 9, 2015

Marilyn Mae “Feetsie” Luthy of Cambridge, Maryland died Sunday August 9, 2015 after a brief illness.  Marilyn was born November 14, 1932 to Esther M. Hurley and James W. Hurley. She is preceded in death by her husband John F “Sonny” Luthy, Jr and her grandson Robert Luthy.  She is survived by her six children: John “Jock” Luthy III...

Helen Price (Price) Dawson

Aug 9, 2015

Helen Price Dawson, age 100, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Cambridge on July 10, 1915 and was a daughter of the late Wm. Davis (Capt. Dave) Price, Sr. and Linda Ozman Price. Mrs. Dawson received her education from the public schools in Cambridge. On...

Blanche Jacobs (Shuler) Postelnek

Aug 8, 2015

Blanche J. Postelnek, 85, of Cambridge, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in New York City on December 28, 1929 and was a daughter of the late George and Blanche Stewart Shuler.

She graduated from Midwood High School and also graduated from Goddard College with a bachelor’s degree in...

Mary Ellen "Sue" (Tyler) Hollins

Aug 6, 2015

Mary Ellen “Sue” Hollins, 84, of Odenton formerly of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at her home. She was born on September 21, 1930 to the late Hubert and Leona Aaron Tyler.

Mrs. Hollins married the late Charles Lee Hollins on May 5, 1954, who passed away on November 20, 2009. Mary enjoyed swimming,...

Edward Franklin Hurley

Aug 5, 2015

Edward F. Hurley, 80, of Vienna passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born on April 8, 1935 in Cambridge and was a son of the late Luther and Missel Todd Hurley and his stepmother Hilda McWilliams Hurley.

On November 4, 1995, he married the former Barbara Short Knauer. At his...

Mary Gummel (Gummel) Horde

Aug 3, 2015

Mary Gummel Horde, 95, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, August 3, 2015 at Mallard Bay Care Center. At her request, there will be no service. A private interment will be at her family plot at Prospect Hill in Washington, DC.

Bobbie Sue (Lomax) Swann

Jul 31, 2015

Bobbie Sue Swann, 58, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015 at UMSMC at Easton. She was born in Cambridge on April 26, 1957 and was a daughter of the late James P. Lomax, Sr. and Barbara Newton Lomax.

Bobbie Sue graduated from Cambridge High School. On February 26, 1982, she married Dutch Swann. She...

Betty Lee (Henry) Seward

Jul 26, 2015

Betty L. Seward, 95, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Cambridge on December 4, 1919 to the late John and Louise Hubbard Henry.

Mrs. Seward graduated from Cambridge High School and on she married Virgil A. Seward, Jr., who passed away on October 4, 2007....

Kathleen Dunnock (Dunnock) Willey

Jul 24, 2015

Kathleen Dunnock Willey, 83, passed away on July 24, 2015 at Collingswood Nursing Center in Rockville, Maryland. She was born in Cambridge, Maryland on April 1, 1932, the daughter of Mildred Dunnock Menk and Reginald Dunnock. Kathleen graduated from Cambridge High School in 1949 and, on June 21st of that year, married Thomas B. Willey. She live most of...

Jennings Calvert "JC" Tolley

Jul 23, 2015

Jennings C. “JC” Tolley, 72, of Wingate passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Chesapeake Woods Center. He was born in Cambridge on January 23, 1943 and was a son of the late Calvert Brice and Kathryn Todd Tolley of Toddville.

He was raised in Toddville and attended South Dorchester High School and graduated from Bullis...

Ezekiel Hunter Wilson, Jr., M.D.

Jul 13, 2015

Ezekiel Hunter Wilson, Jr., M.D. who carried the lifelong nickname of Dooner, died of congestive heart failure on July 13, 2015 at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center.

Dr. Wilson was the son of E. Hunter Wilson, a businessman in Cambridge, MD, and his wife Shirley Skinner Wilson. He and his sister, Hannah Firth of Baltimore, enjoyed a...

Ida May (Brittingham) Creighton

Jul 12, 2015

Ida M. Creighton, 95, of Fishing Creek passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Golden Hill on December 6, 1919 and was a daughter of the late Walter M. and Lillie Frazier Brittingham.

She attended schools in Golden Hill. On December 24, 1937 she...

Vera Block

Jul 12, 2015

Vera Melnyk Block, 65, Cambridge, MD. Born in Havre de Grace, MD on February 26, 1950 to Ukrainian immigrants Walter and Maria Melnyk.

Soon after the family moved to East Baltimore where Vera grew up. She worked a few years as a bank teller, but the majority of her career was spent with the telephone company, initially...

Everett Paul Creighton, Jr.

Jul 10, 2015

Everett P. Creighton, Jr., 93, former Vice President of Manufacturing at Cambridge Wire Cloth Company, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015 at Chesapeake Woods Center.  He was born on August 8, 1921 in Cambridge, the son of Everett P. Creighton, Sr. and Mildred Kirby Creighton.  He was raised at 210 West End Avenue and graduated from Cambridge High...

John William Tieder, Jr.

Jun 27, 2015

John W. Tieder, Jr, 74 of Marco Island FL, passed away on Saturday, June 27th, 2015 at his farm on Taylors Island surrounded by his family and close friends.

Born on December 16, 1940 in Cambridge, MD, he was the son of the late John W Tieder, Sr. and Isabel Tubman Tieder.  John grew up...

Mary Angela (Harbert) Bloodsworth

Jun 25, 2015

Mary A. Bloodsworth, 90, of Cambridge passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 25, 2015. She was born in Cowley, England on July 9, 1924 to the late William E. and Gladys Barker Harbert.

Mrs. Bloodsworth grew up in England. During World War II, she had to quit school to work as an electric welder while the men...