Obituaries

Jan 25, 2020

William L. “Billy” Gootee, Jr., 73, of Crapo, MD passed away peacefully Saturday, January 25, 2020 at UMSMC@Easton.

Born December 11, 1946 in Cambridge, he was a son of the late Mary Irene Hughes Gootee and W. Leonard Gootee, Sr. Billy attended Crapo elementary school and graduated from South Dorchester High with the Class of 1964. He...

Jan 23, 2020

Lola Rebecca Ruark, 96, of Preston, Maryland formerly of Hoopers Island passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Mallard Bay Care Center with her daughter and son-in-law by her side.

Born September 9, 1923 on Hoopers Island, she was the daughter of the late Sue Tolley and Reecie Calvin Lewis.

Lola attended the local...

Jan 22, 2020

Joan M. Stump, 76, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at her home.

Born in Cambridge on December 7, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Susan Bridge Harrison and C. Lee Harrison.

Joan attended the local schools and graduated from Cambridge High School. On January 5, 1962 Joan married Robert...

Jan 15, 2020

Betty June Deissler, 94, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2020 at her home.  She was born in Cambridge, Maryland on June 13, 1925 and was the daughter of Harry Keese Stoker and Mary Emma Willey Stoker.  Her wish was to die in her home and due to the care of Comfort Keepers and Coastal Hospice, her wishes were...

Jan 15, 2020

Wayne L. Ashton, Sr., 80, of Hoopersville passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at UMSMC @ Dorchester. Born November 6, 1939 on Hoopersville, he was a son of the late Mary Lewis Ashton and Floyd Raymond Ashton, Sr. Wayne attended the local schools and at a very young age started working the water carrying on the family tradition. For...

Jan 13, 2020

Gilbert Earl Horak, 88, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at UMSMC at Dorchester in Cambridge.

Born on November 10, 1931in Baltimore, Maryland, he was a son of the late Emma Kraft Horak and Albert Horak.

Gilbert attended the local schools in Baltimore and graduated from Southern High School with the class...

Jan 12, 2020

John Kirby Taylor died peacefully at Chesapeake Woods, a nursing home in Cambridge, MD on January 12th after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease.  He was 74. He is survived by two daughters, Lindsay Taylor Weedon, Trappe, MD, and Courtney Taylor Plunkett, Greensboro, NC, two sisters, one brother and three grandchildren.

Beginning in grade school and continuing...

Dec 20, 2019

Penseam Seua, 69, of Cambridge, Maryland formerly of California passed away on Friday morning, December 20, 2019 at UMSMC at Easton with her family by her side.

Born on May 15, 1950 in Cambodia, she was the daughter of the late San Pen and Ky Nguyen.

Penseam attended the local schools and graduated from her...

Dec 19, 2019

Betty Lou Shearman of Cambridge died on December 19, 2019, at the Stella Maris nursing home in Timonium, Maryland, after a long battle with lymphoma and other illnesses. She was 85.

Born Betty Lou Whitley on July 8, 1934, in Ilasco, Missouri, Mrs. Shearman was the daughter of Charles E. Whitley and Cleo Boss Whitley. She was...

Dec 15, 2019

Joan F. Ebert, 81, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on Sunday morning, December 15, 2019 at her home.

Born on December 18, 1937 in Baltimore City, she was a daughter of the late Lordest Faith Badger and Ruby Phillips Badger.

Joan married Walter E. Ebert on September 9, 1958 and together raised three daughters.

Dec 11, 2019

Catherine A. Pinheiro, 79, of Denton, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at UMSMC at Easton.

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late August J. Littman and Anna Jurkofsky Littman.

She attended the schools in New Jersey and graduated with the Class of 1958.

Cathy...

Dec 6, 2019

Amos Tawes Meredith, Jr., age 75, of Easton, MD, died Friday afternoon December 6, 2019 at Talbot Hospice House, Easton, MD.

Born of October 14, 1944 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late A. Tawes and Bernice Murphy Meredith.

Mr. Meredith attended the Church of the Nazarene in Cambridge, MD.  He resided...

Nov 25, 2019

William “Billy” Lee Thomas, 51, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019 in Salisbury, Maryland.

Born in Easton, Maryland on January 14, 1968, he was the son of the late Sharon Thomas Myers and step-son of Leroy Myers.

Billy worked in several restaurants in the Cambridge area until his health forced him...

Nov 23, 2019

Howard Russell Jones, 74, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on Saturday morning, November 23, 2019 at Chesapeake Woods Center.

Born May 9, 1945 in Cambridge, Maryland he was a son of the late Orland Thomas Jones, Sr. and Ruth Price Jones.

Howard worked as a groundskeeper for private home owners.

When Howard was...

Nov 18, 2019

Linkwood — Henrietta Hughes Jarrett, 78, of Linkwood, died peacefully Monday, November 18, 2019 at UMSMC at Dorchester surrounded by family and friends.

Born October 11, 1941 in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Beulah Hughes.

Henrietta dedicated her life to her family and service for her community. As a life...

Nov 14, 2019

Barbara Dean Insley, 74, of Cambridge, formerly of Fishing Creek passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at UMSMC at Easton.

Born November 6, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Mary Parks Dean Jaglowski and Milton Watkins Dean, Sr.

Barbara attended Hoopers Island Elementary and graduated from South Dorchester High with the Class...

Nov 5, 2019

William K. “Bill” Lewis, Jr., 67, of Cambridge, MD passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at his home, after a lengthy illness.

Bill was born September 3, 1952 in Cambridge, Md. He was the son of the late William (Kehoe) J.K. Lewis, Sr. and Betty Pritchett LeCompte. Bill was close to his grandfather, the late James Morgan...

Oct 17, 2019

Tesha Marie Fox, 40, of Cambridge, MD passed away on October 17, 2019 at her home.

Born February 23, 1979 in Elkton, Maryland, she was a daughter of Ronald D. and Deborah Guiberson Fox.

She is survived by her three beautiful children, Marissa, Isaiah and Trinity; her mother Deborah, brother Ryan and extended family.

Oct 2, 2019

Adrien Leo Hansen, Jr., 84, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by those he loved in body and spirit, on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born in Cambridge, Maryland on April 29, 1935, he was the son of the late Adrien and Mattie Phillips Hansen.

Adrien...

Sep 16, 2019

Darlene R. Adkins, 60, of Salisbury, Maryland passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019. Born on December 10, 1958 in Cambridge, Maryland, she was the daughter of Patricia LeCompte Cash and the late Harold George Wanex. Darlene attended the local schools and graduated from North Dorchester High School with the class of 1976. During her life, Darlene worked as a hospital...