Local Obituaries for Cambridge, Maryland

Ronald F. Gifford

Jul 18, 2014

Ronald F. Gifford, 48, of Hurlock passed away on Friday, July 18, 2014 at his home. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery. Family will receive friends prior to the service from 11:00 to 12:00 at Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge.

Marion Windsor Powley

Jul 17, 2014

Marion W. "Turk" Powley, 87, of Rhodesdale passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at her home. She was born in Wingate on May 4, 1927 to the late Willis J. Windsor, Sr. and Mildred Tawes Windsor.

Mrs. Powley attended schools in Wingate. She worked as a crab picker. On December 24, 1943 she married Robert...

George C. "Poogie" Burton

Jul 15, 2014

George C. "Poogie" Burton, 85, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Heartfields Assisted Living in Easton. He was born in Cambridge on January 29, 1929 and was a son of the late Robert L. Burton, Sr. and Lula Mumford Burton.

He graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1946. On August 11,...

Harold "Skip" M. Miller, Jr

Jul 8, 2014

Harold "Skip" M. Miller, Jr., 69, of Cambridge passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury with his loving family beside him. He was born in Upper Montclair, NJ on June 3, 1945 and was a son of the late Harold M. Miller, Sr. and Noreen Mitchell Miller.

Skip graduated...

Beulah Frances Koski

Jul 6, 2014

Beulah Frances Koski, 80, of Cambridge passed away on Sunday evening, July 6, 2014 at Mallard Bay Care Center with her loving family beside her. She was born on September 26, 1933 in Cambridge to the late Raymond F. and Ethel Harper Lowe.

Mrs. Koski graduated from Cambridge High School class of 1951. On December 17,...

Crawford W. Windsor, Sr

Jul 3, 2014

Crawford W. Windsor, Sr., 88, of Crocheron passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2014 at University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. He was born on November 29, 1925 in Wingate and was a son of the late Austin Crawford Windsor and Eulalia Murphy Windsor.

Crawford attended schools in Crocheron. On December 8, 1945, he married...

Theodore Dragich

Jul 2, 2014

Ted graced us for 88 years with his love. Ted was born in Johnstown, PA, December 21, 1925.

He faithfully and proudly served our Nation in the U.S. Air Force during WWII, Pacific Theater & honorably discharged in 1945. In Baltimore, attending Johns Hopkins University he was a chartered member of Delta Sigma Pi and was...

Edward L. "Toots" Brittingham

Jul 1, 2014

Edward L. Brittingham, 84 of Church Creek passed away on July 1, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester. Edward "Toots" as he was known by family and friends, was born on December 24, 1929 to Wm. Nelson and Anita Abbott Brittingham.

Toots attended schools in Dorchester County and enlisted in the United States Army in 1951. After...

Gloria W. Gardner

Jun 29, 2014

Gloria Wright Gardner (nee Callis) died peacefully at her daughter's home on the morning of June 29 at age 90. Gloria grew up in Havertown, PA, daughter of J. Earl Callis and Margaret Smith Callis moving to Moorestown NJ when she married Howard L. Wright.

Resident of Dorchester County since 2005, Gloria was active in the...

Betty E. Hastings

Jun 29, 2014

Betty E. Hastings, 88, of Cambridge departed this earth to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Mallard Bay Care Center. She was born in Robbins on March 18, 1926 and was a daughter of the late William Parks Abbott and Lorraine Robbins Abbott.

Betty attended schools in Dorchester County and resided in...

Cleta M. Pritchett

Jun 25, 2014

Cleta M. Pritchett, 86, of Crocheron passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Chesapeake Woods Center. She was born in Wingate on June 17, 1928 and was a daughter of the late Austin Crawford Windsor and Eulalia Murphy Windsor.

Mrs. Pritchett attended school in Crocheron. In 1948, she married Wilson Davis Pritchett, Jr., who passed...

Wm. Jerome Mowbray, Jr

Jun 22, 2014

William Jerome Mowbray, Jr. passed away at the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center in Easton, MD on June 22, 2014. He was 96.

Mr. Mowbray was the son of William J. Mowbray, Sr. and Eva Jane Henry Mowbray. He was married to Elizabeth LaRue Tubman Mowbray who passed away on July 1, 1996. He was...

Garnel Willis

Jun 20, 2014

Garnel C. Willis, Jr., 87, formerly of Salisbury passed away on Friday, June 20, 2014 at Chesapeake Woods Center. He was born in Baltimore on March, 15, 1927 to the late Garnel C. and Marion A. Cerad Willis.

Mr. Willis lived and spent many years in Rock Hall where he attended the Seventh Day Adventist School....

Delmos T. "Teddy" Tall

Jun 16, 2014

Delmos T. "Teddy" Tall, 65, passed away on June 16, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester. He was born on November 24, 1948 in Cambridge and was a son of Betty Abbott Tall and the late Weston Tall.

Teddy graduated from South Dorchester High School class of 1966. He lived in Toddville, where he was a waterman...

John H. Wanex, Jr

Jun 7, 2014

John H. Wanex, Jr., 77, of Berlin passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Atlantic General Hospital. Services will be held at the convenience of the family.

John W. Barnes

Jun 6, 2014

John W. Barnes, 62, was born in Cambridge on January 20, 1952 and passed on June 6, 2014 at his home peacefully. His parents were the late Charles Norman Barnes and Margaret E. Fischer.

John had become ill in the last 3 weeks and had been in Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.

He attended...

Norman W. "Peanut" Mowbray, Jr

Jun 4, 2014

Norman W. "Peanut" Mowbray, Jr., 48, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born in Dorchester County on September 6, 1965 and was a son of Viola Greenwood Mowbray and the late Norman W. Mowbray, Sr.

Norman attended schools in Cambridge. He married the...

Herbert "Herbie" L. Gadow

Jun 2, 2014

Herbert "Herbie" L. Gadow, 77, of Preston passed away peacefully on Monday, June 2, 2014 at The Pines in Easton. He was born in Caroline County on June 27, 1936 and was a son of the late Ernest and Rose Plutschak Gadow.

Herbie graduated from Preston High School class of 1955. On July 28, 1962, he...

William "Bill" W. Messick

May 31, 2014

Businessman and highly regarded boat captain and fisherman William "Bill" W. Messick died May 31, 2014 at home, with his wife by his side, after a decade of dealing with the complications of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), a fatal neurodegenerative brain disease. Bill was born on July 22, 1931 in Cambridge to the late Raymond Willis Messick and...

Stephen E. Hubbard

May 28, 2014

Stephen E. Hubbard, 46, of Cambridge passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at his home. He was born in Cambridge on March 24, 1968 to the late Roger L. and Mary E. Towers Hubbard.

Mr. Hubbard worked as a supervisor for Cambridge Technologies. He played drums in numerous local bands in and around Cambridge. Stephen...