Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Feb 25, 2022

Doris P. Palmer of Cambridge, MD passed away at home surrounded by family on Friday, February 25, 2022 at the age of 94.

Born January 4, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Tressie Phillips.

Doris is preceded in death by her parents; 3 siblings - Alfred Phillips, Frances Jennings and Sarah Burton; as well...

Feb 13, 2022

James H. "Jimmy" Fitzhugh, 85, of Virginia Beach, formerly life-long resident of Cambridge passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022 at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.  Born December 10, 1936 in Cambridge, Jimmy was the son of the late Nancy Leona Moore Fitzhugh and William Herman Fitzhugh.  He attended the local schools and after graduating high school, enlisted in the US...

Feb 13, 2022

Mary D. “Marie” Juras, 100 years old, of East New Market, Maryland passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, February 13, 2022 at Home is Where the Heart is Assisted Living in East New Market.

Born at the “Straight Shore Farm” in East New Market on January 13, 1922, she was one of eight children born to the late John Joseph...

Feb 3, 2022

 

Richard “Rip” Wilbert Rolf, 80, of Cambridge, MD was called home to God on Thursday, February 3rd, 2022.

Born August 24, 1941, in Winsted-McLeod County, MN, he was a son of the late Agnes and Fred Rolf.

Rip married the former, JoDell Lee Cusick, on October 15, 1966. Together they raised two sons, Arrick Richard Rolf and Kevin Craig...

Feb 2, 2022

Gloria Mercedez Rojas, 82, of Cambridge, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Chesapeake Woods, Cambridge.

Born on April 1, 1939 in New York she was the daughter of the late Raphael A. Rojas and Augustina Castro Rojas.

Gloria was a television reporter in New York for many years and was also a writer...

Jan 13, 2022

Vivian Elizabeth Applegarth Streep (Betty) age 100, died peacefully on Thursday, January 13, 2022 of natural causes. She was a resident of Brant Beach on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Betty was born on March 21, 1921, in Cambridge Maryland, the first child of Samuel Hubert Applegarth and Elizabeth Spedden Applegarth. She grew up on Hoopers Island where the family...

Jan 10, 2022

Brenda Faye Roe, 72, of Federalsburg, Maryland passed away on Monday, January10, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family!

Born Brenda Faye Thagard on March 15, 1949 in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Russell Bryant and Mary Elizabeth Thagard.

Brenda married Thomas Roe on August 29, 1965 and together raised 3...

Jan 8, 2022

Gale Insley Todd passed away on January 8, 2022 at UMSMC at Easton with her husband and children by her side, as she always wanted. She was 69 years old. She was born in Cambridge on August 11, 1952 after 64 hours of labor, a laughable story often told by her mother and representative of her stubborn nature that we...