Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Sep 25, 2016

H. Douglas Fox, 93, of Salisbury passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born in Madisonville, Kentucky on January 30, 1923 and was a son of the late Geather and Charlene Fox.

Mr. Fox graduated from Nortonville High School class of 1941. He also graduated in 1952 from...

Sep 24, 2016

Alton Paul “Murph” Murphy, 93, of Bradenton, FL, formerly of Cambridge passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

Born on March 1, 1923 in Cambridge he was the son of the late Ralph E. and Gladys Madkins Murphy.

Mr. Murphy graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1940. He...

Sep 23, 2016

William H. Baumgartner, 76, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Cambridge on October 26, 1939 and was a son of the late Mary Louise Manning Hurley and Herman Ralph Baumgartner.

Mr. Baumgartner graduated from North Dorchester High School class of 1958. He served in the U.S....

Sep 20, 2016

Warren C. Rue, 68, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born in Cambridge on June 17, 1948 and was a son of the late Woodrow Wilson Rue, Sr. and Doris Jean Sheets Rue.

Warren graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1967. He served...

Sep 19, 2016

Elisabeth West, 78, of Madison, passed away on September 19, 2016 at Mallard Bay Care Center.  She was born in Badhesfeld, Germany on November 5, 1937 to the late Wilhelm and Elisabeth Cock Heimroth.

Ms. West worked as a seamstress for many years, where she developed a love for fashion.  She was always very fashion oriented.  Ms....

Sep 17, 2016

Philip A. Wozny, 89, of Cambridge, Md., passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016.  He was born July 19, 1927 in Nebraska to the late Alexander and Emma Cuba Wozny.

He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve on board the USS Indiana BB58 and was a longtime member of the American Legion Post 91 in Cambridge.

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Sep 17, 2016

Patricia A. Nagle, 75, of Sykesville passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore with her family by her side. She was born in Baltimore on June 30, 1941 and was a daughter of the late William and Edna McKenney.

Mrs. Nagle graduated from Southern High in Baltimore, Maryland. On June...

Sep 16, 2016

Herbert F. “Peewee” Thompson, Jr., 76, of Madison passed away on Friday, September 16, 2016 at Chesapeake Woods Center. He was born in Laurel, MD on October 18, 1939 and was a son of the late Herbert F. Thompson, Sr. and Ellen Reeley Thompson.

He graduated from Laurel High School class of 1957. Peewee served in the...

Sep 13, 2016

Patricia A. Riggins, 70, of Delmar, DE passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Cambridge on February 21, 1946 and was a daughter of the late Walter Allen Parker and Frances Brannock Parker.

She graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1964 and attended...

Sep 12, 2016

Frank Mace Wright, 94, of Cambridge, MD passed away on September 12, 2016 and will be missed by all those whose lives he touched.

Born on May 14, 1922 in Cambridge, MD he was the son of the late William Oliver Wright and Mary Louise Higgins Wright.

Mr. Wright was a United States Army Veteran...

Sep 8, 2016

Marian A. Woodring, 88, of Locust Grove, Virginia passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Mallard Bay Care Center.  She was born in DuBois, Pennsylvania on January 18, 1928 to the late Richard L.  and Agnes Anderson Johnston.

On December 31, 1966, she married the late John James Woodring, who passed away on October 28, 2014. ...

Sep 6, 2016

East New Market, MD -- Gordon Lee Bugby, formerly of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton.  He was 83. He was born in Youngstown Ohio December 4, 1932 to the late Horatio Milo Bugby and Veva Case Bugby.  He graduated from Campbell Memorial High School, Class of...

Sep 5, 2016

Carmen N. Jarrett, 84, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, September 5, 2016 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born in Fillmore, Utah on November 24, 1931 and was a daughter of the late Guy and Elsie Stevens Phelps.

Mrs. Jarrett graduated from Millard High School in Fillmore, Utah. After high school, she went to nursing school...

Aug 27, 2016

Tera R. Hollins, 27, of Salisbury passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at her home. She was born in Prince Frederick, MD on January 5, 1989 and was a daughter of Charles R. “Randy” Hollins and Penni Laulis Hollins.

Tera graduated from Bennett High School. She worked with her father at All Tech Seal Coating in...

Aug 27, 2016

Carlton E. “Little Boy” Knauer, 81, of Bucktown passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Mallard Bay Care Center. He was born in Bucktown on December 10, 1934 and was a son of the late John August Knauer and Josephine Peters Knauer.

Mr. Knauer attended schools in Dorchester County. For a few years, he worked for...

Aug 25, 2016

Dortha M. Maguire, 84, formerly of Preston passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Kent General Hospital in Dover, DE. She was born in Rhodesdale on November 22, 1931 and was a daughter of the late Isaac N. Milligan and Ernestine Thomas Milligan.

Mrs. Maguire attended schools in Eldorado and Hurlock and graduated from...

Aug 24, 2016

Barbara E. Adams, 80, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Salisbury on February 29, 1936 and was a daughter of the late Richard and Pearl Davis McDowell.

She attended schools in Easton and in Cambridge. On November 21, 1952, she married...

Aug 19, 2016

Hazel Holley, 79, of Cambridge passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Ross Neck on August 12, 1937 and was a daughter of the late John Alizey Willey and Myrtle Blondell Johnson Willey.

Mrs. Holley graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1955. After...

Aug 16, 2016

Edward “Eddie” E. McGlaughlin, 59, of Crapo passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born in Cambridge on October 27, 1956 and was a son of Alene McGlaughlin and the late William James “Bill Tuck” McGlaughlin.

He graduated from South Dorchester High School class of 1975. Eddie had worked on the...

Aug 15, 2016

Deborah A. Meek, 59, of Cambridge passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016 at her home. She was born in Baltimore on April 11, 1957 and was a daughter of the late John Joseph Meek and Elizabeth Vipperman Meek.

Deborah was raised in Pasadena and attended Northeast High School. She lived in Pasadena for over 30 years....