Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Diane M. (Matthews) Godfrey

Aug 12, 2020

Diane M. Godfrey, 74, of East New Market, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born in Cambridge on December 20, 1945 and was a daughter of the late John W. Matthews, Jr. and Jennie Mae Stewart Matthews.

Mrs. Godfrey graduated from Cambridge High School class of...

Dolly (Borga) Holliday

Aug 9, 2020

On Sunday August 9th, 2020 Dolly Borga Holliday, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away at age 75 in San Dimas, California. She was born February 13th, 1945 in Cambridge, Maryland to the late Paul and Helen Borga. Dolly resided in California and enjoyed long drives up Pacific Coast Highway, spending Saturday’s people watching at Venice Beach, going...

Harold Bradshaw Ringgold, Sr.

Aug 7, 2020

Harold Bradshaw Ringgold, 90, departed this life on August 7, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born June 1, 1930 on Deal Island, to Julius Disharoon Ringgold, Sr. and Katie Rowe Bradshaw Ringgold.

After graduation from Deal Island High School in 1947, he went to work with the State of Maryland on the Governors yacht, The...

Pauline B. "Bonnie" (Borga) Crismond

Jul 30, 2020

Mrs. Pauline Cecelia Borga (Bonnie) Crismond passed away at home surrounded by her loving family following a life-limiting illness on Thursday, July 30, her late mother's birthday.

Born in Cambridge, MD on December 8, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Paul Frank Borga and Helen Stack Borga.  Bonnie attended local schools and graduated from Cambridge...

Rev. M. Brent Coleman

Jul 29, 2020

Reverend M. Brent Coleman, 91, was born on February 10, 1929 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Macon J. and Violet (Yergan) Coleman, and died on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at Catered Living of Ocean Pines.  He grew up in Cumberland, Maryland and graduated from Fort Hill High School in 1947.  He was a 1952 graduate of Benjamin Franklin...

William R. "Jack" Abbott, Jr.

Jul 29, 2020

William R. “Jack” Abbott, Jr., 82, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at his son’s home near Delmar. He was born in Cambridge on September 27, 1937 and was a son of the late William R. “Jack” Abbott and Virginia Moore Abbott.

Mr. Abbott graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1955. He served...

Donald E. Baker

Jul 23, 2020

Donald E. Baker, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and a resident of Cambridge, Maryland, passed away on July 23, 2020 at his home after a brief battle with cancer.

Don was born in Oxford, North Carolina on July 19, 1939, and was the son of George H. Baker, Jr. and Ruth F. Lister.  He spent his youth...

John K. "Kenny" Oyerinde

Jul 19, 2020

John K. “Kenny” Oyerinde, 69, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at Talbot Hospice House in Easton. He was born in Ogbomosho, Nigeria on October 19, 1950.

He graduated from schools in Nigeria, and attended college in Florida. On February 14, 2007, he married the former Gladys Boyei. He worked for the U.S. Postal...

Edward A. Phillips

Jul 18, 2020

Edward A. Phillips, 77, of Hurlock passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Baltimore on August 28, 1942 and was a son of the late Freeland Edward Phillips and Margaret Pharr Phillips.

He graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1960. Mr. Phillips served in the Army National Guard....

Faye T. (Turner) Gravitt

Jul 17, 2020

Faye T. Gravitt, 78, of Berlin formerly of Cambridge passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. She was born in Cambridge on March 12, 1942 and was a daughter of the late Nicholas V. Turner and Laverne Tilman Turner.

Faye attended schools in Cambridge. On April 11, 1959, she married Irvin...

William E. Robinson, Jr.

Jul 16, 2020

William E. Robinson, Jr., 73, of Federalsburg passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020. He was born in Elkton, MD on December 30, 1946 and was a son of Thelma Whitlock Robinson and the late William E. Robinson, Sr.

He graduated from Bohemian Manor High School. Mr. Robinson served in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1965....

Milford Mace "Mickey" Foxwell, Jr., M.D.

Jul 16, 2020

Dr. Milford Mace Foxwell, Jr. (Mickey) passed away, at home, following a long illness on Thursday, July 16 surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Cambridge, MD on August 1, 1953, he was the son of the late Milford M. Foxwell, Sr. and Patsy Foxwell. Mickey attended local schools, graduating from Cambridge High School in 1971, Graduated...

George A. Gray, Sr.

Jul 16, 2020

George A. Gray Sr., son of the late Mildred and Rannie Gray Sr., was called home on July 16, 2020, one month after his 76th birthday.  George, the youngest of ten children, was born on Elliott’s Island in Dorchester County, Maryland.  He attended school in Cambridge and graduated in 1962.  Later, George met and in 1966 married Dotty Robinson...

Mignonette "Minnie" M. (Hughes) Hall

Jul 15, 2020

Mignonette “Minnie” M. Hall, 86, of Fishing Creek passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was born on Taylors Island on December 12, 1933 and was a daughter of the late Phillip Anthony Hughes and Mazie Corbman Hughes.

Minnie graduated in 1951 from Cambridge High School. On June...

Kathryn A. (Alschbach) Van Antwerp

Jul 11, 2020

Kathryn A. Van Antwerp, 64, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at her home.

She is survived by her mother Nan A. Alschbach. Kathryn will be buried with her father the late Philip A. Alschbach in Royal Oak, MI.

Willis L. McGlaughlin, Sr.

Jul 11, 2020

Willis L. McGlaughlin, Sr., 93, of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at the Macky and Pam Stansell House of Coastal Hospice in Ocean Pines. He was born in Wingate on September 26, 1926 and was a son of the late Ebben E. and Iva Lewis McGlaughlin.

He attended schools in Wingate. Mr. McGlaughlin served...

Logan Wesley Parks IV

Jul 9, 2020

Logan Wesley Parks IV, 32, of East New Market passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Cambridge on May 14, 1988 and was a son of Logan Wesley Parks III and the late Darlyn April Dawson Ashton.

Logan attended schools in Cambridge. At the time of his passing, he...

Christian "Chris" G. Nagel

Jul 7, 2020

Christian “Chris” G. Nagel, 68, of Vienna passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born in Easton on September 7, 1951 and was a son of the late Coolidge and Betty Ruf Nagel.

Chris graduated from North Dorchester High School class of 1969. He worked...

Stephen A. Stelzner

Jul 6, 2020

Stephen A. Stelzner, 70, of Church Creek passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 at his home. He was married to the former Teresa Jones, who passed away on October 18, 2019.

Services will be private. Arrangements are in the care of the Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge.

John Wayne of Ruark

Jun 29, 2020

John Wayne Ruark, 77, of Cambridge passed away peacefully on Monday, June 29, 2020 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born on October 26, 1942 in Cambridge to the late John Augustus Ruark and Myrtle Landon Ruark.

Mr. Ruark lived on Taylors Island and graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1960. He served in the...