Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Jul 28, 2021

Betty Gail (Goslin) Johnson, 55, lost her battle with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis and passed away on July 28, 2021 at Palm Garden Health & Rehabilitation Center in Jacksonville, Florida.

Born on November 23, 1965, she was the daughter of the late Barbara Jean Hochreiner and Nelson and Edna Mae Goslin.

She was raised and...

Jul 27, 2021

Betty L. Pete, 89, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at UMSMC at Easton. She was born in Church Creek on October 17, 1931 and was a daughter of the late Ray and Lenora Willey Bradford.

Mrs. Pete attended schools in Church Creek. On March 5, 1949, she married Roland C. Pete, who passed...

Jul 25, 2021

Alma Lee Kukucka, 56, of East New Market passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born in Baltimore on October 11, 1964 and was a daughter of the late Joseph and Alma Clark Kukucka.

Ms. Kukucka graduated from Perry Hall High School and later graduated from University of Maryland...

Jul 24, 2021

Mary Kathryn Coleman, 70, of Cambridge, Maryland, passed away on July 24, 2021 at her home.  She was born in Springdale, Arkansas on December 1, 1950 to the late William Toney Long and Edith Bilderback Long.

Mary worked for many years with Tyson, as well as a caretaker for many years.  She was always a social butterfly,...

Jul 22, 2021

Mary B. Cannon, 87, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at her home. She was born in Cambridge on January 31, 1934 and was a daughter of the late Albert T. and Alice Kelly Brown.

Mrs. Cannon graduated from Cambridge High School Class of 1952. She married Edgar Lee Cannon, who passed away on...

Jul 21, 2021

Louis E. Sears, Jr., 70, of Taylor’s Island passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2020 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.  He was born on December 12, 1950 in Taylor’s Island to the late Louis E. Sears, Sr. and Gertrude Mae Horseman Sears.

Louis graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1967.  On March 29,...

Jul 17, 2021

Thomas J. “Pete” Fairbanks, Jr., 84, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Trappe, MD on April 18, 1937 and was a son of the late Thomas J. Fairbanks, Sr. and Anna Fairbanks.

Mr. Fairbanks graduated from schools in Dorchester County. He served in the Army...

Jul 14, 2021

Kendall “Kenny” W. Milligan, 82, of East New Market passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at Chesapeake Woods Center. He was born in Vienna on March 16, 1939 and was a son of the late Calvin E. and Sarah Calloway Milligan.

Kenny graduated from North Dorchester High School class of 1957 and went to work for...

Jul 13, 2021

Jean Tubman Cantwell, 98, of Easton passed away on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at Candle Light Cove.  She was born in Hurlock on April 7, 1923 to the late Grover Tubman and Pauline Coulburn Tubman.

Jean grew up on the family farm in the East New Market area.  She graduated from Cambridge High School in 1941, where...

Jul 12, 2021

William “Bill” Noble Wright, III, 49, of Cambridge, MD, passed away peacefully at his home on July 12, 2021.

Bill was born on August 11, 1971, to William “Billy” Noble Wright Jr. and Andrea Rogers Wright.  Bill loved to spend his time on or near the Choptank River.  In his teenage years, you could find him and...

Jul 8, 2021

Kenneth “Kenny” L. Todd, 64, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on August 7, 1956 and was a son of the late William P. Todd, Sr. and Nettie Lloyd Todd.

Kenny graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1974. He worked for the State Highway from...

Jul 8, 2021

Shirley R. Spedden, 99, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at her home, which is where her parents lived and died. She was born in Cambridge on January 28, 1922 and was a daughter of the late William Spedden and Rosa Harrison Spedden.

Ms. Spedden graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1939. She...

Jul 7, 2021

Charles D. Martier, 82, of Woolford passed away on July 7, 2021 at UMSMC @ Dorchester.  He was born in Vandergrift, PA on November 24, 1938 to the late William Martier and Martha Horell Martier.

Charles served in the United States Coast Guard for 4 years.  On June 15, 2003, he married the former Daryl Margaret Bauer. ...

Jul 7, 2021

Tiffany Ann Henry, 31, of Linkwood passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born in Easton on April 23, 1990 and was a daughter of Charles J. “Joey” Henry, Sr. and the late Cathy Coulbourne Henry.

Tiffany graduated from North Dorchester High School and attended classes at Chesapeake College for Early...

Jul 4, 2021

Michael R. Mospan, 79, of Cambridge passed away at his home on July 4, 2021.  He was born in Braddock, PA on March 14, 1942 to the late Nicholas Mospan and Mary Stalmack Mospan.

On August 13, 1992, Mike married the former Jo Alice Jacobs.  Together, they moved to several different parts of the country before settling...

Jul 1, 2021

Madeline A. Parker, 96, of Cambridge passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, July 1, 2021. She was born in Wilmington, DE on December 22, 1924 and was a daughter of the late Ralph H. and Ruth Lowe Peters.

Madeline attended schools in Dorchester County. She was married to the late Eldridge Adams and later she...

Jun 28, 2021

Jenny Lynn Lephew, 43, of Cambridge passed away on June 28, 2021 at her home.  She was born on June 24, 1978 in Annapolis to Benjamin Harrison “Peanut” Lephew and the late Ellie Lephew.

Jenny loved her family; she loved every second she could spend with her daughter Kirstin and face timing her grandson Beckham every morning. ...

Jun 27, 2021

Ella M. Matherly, also known as “Nana” passed away peacefully on June 27, 2021.  She was born on October 12, 1931 in Bishops Head, MD, the daughter of the late Wilsie Ruark Slacum.

Ms. Matherly was raised in Cambridge, MD, until 1959 when her and her husband, the late William “Eddie” Matherly, moved to Warrenton, VA to...

Jun 19, 2021

Theodore Harvey Thomas, better known as Teddy, passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at his home.  He was born in Cambridge on July 31, 1960 to James P. Thomas and the late Betty Sue Weddle Thomas.

Teddy graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High School Class of 1978.  He worked for many years as a truck driver,...

Jun 16, 2021

Barbara A. Henry, 90, formerly of Ellicott City, MD, passed away on June 16, 2021 at the Residences at Vantage Point in Columbia, MD.  Born August 6, 1930 in Salisbury, MD, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin F. Brittingham, Sr. and Delta Gordy Brittingham. After graduating from Cambridge High School in 1947, she attended Madison College, now...