Obituaries

Nov 3, 2020

Phyllis A. Shockley, 80, of Fishing Creek, Maryland passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Mallard Bay Care Center.  Born on May 9, 1940 in Cambridge, Maryland she was one of nine children born to the late Phillip and Mazie Corbin Hughes.

Phyllis attended the local schools and graduated from Cambridge High School with the class...

Nov 3, 2020

Sharon Lee Bendler age 61 of Hurlock, MD passed away on November 3, 2020. She was born on November 29, 1958 in Pennsylvania to the late Albert R. Bendler and Glenna Christy (Warner) Lauck.

Sharon was a creative free spirit and was as unpredictable as she was unique. She loved music, playing the guitar and Elvis.

Nov 2, 2020

William “Bill” Leon Spicer, 93, prominent South Dorchester businessman and land owner passed away peacefully in his sleep Monday, November 2, 2020 at his home.

Born January 13, 1927, Bill was a son of the late Mary Bradshaw Spicer and Lingan Leon Spicer.

Bill attended the local schools and upon graduation served his country by...

Oct 31, 2020

Bryan Gregory Farlow, 55, of Salisbury, Maryland passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake.

Born in Salisbury, Maryland on November 12, 1964, he was the son of Jack A Farlow and Beverly Bradley Taylor.

Bryan was owner and operator of Farlow Heating and Air.  He was known for working...

Oct 30, 2020

Jeanette Frances Todd, 97, of Crapo, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 30, 2020, at Mallard Bay Care Center. Born in Robbins, Maryland, on February 25, 1923, was the daughter of the late Gillis Reese and Cora Elizabeth Robbins Todd. Jeanette lived on the lower part of the Eastern Shore all of her life and loved the down-home...

Oct 29, 2020

Steve Hooper Mowbray, Sr., 63, of Madison, Maryland passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, October 29, 2020 with his family at his side.

Born on November 2, 1956 in Cambridge, Maryland, he was a son of the late Harry and Elizabeth Willey Mowbray.

Steve attended the local schools in Cambridge and then went...

Oct 26, 2020

Ronald Gene Daringer, 84, of Cambridge, Maryland died on October 26, 2020 at UMSMC@Dorchester.

The son of Everett and Frieda (Frederick) Daringer, he was born February 28, 1936 in Indianapolis, IN. Following high school graduation, he attended the U.S. Naval Academy. It was here, at Annapolis, that he met his wife, Dolores Anderson of Baltimore. They married...

Oct 24, 2020

Wallace Walter Martinetti, 91, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, October 24, 2020.

Born on October 22, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Madeline Feista and Julian Conway Martinetti.

Wallace was raised in Brooklyn and attended the local schools there.

On July...

Oct 23, 2020

Emma Mae Elzey of Millsboro DE, formerly of Cambridge peacefully passed away Friday, October 23, 2020 at TidalHealth Nanticoke. She was 66.

Born January 5, 1954 in Cambridge, she was a daughter of Rachel Warfield Cannon and the late Omar Cannon, Sr.

Mae attended the local area schools including Cambridge High. For many years she...

Oct 18, 2020

Wanda Lee Murphy, 70, of Linkwood, Maryland passed away on Sunday evening, October 18, 2020 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake with her family by her side.

Born in Dorchester County, Maryland on January 23, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Elizabeth Willey Mowbray and Harry Mowbray.

Wanda attended the local schools in...

Oct 18, 2020

Gene Corkran Spear, Sr., 91, of Vienna left his beloved family and farm on October 18, 2020 to join the love of his life Marynan who had made the journey to heaven on September 18, 2015.

Born January 24, 1929 he was the son of the late Alton H and Delema C. Spear.

Gene’s journey...

Oct 5, 2020

John Huber, Jr., 86, of Fishing Creek passed away peacefully in his sleep early Monday morning, October 5, 2020 at his home.

Born August 29, 1934 in Baltimore, John was a son of the late Marguerite Mohr Huber and John Huber, Sr.

After his schooling John applied for a position with Black and Decker and signed up...

Oct 5, 2020

Margaret Hall Auld Miller, Born February 24, 1925, was a native of Dorchester County.  She graduated from Hurlock High School and attended Goldey College in Wilmington, Delaware.  She had a wide range of jobs beginning as an office assistant in Philadelphia, PA before returning to the Eastern Shore where she worked for a newspaper, ran a food processing plant,...

Oct 5, 2020

Stanley Wayne Taylor, 81, of Woolford, Maryland passed away on Monday, October 5, 2020 at UMSMC@Dorchester.

Born in Easton, Maryland on May 30, 1939, he was a son of the late George Samuel and Laura Chance Taylor.

Stanley attended the local schools in Easton and graduated from Easton High School.  He then joined the U.S....

Sep 25, 2020

Edna Elizabeth Nuttall

Edna Elizabeth Nuttall, 93, of Madison, with her daughters and granddaughter by her side, passed away to her Heavenly Glory Friday evening, September 25, 2020.

Born May 22, 1927 in Bristol, Tennessee Edna was a daughter of the late Annie and Ira Hobbs. Upon completion of high school Edna attended Mars Hill College in North Carolina for religious education....

Sep 24, 2020

Agnes S. Torossian, 89, of Frederick, Md., died peacefully on September 24 at the home of her sister, Elizabeth.  Miss Torossian was born June 23, 1931 in Brooklyn to first generation immigrants to the US, Louis Torossian (1898-1965) and Gilberte Bigot (1897-1978), and was one of seven children.  Her family moved around 1940 from Bronx, NY to Cambridge, Md.,...

Sep 18, 2020

Irene Gorski Blake, 87, of East New Market, MD passed away peacefully to her heavenly home  early Friday morning, September 18, 2020 at UMSMC Dorchester. During her brief illness, she was surrounded by loved ones every day all the way up until the moment of her passing with her daughter by her side.

Born December 7, 1932...

Sep 6, 2020

Shirley Hurley Pritchett, 87, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at Mallard Bay Care Center.

Born in Cambridge on December 28, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Eldridge William and Myrtle Willey Hurley.

She attended the local schools and graduated from Cambridge High School with the Class of 1949...

Sep 4, 2020

Peggy Ann Milligan, 90, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away early Friday morning, September 4, 2020 at her home with her family at her side.

She was the mother of Bonnie (Sue) Wilson and Sandra Lee Simmons.

Surviving Peggy is her daughter Bonnie (Sue) Wilson; sisters Lila Anne, Sharon and Donna; brother Michael; grandchildren Jolynn Wilson,...

Aug 29, 2020

Patricia Ann Tedesco, 77, of Cambridge Maryland formerly of North Carolina passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, August 29, 2020 with her family by her side.

Born in Washington, DC on July 7, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Toth Bathory.

Patty grew up in Ohio and attended...