Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

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....

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. ...