Obituaries

Dec 8, 2014

Charles A. "Pinky" Thomas, Sr., 55, of Cambridge, passed away Monday, December 8, 2014 at Med Star Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. Born on August 19, 1959 in Maryland, he was a son of Gloria Mills Thomas and the late Sydney Thomas. Having lived his entire life in the area, he attended local schools and was later employed for...

Dec 6, 2014

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Paulette S. Travers Paulette Smith Travers, 71, of Cambridge passed away peacefully Saturday evening, December 6, 2014 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge. Born May 26, 1943 in Dorchester County, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Joseph Smith and Helen Collins Smith. She attended local schools in the area. After school she began her career...

Dec 4, 2014

Woolford ------ Frederick Phillip Collins, 74, died Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury with his family at his bedside. Born October 11, 1940, he was a son of the late Ann DeMeyers Blake and Phillip L. Collins. While Fred was born in Rochester, New York, he as a young child moved to Dorchester County. His...

Dec 4, 2014

Sharon Morse Ruark, 66, of Cambridge, MD entered God’s Bingo Hall December 4, 2014. Born August 6, 1948 in Cooke County Illinois, she was a daughter of the late William and Johannah Purcell Morse. She graduated from Dundalk High School, Dundalk, MD in 1966 and went on to McQueen Gibbs Willis School of Nursing in Easton, MD. As a registered...

Dec 1, 2014

Veronica L. Buck, 73, of Cambridge, MD, passed away peacefully at her home early Monday, December 1, 2014 with her husband and children by her side. She was born to the late Nick and Veronika Marx, March 13, 1941, in New Brunswick, NJ. Veronica, known as Vicky, married John Buck Jr. in 1962, and lived in Dayton, NJ, before relocating...

Nov 18, 2014

Fay F. Dennis, 78, of Vienna, MD, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD with her family by her side. Born on January 12, 1936 in Cambridge, MD, she was a daughter of the late Sarah Katherine Sneed Forester and Darley Lee Forester. Fay graduated from Vienna High School with the class of...

Nov 16, 2014

Otto Hintze, Jr., 81 , of Cambridge, Maryland, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 16 at home. Mr. Hintze was born in Newark, NJ on October 17, 1933, the oldest child of the late Otto, Sr. and Anna Hock Hintze. He was raised mostly in Irvington, NJ and graduated from Irvington High School in 1951. He then embarked on a...

Nov 11, 2014

Dorothy C. “Dot” Palamaras, 93, of Salem passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge. Born April 17, 1921 in Lakesville, she was a daughter of the late Cassandra Fitzhugh and Roland Insley. After attending local schools Dot married her sweetheart, Archie Palamaras, on July 5, 1945. Together they enjoyed almost 56 years of marriage. Archie...

Nov 11, 2014

M. Jane Baynard, 55, of Cambridge passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at John Hopkins Hospital. She had been hospitalized since November 7, 2012 after going in for a routine test. Born January 30, 1959 in Chestertown, she was a daughter of the late Madelyn Marvel Davis and Joshua E. Davis. After graduating from North Caroline with the class of...

Nov 9, 2014

Annita Imogene Applegarth Young, of Mamaroneck, passed away November 9, 2014 at age 87. Annita was born May 21, 1927 in Cambridge, MD to Harold Gregory and Edith Imogene Applegarth. A devoted homemaker and caretaker, she is survived by her beloved children, Christopher Young (Catherine), Frederick Young (Karen) and Stephanie Young, eight grandchildren, her brother Charles Applegarth (Marie), and their...

Nov 1, 2014

Dr. George Wygant Phillips, 85, died peacefully at home November 1, 2014. He was born August 5, 1929 to the late George Phillips, Sr. and Claire Louise Daus in New York City. His childhood was spent in Brooklyn and he graduated from Scarsdale High School. He received B.A. chemistry from Wesleyan University and worked in Nuclear Chemistry in Atomic Energy...

Oct 31, 2014

A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 3:00 pm in the Sunrise Chapel at Walters Funeral Home for Michael F. Tobat, Jr., who passed away on October 31, 2014. Pastor Jacob Aranza of Our Savior's Church will officiate the service. A reception will be held following the service in the Reminisce Room at Walters...

Oct 23, 2014

Roland E. Davis, 67, of Taylors Island passed away peacefully Thursday, October 23, 2014 at the home of his caregiver in Cambridge. Born in Baltimore on January 18, 1947, he was a son of the late Katherine Elizabeth Grewe and William Charles Davis. As a young boy growing up in Baltimore, Roland was always fascinated with the railroads. After school...

Oct 22, 2014

James I. Huff, 56, of Cambridge, passed away peacefully early Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Mallard Bay Care Center. Born in Easton on December 18, 1957, James was a son of Moira Fraser Huff and the late Leon Dean Huff, Sr. After attending the local schools, he joined the U.S. Army. James was a Medical Specialist Paratrooper and served with...

Oct 11, 2014

Sarah M. Balling, 72, of Cambridge, Maryland, passed away Saturday, October 11, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester in Cambridge. Born on June 11, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Ida Rossi and Joseph Barranco. She attended the local schools and graduated from Dundalk Senior High School with the class of 1960. On February 20, 1965...

Oct 10, 2014

Marjorie A. Christopher, 81, of Cambridge, passed away peacefully Friday, October 10, 2014 at Chesapeake Woods Center. Born in Cambridge on October 20, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Hilda Ruark Parker and Morgan Parker. She attended local schools and graduated from Cambridge High. In her earlier years she worked at the Cambridge Shirt Factory. She also had...

Oct 4, 2014

The world lost one of its sweetest, most loving souls on October 4th, 2014, with the sudden passing of Geoffrey M. Goodman, 51, as he was moving his favorite toy, his Hobie Catamaran, to a different spot in his Hoopers Island yard. At first glance, with strong, muscular physique and bald head he could easily be mistaken for a “tough...

Sep 29, 2014

Sharon R. Shockley, 69, of Cambridge, Maryland, passed away Monday, September 29, 2014 at Chesapeake Woods Center, Cambridge. Born April 10, 1945 in Cambridge, she was a daughter of the late Dorothy Short and Guy Aaron. After attending the local schools in the area she went to work with the Rob Roy Company as a seamstress and later had worked...

Sep 25, 2014

Darlene Joan Willey Kotulich, 69, of Griffith Neck, passed away peacefully after many illnesses Thursday, September 25, 2014 at UMSMC at Dorchester. Born July 14, 1945 in Cambridge, she was the daughter of Harold Lloyd Willey and the late Lorraine Olive Bradshaw Willey. She attended the local schools and later college to receive her realtor certification. In 1961 she married...

Sep 25, 2014

Suzann Lynn Chizzik, 51, of Church Creek, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 25, 2014 at her home with her husband who loved and adored her by her side. The family will hold private services.