Obituaries

Jul 24, 2010

Nita Fornea Burdette of Cambridge, Maryland, died peacefully at home on Saturday, July 24, 2010. Born on March 14, 1922, in Angie, Louisiana. Mrs. Burdette was the daughter of the late Iddo Ball Fornea and Beulah Harrell Fornea. Mrs. Burdette, a registered nurse, met her husband-to-be, Dr. Lewis M. Burdette, at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, during his internship....

Jul 22, 2010

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Leonard Marinus Peters, age 35, of East New Market, MD died early Thursday morning, July 22, 2010 where he was pronounced dead at Dorchester General Hospital, Cambridge, MD. Born on January 31, 1975 in Dover, NJ, he was the biological son of the late Leonard Marinus Peters who died shortly after his son’s birth and Gail Ogle Peters...

Jul 21, 2010

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Thaddeus Martin Borz, Sr., age 74, of Cambridge, MD, died late Wednesday night, July 21, 2010. Born on August 4, 1935 in Camden, NJ, he was the son of the late Thaddeus A. Borz and Helen Mary Skorupski. Mr. Borz was a graduate of Merchantville High School, Merchantville, NJ and St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA, Class...

Jul 18, 2010

Elsie “Jean” Jones, age 75, of Easton, MD, died Sunday, July 18, 2010, at Memorial Hospital at Easton, Easton, MD. Born on February 21, 1935 at Tilghman Island, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Marion Kelley Fairbank. Jean was raised on Tilghman Island and was a graduate of St. Michaels High School, Class of 1952. On...

Jul 12, 2010

Carl Mays Shockley, Sr., age 86 of Fishing Creek, MD died Monday morning, July 12, 2010 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake, Salisbury, MD. Born on March 6, 1924 in Fishing Creek, MD, he was the son of the late Everett Lee Shockley and Ruby Virginia Creighton Shockley. Mr. Shockley began his lifetime waterman career at a very young age,...

Jul 6, 2010

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Michael Joseph Russello, age 95, of Cambridge, MD, died Tuesday evening, July 6, 2010 at home. Born on January 12, 1915 in New York, he was the son of the late Pasquel and Margaret Russello. On December 12, 1941 he married the former Joan Powers. From Brooklyn, NY he and his wife moved to Mechanicsville, MD where they...

Jun 28, 2010

Biography Arrangements entrusted to: Blackley Funeral Home and Cremation Services 809 Broad Avenue • Ridgefield, New Jersey, 07657 Telephone 201-945-5032 • Fax 201-945-5073 Blackley Funeral Home Facts Born: March 27, 1934 Death: June 28, 2010

Jun 28, 2010

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Logan W. Parks, Sr., age 90, of Woolford, MD, died early Monday morning on his birthday, June 28, 2010 at Dorchester General Hospital. Born on June 28, 1920 in Hoopersville, MD, he was the son of the late Logan Benjamin Parks and Rosa Woodland Parks. On August 7, 1939 he married the former Doris Ruark and...

Jun 25, 2010

James Edward Valliant, age 67, of Cambridge, MD, died Friday, June 25, 2010 at Dorchester General Hospital. Born on April 30, 1943 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Martin Edward Valliant and Grace Shirley Christopher Valliant. He was raised by his maternal grandparents the late James S. Christopher and Mary Ida Thomas Christopher. Mr. Valliant was...

Jun 24, 2010

Mr. Otto Albert Homberg passed away June 24, 2010 at Chesapeake Woods Center located in Cambridge, MD after a lengthy illness. Born January 10, 1931 in Brooklyn, N.Y., son of the late Martha and Otto Homberg, who came to the United States in the 1920's from Wuppertal, Germany. He grew up working in his parents' grocery stores while also focusing...

Jun 21, 2010

Biography Charles Scher moved to Cambridge with his family in 1950. He was schooled in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1965. He was a good student, an excellent athlete and in his early years was an avid little league player. He played varsity basketball and was on the tennis team of the Cambridge High School. He was...

Jun 21, 2010

Cindy Sue Walker, age 50, died at her home, Monday evening, June 21, 2010. Born on June 22, 1959 in Easton, MD, she was the daughter of Phyllis Frazier-James and William Edward James of Madison, MD and her biological father the late James E. Walker. Cindy was raised in Dorchester County. She had worked many years ago for Cambridge...

May 24, 2010

Meta M. Mills departed this life on Monday, May 24, 2010 at her home in Easton, MD. Born July 3, 1928 in Cambridge, MD, she was the daughter of the late Jamie P. and Cora L. Mills. Surviving are two sisters Frances M. Twilley and Marian M. Doty, both of Cambridge, MD; a brother Jamie P. Mills, Jr. of Cambridge,...

May 20, 2010

Clarence Edward Smith (Smitty), of Denton, MD died on May 20, 2010 after a lengthy battle with cancer at the age of 70. Born in Annapolis, MD on April 16, 1940, he was the son of the late Harry and Lillie Smith of Eastport, Annapolis MD. Clarence graduated from Annapolis High School, Class of 1958. He served in the U.S....

May 4, 2010

James Jeffrey Munford, Jr., age 30, of Cambridge, MD, was killed Tuesday night, May 4, 2010 in Dover, DE. Born on July 22, 1979 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of James Jeffrey Munford, Sr. of Philadelphia, PA and Juanita Robinson Creekmore of Carrboro, NC. and step-son of Octavis Creekmore of Carrboro, NC. Mr. Munford enjoyed being with his...

May 4, 2010

Twyla Noller, 82, formerly of Prairie Village, Kansas, died Tuesday evening, May 4, 2010 at Mallard Bay Nursing Home in Cambridge, Maryland following a lengthy illness. She was born September 17, 1927 in Sigourney, Iowa, the daughter of the late Grant Ragan and Eva Fauth Ragan. Surviving are two daughters, Jackalyn A. Noller of Cambridge, Maryland and Joan L....

Apr 18, 2010

Biography Ray Hetzel Lambert, 85, of Oxford, MD, died Sunday, April 18, 2010 at his home. Born on November 11, 1924 in Volga, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Hetzel W. Lambert and Edna Emma Steele. On September 12, 1953 he married the former Hazel Virginia West. Mr. Lambert was a graduate from Philippi High School, Class...

Apr 13, 2010

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Lois Ann Henry, age 69, of Linkwood, MD, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at her home. Born on September 22, 1940 in Cambridge, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lois Murphy and Dora Pritchett Murphy. On October 12, 1962, she married Alva Lee Henry. He died on September 25,...

Apr 5, 2010

Leona M. Mills, age 88, of Cambridge, MD, died Monday night, April 5, 2010 at Dorchester General Hospital after a short stay at Chesapeake Woods Center in Cambridge. Born on July 17, 1921 in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Luke H. Messick, Sr. and the late Marguerite Hurley Messick. She was a graduate of Cambridge High School....

Mar 29, 2010

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Mary Ellen “Eileen” Fitzhugh, age 48, of Frankford, DE, died Monday, March 29, 2010 at Delaware Hospice Center, Milford, DE. Born on April 10, 1961 in San Francisco, CA, she was the daughter of Mary Nolan O’Connell of Glen Burnie, MD and the late William O’Connell. Eileen’s father was in the airline industry and after she was born,...