Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Sep 3, 2021

Dorothy “Kitty” Ann Travers, 88 of Cambridge went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 3, 2021 at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton. She was born in Cambridge on May 25, 1933 and was the daughter of the late John and Lillie Niblett.

Kitty attended school in Cambridge. On August 20, 1950, she...

Sep 2, 2021

John S. Laird, 81, of Cambridge passed away on September 2, 2021 at University Medical Center in Baltimore.  He was born on May 27, 1940 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Marvin Laird and Mary Ballengee Laird.

John graduated from the Ohio State University in 1966.  He worked for many years as an electrical engineer for WemCo. ...

Aug 31, 2021

Deloris E. Denekas of Denton, Md. formerly of Suitland, Md. and Crocheron, Md. passed away at Homestead Manor Assisted Living on August 31, 2021. She was born in St. Louis, MO to Arthur and Marie Hoefler Wickert on December 18, 1923.

Deloris attended the Wesleyan Church of Denton and Greensboro. Her hobbies were quilting and making things...

Aug 29, 2021

Ray Spencer Bryant, 82, of Virginia Beach, VA, and formerly of Cambridge, MD, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021. He was born in Richmond, VA on April 12, 1939 and was the son of the late Luther Spencer Bryant and Mary Esther Dowdy Bryant.

Ray graduated in 1958 from Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond, VA...

Aug 28, 2021

Leah Orem Gore, 87, of Cambridge, MD, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021, at University of Maryland Laurel Medical Center with family by her side. Born in Baltimore, MD, September 27th, 1933, she was the daughter of Reginald C. Orem and Hazel Robinson Orem. She moved to Cambridge with her family at a young age and graduated from Cambridge...

Aug 24, 2021

Richard D. Messick, 81, of Cambridge passed away suddenly on August 24, 2021 after suffering a massive heart attack. He was born in Cambridge on May 22, 1940 and was a son of the late Richard C. and Albena B. Messick.

Mr. Messick attended schools in Dorchester County, and was a graduate of Cambridge High School class...

Aug 22, 2021

Augustus Theodore Waldsachs, III, of Cambridge, MD, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2021. He was 79 years old.

Born in Baltimore, MD, on September 3, 1941, he was the beloved son of the late Augustus Theodore Waldsachs, Jr., and Jane Hammond Boyd Waldsachs. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister...

Aug 20, 2021

Laura Jackson Thompson, 98, of East New Market passed away peacefully at her home on August 20, 2021 with her daughter by her side.  She was born in East New Market on July 11, 1923 to the late Carl Jackson and Alvina Diskau Jackson.

In November of 1945, Laura married Walter R. Burton, Jr., who was killed...

Aug 17, 2021

Evelyn Wheatley, 93, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chesapeake Woods.  She was born in Cambridge on January 12, 1928 to the late Ida Holliday Hill.

Evelyn attended schools in Cambridge.  She was married to Charles F. Wheatley, who passed away on February 13, 2002.  She worked for many...

Aug 16, 2021

Dorothy A. Elzey, 80, of Hoopersville passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, August 16, 2021. She was born in Hoopersville on June 9, 1941 and was a daughter of the late Floyd R. Ashton, Sr. and Mary Lewis Ashton.

Mrs. Elzey graduated from South Dorchester High School class of 1959. On June 13, 1959, she...

Aug 16, 2021

Robert J. Bishop, 95, of Easton passed away on Monday, August 16, 2021 at Bayleigh Chase in Easton. He was born in Youngstown, OH on August 26, 1925 and was a son of the late Edward and Ethel Kay Bishop.

He was married to the former Erla Raub for 74 years.

A Masonic service will...

Aug 12, 2021

Sarah Stack of Cambridge, MD passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, August 12, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 9, 1940 and was a daughter of the late Irving F. and Sarah Twilley Shepherd.

Sarah had retired from the Hebron Savings Bank. She enjoyed traveling, cooking and playing golf. For...

Aug 9, 2021

James R. “Rick” Forester, 66, of Cambridge suddenly passed away on Monday, August 9, 2021 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on September 23, 1954 and was a son of the late James D. Forester and Eleanor F. Howell.

Rick graduated from North Dorchester High School class of 1972. He worked and retired from the...

Aug 7, 2021

John E. Phillips, 76, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at the Dimples Manor Assisting Living in Cambridge. He was born in Milford, DE on May 20, 1945 and was a son of the late Layton and Emily Edgeinton Phillips.

Mr. Phillips graduated from Seaford High School class of 1963. He served in U.S....

Aug 7, 2021

Sharon Lee Hughes, 65, of Hurlock passed away on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at her home with her family by her side.  She was born in Cambridge to Robert “Buddy” Aaron, the late Freeda Marlene Collins, and the late Richard Edwards.

Sharon attended schools in Dorchester County.  On July 26, 1991, she married Alfred T. Hughes, Sr.,...

Aug 7, 2021

Edna Marie Hughes, 96, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Mallard Bay Care Center in Cambridge. She was born in Church Creek on September 20, 1924 and was a daughter of the late Edward and Helen Phillips Elzey.

Mrs. Hughes attended schools in Church Creek. On September 9, 1944, she married John W....

Aug 3, 2021

Ira L. Berry, 96, of Federalsburg passed away on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at TidalHealth Nanticoke in Seaford. He was born in Baltimore, MD on January 21, 1925 and was a son of the late Ira E. and Minnie Stocks Berry.

Mr. Berry served in the U.S. Navy during WW II. On June 27, 1946, he married...

Aug 3, 2021

Patricia “Pat” Gore Beckwith, 79, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Salem on February 19, 1942 and was a daughter of the late R. Waddell Gore and Louise Layton Gore Norris.

Pat attended schools in Cambridge and graduated in 1960 from...

Aug 2, 2021

Bonnie Baker Keplinger, 80, of Salisbury passed away on Monday, August 2, 2021 at her home surrounded by family.  She was born in Salisbury, MD on September 17, 1940 and was a daughter of the late Paul Dulaney and Norma Ida May Perdue Baker.

She graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1959.  She was married in...

Jul 31, 2021

Calvert P. Meredith, Jr., 62, of Federalsburg passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2021. He was born in Cambridge and raised in Toddville. He was the son of Patsy A. Bankard Meredith and the late Calvert P. Meredith, Sr.

He is survived by his mother Patsy Meredith of Cambridge, aunt Frances Nute (Austin), uncle Leon Bankard, Jr....