Obituaries
Evelyn Doris Wolfert
Jul 14, 2022
Evelyn D. Wolfert, 92, of Cambridge passed away peacefully in her sleep at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chesapeake Woods on Thursday, July 14, 2022.
Born in Philadelphia on March 4, 1930 Evelyn was a daughter of the late Ida F. Hendrixson and Harry Berry. After attending the local schools in the area she married her husband Paul W. Wolfert in...
Gloria J. Lankford Frazier
Jul 5, 2022
Gloria J. Lankford Frazier of Madison, Maryland passed away peacefully on the morning of July 5, 2022 with her loving family by her side.
Born at Drawbridge, Maryland on October 19, 1942, she was the youngest child of the late Helen Marshall Lankford and F. Myles Lankford. Mrs. Frazier was a graduate of North Dorchester High School, class...
George Fleetwood Taylor
Jun 26, 2022
George Fleetwood Taylor, 76, of Cambridge, MD passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday morning, June 26, 2022.
He was the husband of the late Margaret Karen Taylor. Karen died on April 7, 2018.
There will be no services at this time.
Shirley Shepard Curley
Jun 18, 2022
Shirley S. Curley, 87, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away at her home on Saturday, June 18, 2022.
Shirley was born in Hopewell, Virginia on April 10, 1935 and graduated from Princeton High School in Princeton, West Virginia in 1952. After working a few years in Princeton, she attended Jones College in Miami, FL and a few years later, went on...
Sherry Lee Arthur
Jun 15, 2022
Sherry Lee Arthur, 60, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at UMSMC at Dorchester. She was born on April 28, 1962 in Easton, Maryland and was the daughter of the late Vera Wooters and Claude Arthur. Sherry attended the local schools in Caroline County and graduated from Colonel Richardson High School with the class of 1980....
John E. McKillop
Jun 6, 2022
John E. “Jack” McKillop, 86, of Salisbury, Maryland passed away on Monday evening, June 6, 2022 at the home of his great-nephew in Cambridge, Maryland.
Born on May 21, 1936 in Passaic, New Jersey he was the son of the late Daniel A. and Elizabeth Wilson McKillop. He lived in Hamilton and Edison, NJ and Washington, DC for most...
Todd Hamilton Ruark
May 7, 2022
Todd Hamilton Ruark, born in Cambridge, Maryland on January 28, 1981, and passed away on May 7, 2022, after a long battle with addiction. Despite many attempts to stay clean, he succumbed to his disease, leaving his family and friends heartbroken. His family honors his attempts at sobriety and feels grateful for the good times they shared. They share this...
Morgan K. Bennett
May 2, 2022
Morgan Knight Bennett, Jr., 90, of Choptank passed away Monday morning, May 2, 2022 at Mallard Bay Care Center, Cambridge.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 23, 1931, he was a son of the late Emma Jarrell Bennett and Morgan K. Bennett, Sr.
Morgan attended the local schools and graduated from Preston High School with the class of 1949. He...
Robert Larry Gootee, Sr.
May 1, 2022
R. Larry Gootee, Sr., 72, of Cambridge passed away in his sleep early Sunday, May 1, 2022, at Tidal Health in Salisbury.
Born in Cambridge on August 19, 1949 he was a son of the late Mary Irene Hughes Gootee and William Leonard Gootee, Sr. He attended Crapo Elementary and graduated from South Dorchester High with the Class of 1967. During his school years...
Tristan Lars Thorsteinsson
Apr 29, 2022
Tristan L. Thorsteinsson, 38, of Cambridge passed away early Friday morning, April 29, 2022 at his home.
Born June 14, 1983 in Cambridge, he was the eldest child of Ashlie and Jens Thorsteinsson. He attended the local schools and graduated from Cambridge South Dorchester High with the class of 2001. He then attended Uarts, an art school in Philly...
Janet Jones Todd
Apr 8, 2022
Janet Jones Todd, 82 of Cambridge, Maryland passed away peacefully on Friday evening, April 8, 2022 at Talbot Hospice in Easton.
Born in Cambridge, Maryland on July 18, 1939 she was the daughter of the late Brady F. and Edith Bloodsworth Jones.
Janet attended the local schools and graduated from South Dorchester High School with the class of 1957.
On...
Bonnie W. McCall
Apr 5, 2022
Bonnie W. McCall, 85, of Linkwood, Maryland passed away on Tuesday evening April 5, 2022 at her home with her family by her side.
Born on April 26, 1936 in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late James T. and Elizabeth Lord Wootten.
Bonnie attended the local schools and graduated from Cambridge High School with the class of 1954.
...
Darius William Riley, Sr.
Apr 2, 2022
Darius W. Riley, Sr. of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on Saturday morning, April 2, 2022 at his home with his family at his side.
Born in Gardners, Massachusetts on October 24, 1942, he was a son of the late John and Mary Greene Riley.
Darius attended the local schools in Massachusetts. After graduation he received an Associate’s Degree and was...
Robert Lee Wheatley, Sr.
Apr 1, 2022
Robert Lee Wheatley, Sr., 96, of Cambridge passed away peacefully at his home with his daughter by his side on Friday, April 1, 2022.
Born in the Neck District on March 19, 1926, Lee was a son of the late William and Sarah Cook Wheatley.
After attending the local schools in the area Lee enlisted in the US Army to...
Vincent Matthew Yerkie
Mar 29, 2022
Vincent Matthew Yerkie, 56, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away peacefully at his home on March 29, 2022.
He was born February 26, 1966 to Dorothy B. Yerkie of Clinton, MD and the late John W. Yerkie.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his sister Vinessa Dee Corder and niece Jacklyn Kay Yerkie.
Vincent is survived...
Elmer LeRoy Willey
Mar 22, 2022
Elmer L Willey, 94 of Bucktown, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2022 at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chesapeake Woods, Cambridge.
Elmer was born in Cambridge, on September 3, 1927, to Medford and Elizabeth Willey. He graduated from Cambridge High School; class of 1944. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Charlotte (nee Handley), a son Robert L...
Betty Lea Parks
Mar 22, 2022
Betty Lea Parks, 90, of Fishing Creek, Maryland passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, March 22, 2022 at her home.
Born April 2, 1931 on Hoopers Island, she was the daughter of the late Ruttreford Eugene and Esther Barrett Wroten Creighton.
She attended the schools on the island and graduated from Hoopers Island with the class of 1948.
Since...
Patricia J. Vigneri
Mar 18, 2022
Patricia “Pat” J. Vigneri, 83, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away peacefully on Friday morning, March 18, 2022 at the UMSMC at Easton.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland on February 24, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Calvert E. and Mildred Wess Coomes.
Pat attended the local schools in Baltimore and graduated from The Catholic High School with the class...
Marie A. Perry
Mar 10, 2022
Following a long illness, Marie A. Perry, 92, died peacefully in her Cambridge home on March 10, 2022.
She was born Marie Antoinette Hutson on April 6, 1929 in Cumberland, Maryland to Margaret Beckman Hutson and Edward Lee Hutson.
Marie was preceded in death by her parents and two older brothers, Raymond and Earl Hutson.
She attended Cumberland area schools...
William Wendell Tolley
Mar 5, 2022
William Wendell Tolley passed away suddenly on March 5, 2022 at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center in Easton, Maryland. He was 71 years old, Born in Cambridge, on March 2, 1951 to the late Jeremiah Wendell Tolley and Betty Lee Phillips Tolley.
“Bill” as he was known by, attended schools in Dorchester County and graduated from Cambridge...
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