Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Oct 31, 2020

Patricia R. Hurley, 79, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at UMSMC at Easton. She was born in Dorchester County on June 3, 1941 and was a daughter of the late Oliver and Margaret Montgomery Wheedleton.

Mrs. Hurley graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1959. On June 22, 1959, she married the Ronald...

Oct 30, 2020

Ronald K. Hurley, 79, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, October 30, 2020 at his home. He was born in Dorchester County on October 28, 1941 and was a son of the late John K. and Viola Richardson Hurley.

Mr. Hurley graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1960. On June 22, 1959, he married the former...

Oct 29, 2020

Marie M. Gray, 92, of Cambridge peacefully passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Dorchester County on March 8, 1928 and was a daughter of the late Russell Edward Marshall and Ethel Spedden Marshall.

Marie attended Hudson Elementary and graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1945. On...

Oct 29, 2020

Herman Stevens was born on May 30, 1920 in Cambridge, Maryland, the son of Herman and Edna Jackson Stevens. He was the loving husband of Nettie Belle Stevens for 80 years, and father to Ray Stevens and Kaye Stevens Thomas, grandfather to five children and great grandfather to six. Mr. Stevens was a pillar of the community in Cambridge...

Oct 29, 2020

Richard D. Foxwell, 92, of Cambridge passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Cambridge on December 11, 1927 and was a son of the late Robert L. and Agnes Davis Foxwell.

Mr. Foxwell graduated from Cambridge High School. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1945 to 1948...

Oct 27, 2020

Kenneth E. Smith, 94 of Cambridge passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born in Cambridge on September 19, 1926 and was a son of the late Miles Hollie Smith and Lillie Mae Harris Smith.

Mr. Smith graduated from Cambridge High School class of...

Oct 27, 2020

Marian R. Kingan, 74, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at UMSMC at Easton. She was born in Buffalo, NY on December 12, 1945 and was a daughter of the late Durland Cady and Helen Hayward Strong.

Ms. Kingan graduated from Silver Creek High School in Silver Creek, NY. She was owner/ operator of...

Oct 27, 2020

Wendy A. Norene, 57, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at her home.  She was born on March 22, 1963 in Johnstown, PA to Jeanne Thomas Norene and the late William Arthur Norene.

Wendy loved animals.  She always had a soft spot for her cats.  She also loved reading, especially Science Fiction novels.  Wendy...

Oct 27, 2020

Elizabeth Ann McCready, 68, of Rhodesdale, MD, passed from this life into the presence of Jesus on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. She was born in Cambridge, Maryland on September 4, 1952, to the late Clyde Collison Harding, Jr., and Elizabeth Ann (Hoffman) Harding.

Mrs. McCready grew up on the Harding...

Oct 27, 2020

Russell J. McCollister, 97, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Mallard Bay. He was born in Cambridge on June 21, 1923 and was a son of the late Thomas and Mabel Meyer McCollister.

Mr. McCollister attended schools in Dorchester County.  On October 15, 1949, he married the former Ruth Robbins, who passed away...

Oct 17, 2020

Donald H. Jackson, long time resident of the Neck District, Dorchester County, MD, passed away peacefully at home in the presence of family on October 17, 2020.

Donald was born on June 10, 1938 in Cambridge, MD to the late Harry and Marian (Simpson) Jackson. He grew up in East New Market, MD with many brothers, sisters...

Oct 17, 2020

Eleanor Polley, 86, formerly of Taylor’s Island, passed away on October 17, 2020.  She was born in Queens, NY on October 5, 1934 to the late Henry and Margaret Bohler.

Eleanor had a love of education, and she worked for many years as a teacher, most of which she was with Sandy Hill Elementary School in Cambridge. ...

Oct 11, 2020

Carlton M. Windsor, Jr., 78 of Trappe, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at UMSMC at Easton. He was born in Cambridge on November 1, 1941 and was a son of the late Carlton M. Windsor, Sr. and Edna Todd Windsor.

Mr. Windsor graduated from South Dorchester High School class of 1957, where he played baseball,...

Oct 10, 2020

Helen May Malkus, 94, of Cambridge, Md., passed away at her home, on Saturday, October 10, 2020, of natural causes. Born on May 23, 1926 in Cambridge, Md., Helen was the youngest of six daughters of Cyrus May and Dora Ellis May, grew up on their Mineral Hill Farm in the vicinity of Salem, Md., and was a member...

Oct 8, 2020

Dorothy Lee Barrow, 90, of East New Market passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at her home. She was born in Cambridge on August 29, 1930 and was a daughter of the late Major E. Hurley, Sr. and Pearl Henry Hurley.

She graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1947. On September 2, 1949 she married...

Oct 7, 2020

Roger W. Chase, 85, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Reid’s Grove on February 5, 1935 and was a son of the late Sidney and Amelia Stokes Chase.

He graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1954. On December 21, 1956, he married the former Arline...

Oct 6, 2020

James Lawson Marshall went to be with his Lord peacefully at his home on October 6th in Cambridge, MD surrounded by family following a courageous 3-year battle with cancer. He was chosen to participate in the ‘CAR-T Cell Therapy’ clinical trial at the University of Maryland Medical Center which could revolutionize treatment for Multiple Myeloma. He hoped that his...

Oct 5, 2020

Stacey Ann Young, 44, of Hurlock, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2020 at her home with her loving family surrounding her.  She was born in Cumberland on July 1, 1976 to Leonard Lloyd Rose and Anita Kay Mattingly Campbell.

Stacey graduated from North Dorchester High School in 1994.  She had aspirations to become a nurse, and...

Oct 4, 2020

Wendell S. “Smitty” Woodland, Jr., 76, of East New Market passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Cambridge on December 13, 1943 and was a son of the late Wendell S. Woodland, Sr. and Paula Murrell Woodland.

Mr. Woodland graduated from South Dorchester High School class of 1962. He...

Oct 4, 2020

Joyce E. Meritt, 77, of Hurlock passed away on October 4, 2020 at UMSMC at Easton.  She was born in Tighlman on September 3, 1943 to the late Richard Lee Ratcliffe and Hilda Phillips Ratcliffe.

Joyce attended schools in Dorchester County, and graduated from North Dorchester High School in 1961.  On August 28, 1964, she married L....