Obituaries

Dec 30, 2010

Walter Plowman Bloom, Sr., age 62, of Cambridge, MD, died on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at his home. Born on April 21, 1948 in Cambridge, MD he was the son of the late Howard Urban “Buddy” Bloom and Hazel Burton Bloom Bramble. Walt, as he was known, was educated in Dorchester County. He had worked for Connelly Containers and...

Dec 25, 2010

Biography Helen Margaret Pennypacker Wlajnitz, age 84, of Cambridge, MD, died Saturday, Christmas morning, December 25, 2010 at Mallard Bay Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Cambridge, MD. Born on February 1, 1926 in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Charles Pennypacker and Margaret Helen Dillaplane Pennypacker. On March 31, 1945 she married Jacob Wlajnitz. He died on February 29,...

Dec 21, 2010

Ruth Pauline Adkins Bradford, age 100, of Cambridge, MD, died peacefully Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at Mallard Bay Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Cambridge. Born on June 15, 1910 near Springdale, Dorchester County, Maryland, she was the fifth daughter and sixth child of Samuel Hooper Adkins and Mary Frances "Manie" Langford. “Mom Mom”, as most people affectionately referred to her,...

Dec 12, 2010

Dr. Carl J. Schaefer, age 90, of Easton, MD, died at his home, Sunday, December 12, 2010. Born on April 27, 1920 in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of the late Carl J. Schaefer, Sr. and Isabel Shear Schaefer. Dr. Schaefer graduated from Buffalo Technical High School and The Ohio State University with a B.S., M.A. and PhD degrees....

Dec 12, 2010

Yoginiben V. Patel, age 45, of Easton, MD, died early Sunday morning, December 12, 2010 at Memorial Hospital, Easton, MD. Born on May 31, 1965 in India, she was the daughter of the late Chimanbhai Patel and Jyotshaben Patel. In 1990 she moved to the United States. Yogini had worked as an operator at Black and Decker Corporation and later...

Nov 26, 2010

Veronicka P.K. Marx, age 92, of Cambridge, MD and formerly of Somerset, New Jersey, died on Friday, November 26, 2010 at Dorchester General Hospital, Cambridge, MD. Born on July 15, 1918 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Blasis Kochis and Veronicka Ur Kochis. On December 15, 1937 she married Nicholas A. Marx. He...

Nov 25, 2010

Julia A. Willey, age 69, of Cambridge, MD, died Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25, 2010 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake, Salisbury, MD. Born on February 3, 1941 in Cambridge, MD, she was the daughter of the late Hank and Hilda McClain Greene. Julia received her education in Dorchester County, where she was a graduate of Cambridge High School,...

Nov 12, 2010

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Elsie Marie Hayes, age 79 of Cambridge, MD, died Friday afternoon, November 12, 2010 at Dorchester General Hospital. Born on March 13, 1931 in Cambridge, MD, she was the daughter of the late Raynor Crosby and Grace V. Miller Crosby and was educated in Cambridge. On June 1, 1948 she married Robert T. Hayes. Mrs. Hayes was a...

Nov 2, 2010

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John Joseph Neubauer, Jr., 74, of Ocean City, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born June 23, 1936, he was the son of the late John and Margaret Neubauer of Baltimore, MD. He was the beloved husband of Ginny Neubauer, his wife of 31 years. John grew up in Baltimore and...

Oct 31, 2010

Florence Ann Catrain Winterling, age 84, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA and a longtime resident of Cambridge, MD, died Sunday morning, October 31, 2010 at Cameron Glenn Care Center, Reston, VA where she resided for the past four years. Surviving is her son Wayne M. Winterling of Arlington, VA and Cambridge, MD; a daughter Donna Ann Winterling of Reston, VA; a...

Oct 28, 2010

Ruby Jane Smith Moore, age 96, of Cambridge, MD died at her daughter and son-in-law’s home where she resided for the past two years early Thursday morning, October 28, 2010. Born on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1913 in Robbins, Dorchester County, MD, she was the daughter of the late Solomon Smith and Ida Burton Smith. Mrs. Moore was raised...

Oct 25, 2010

Annelore Wilhelmine Kirsch Gore, age 83, of Cambridge, MD, died on October 25, 2010 at her home. Born in Hof Saale, Bavaria, Germany on February 18, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Karl Kirsch and Wally Neufuss Kirsch. In April of 1948 she married William Eugene Gore, who was stationed in Germany with the United States Air...

Oct 18, 2010

Donald Edward Bates 84, of Toddville, formerly of Edgewater, MD passed away Monday October 18, 2010 at his home. He was born on March 17, 1926 in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania and was the son of the late Austin and Marion Holden Bates. Don attended school in Turtle Creek, Pa. He served in the 4th Marine Division in the Asiatic Pacific Campaign...

Oct 9, 2010

Theresa Dawn Lankford Johnson, age 43, of Cambridge, MD, died Saturday, October 9, 2010 at Talbot Hospice House, Easton, MD. Born on March 29, 1967 in Cambridge, MD, she was the daughter of the late Gorman Myles Lankford, Sr. and Ramona Abbott Lankford. Theresa was raised in Church Creek, MD and was a graduate of Cambridge South Dorchester High...

Oct 2, 2010

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Erden C. Bechtel, age 55, of Rhodesdale, MD, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Dorchester General Hospital. He had been ill for the past six months. Born on May 31, 1955 in Bon Air Heights, PA, he was the son of the late Jesse M. Bechtel and Manie M. Andrews Bechtel. On May 31,...

Sep 28, 2010

Mildred Louise Jones Spedden, age 85, of Cambridge, MD died Tuesday evening, September 28, 2010 at her home. Born on November 15, 1924 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Walter D. Jones and Nettie Warfield Jones. Mrs. Spedden was educated in the Dorchester County schools and a graduate of Cambridge High School. On March 18, 1950,...

Sep 26, 2010

Miriam J. Willey, age 68, of Bucktown, Cambridge, MD, died Sunday morning, September 26, 2010 at her daughter’s home. Born October 11, 1941 in Cambridge, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Riley North, Sr. and Oseola Abbott North. On November 22, 1957 she married John A. Willey. He died on September 9, 2001. Mrs. Willey was...

Sep 24, 2010

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Joanna Lyn Phillips Richards, age 45, of Mt. Wolf, PA, died early Friday morning, September 24, 2010 at her parents' home at Fishing Creek, MD. Born August 5, 1965 in Cambridge, Maryland, she was the daughter of Russell Calvin “Sonny” Phillips, Sr. and Judith “Judy”Ann Gadow Phillips, both of Fishing Creek, MD. Joanna was raised at Fishing Creek,...

Sep 21, 2010

Felix Karpavage (known as Junior) of Taylors Island, MD, passed away September 21, 2010 with his daughter at his side. Born on July 8, 1927 in Wanami, Pennsylvania. He joined the Coast Guard where he served on the S.S. August Belmont, Frederic C. Howe, Cape Falcon, Madawaska Victory and the S. S. Blue Island Victory. After the Coast Guard he...

Sep 20, 2010

William Craig Wessells, M.D., age 57, died at his home peacefully Monday morning, September 20, 2010. Born on August 6, 1953 in Nassawadox, Virginia, he was the son of Ellen Bundick Wessells of Modest Town, VA and the late Howard Chandler Wessells. Craig was a graduate of Parksley High School, Class of 1971 where he was the Valedictorian, a...