Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Ruth L. "Dolly" Tolley

Apr 13, 2013

Ruth L. "Dolly" Tolley, 83, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at her home. She was born in Hoopers Island to the late Daniel and Elba Flowers Tall.

She graduated from Hoopers Island High School. She worked as a cook at Hoopers Island Elementary School, a crab picker at local crab factories and was a...

Lenamae L. Lewis

Apr 12, 2013

Lenamae Lorraine (Fitzhugh) Lewis, 73, of Cambridge passed away at her home on Friday, April 12, 2013. She was born in Cambridge on December 29, 1939 to the late John A. and Louise E. Morgan Fitzhugh.

She attended schools in Cambridge. She worked for Caldwell Casting as an assembly line worker for 18 years. She enjoyed...

Jamie L. Ellis

Apr 11, 2013

Jamie L. Ellis, 38, of Rhodesdale passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Nanticoke Memorial Hospital in Seaford. She was born on July 23, 1974 in Cambridge and was a daughter of James A. Windsor and Shelly Adams Landon.

Jamie graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School class of 1992. On August 14, 2004, she...

James R. Salisbury

Apr 8, 2013

James R. Salisbury, 71, of Hurlock passed away on Monday, April 8, 2013 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. He was born in Rossie, NY and was a son of the late Truman F. and Jane Butler Salisbury.

He graduated from Hammond High School in Hammond, NY. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean...

Frances Madeline Pritchett

Apr 1, 2013

Frances Madeline Pritchett, 94, of Toddville passed away on April 1, 2013 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Wingate on March 12, 1919 and was a daughter of the late Fred Layton Ruark and Lossie Estelle Jones Ruark.

She attended schools in Crocheron. On April 10, 1947, she married Medford J. Pritchett, who...

Elizabeth T. Willey

Mar 28, 2013

Elizabeth T. Willey, 78, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Dorchester General Hospital. She was born in Cambridge on March 13, 1935 and was a daughter of the late William F. and Mary Hughes Turner.

Mrs. Willey graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1953. On March 13, 1956, she married Richard...

Loretta Mae Robinson

Mar 27, 2013

Loretta Mae Robinson, 84, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Coatesville, PA on May 1, 1928 and was a daughter of the late Mary Butler.

She moved to Delaware when she was an infant and attended schools in New Castle and Hockessin. Mrs. Robinson...

S. Donald Elzey

Mar 27, 2013

S. Donald Elzey, 83, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at his home. He was born on February 5, 1930 in Cambridge and was a son of the late Ann Smith Coufal.

Mr. Elzey graduated from Cambridge High School. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. during the Korean Conflict. On December 21,...

Evelyn M. Burton

Mar 21, 2013

Evelyn M. Burton, 96, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Reids Grove on October 4, 1916 to the late Clinton Johnson and Clara Tull Morean.

Mrs. Burton was raised in Dorchester County. She graduated from Hurlock High School. She married the late Donald M....

Rev. F. Ellwood Turner

Mar 19, 2013

Rev. Frederick Ellwood Turner, 88, of Hurlock formerly of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Chesapeake Woods Center. He was born in Cambridge on February 11, 1925, a son of the late A. Vernon and Anna Heil Turner.

After graduating from Cambridge High School, he enlisted in the United States Navy. Ellwood was...

Carolyn P. Pritchett

Mar 16, 2013

Carolyn P. Pritchett, 84, of Rhodesdale surrounded by her family passed away on Saturday March 16, 2013, at Dorchester General Hospital. Born on June 15, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Dawson S. and Mildred Brown Payne.

She was a warm and caring person. Most of her life she was a homemaker raising her...

George Dewey Meekins, Jr

Mar 9, 2013

George Dewey Meekins, Jr., 85, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Dorchester General Hospital. He was born in Port Norris, NJ on June 27, 1927 and was a son of the late George D. Meekins, Sr. and Effie Inel Meekins.

He attended schools in Hoopers Island. Dewey served in the U.S. Navy...

Hubert F. Brohawn

Mar 7, 2013

Hubert F. Brohawn, 89, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Vienna on May 26, 1923 and was a son of the late Robert and Estella Mae Foxwell Brohawn.

He attended public schools in Vienna and Cambridge. On December 7, 1944 he married the former...

Mary A. Noble

Mar 6, 2013

Mary A. Noble, 71, of Fishing Creek passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Dorchester General Hospital. She was born in Washington, DC on October 8, 1941 and was a daughter of the late Joseph and Annabelle Owens Cox.

In her earlier years, she was a talented dancer and skater. Mrs. Noble danced at USO...

Louise R. Creighton

Mar 5, 2013

Louise R. Creighton, 92, of Church Creek passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Taylors Island on November 4, 1920 and was a daughter of the late George W. and Lue Berlie Wallace Ruark.

Mrs. Creighton attended schools in Dorchester County. Mrs. Creighton married John M. "Jack" Creighton,...

Jean E. Phillips

Mar 1, 2013

Jean Eskridge Phillips, wife, mother, family matriarch, business founder, naturalist, avid reader and lover of life, died Friday morning. She was 84.

Jean was born in Galestown, Maryland and spent her formative years living on a farm at Cooks Point near Cambridge, Maryland, where she became a 4-H All Star and developed a life-long passion for...

Dorothy M. Strange

Feb 28, 2013

Dorothy M. Strange, 88, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Mallard Bay Care Center. Services will be private.

Freda Mae Bennett

Feb 28, 2013

Freda Mae Bennett, 75, of Hudson passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Cambridge on January 27, 1938 and was a daughter of the late Anna Seward Hurley and Sidney Bennett.

Miss Bennett attended schools in Cambridge. She retired from Airpax. Miss Bennett enjoyed reading and watching...

Laura E. Jenkins

Feb 27, 2013

Laura Ellen Jenkins, beloved wife of the late William R. Jenkins, of Taylors Island went to be with the Lord on February 27, 2013. She was born March 11, 1928 and was 84. She is survived by loving longtime companion Cecil Wood.

She is also survived by three sons Douglas Parker and wife Debra, Curtis Parker...

James W. Foxwell, Sr

Feb 26, 2013

James W. Foxwell, Sr., 88, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Chesapeake Woods Center. He was born on August 31, 1924 in Cambridge to the late Waldon H. and Pearl Hurley Foxwell.

Mr. Foxwell attended school in Cambridge. He joined the United States Navy in April 1943, where he served as a...