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Williams, 80 CAMBRIDGE - Barbara Roetzel Williams, died peacefully at home in Cambridge, on Sept. 26, 2012, surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Cresson, Pa., her family moved to Akron, Ohio where …
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Williams, 80 CAMBRIDGE - Barbara Roetzel Williams, died peacefully at home in Cambridge, on Sept. 26, 2012, surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Cresson, Pa., her family moved to Akron, Ohio where she spent her childhood and early years, attending St. Vincent High School. She continued on to Akron University, where she joined the Delta Gamma sorority and earned a Bachelor's degree in Education. In 1955 Barbara married Edgar Morgan Williams, also of Akron. She and her family also lived in Hawaii for several years and were longtime residents of Bethesda, Md. Barbara was an accomplished equestrian, an avid tennis player and loved sailing with her family on the Chesapeake Bay. Most of all, she enjoyed the summers she spent at the family compound on Roetzel Island in Ontario, Canada. She was active through her involvement with the Cambridge Garden Club, the Women's Club, the Cambridge Yacht Club, the Dorchester County Historical Society, and the Salvation Army Advisory Board. She leaves behind her husband, Edgar Williams; brother, Bernard 'Nick' Roetzel; daughters, Morgan Mann, Carrie Cassidy, and Elizabeth Williams; son, Bruce Williams; son-in-law, Chuck Woodworth; grandchildren, Eilis Cassidy and Grace Mann; and great-granddaughter, Aoivain Cassidy-Paulette. Services for Barbara were held 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at St Mary's Refuge of Sinners, located at 1515 Glasgow Street, in Cambridge, MD. In lieu of flowers, Barbara requested contributions be made in her name to the Dorchester County Historical Society, Robbins Heritage, 901 Grange Avenue, Cambridge, MD 21613, the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 91, Cambridge, MD 21613 or the Arthritis Foundation, P.O. Box 96280, Washington, DC 20077-7491. Arrangements were entrusted to Newcomb and Collins Funeral Home, P.A., Cambridge MD. To send online condolences, please visit www.newcombcollins.com.