CAMBRIDGE - Erich Fehrs, 71, of Cambridge, passed away suddenly at Dorchester General Hospital on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 10, 1940, and was a son of the late Karl and Kathe Dambolt Fehrs. He graduated from Sewanaka High School in New York. He served in the U.S. Navy. He was currently working at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge. He enjoyed sailing and raising standard poodles. He was a member of Retail Clerks Local 1500 in New York. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Fehrs of Cambridge; three sons, Edward Fehrs, Charles Haughwout and wife Evelyn and their children Alexandra and Madeline; and a son, William Haughwout, all of Huntington, N.Y.; and a sister, Ingrid Fehrs of Valley Stream, N.Y. A memorial service was held on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, at 5 p.m. at Thomas Funeral Home, P.A. in Cambridge with Rev. J. Edward King officiating. Family received friends from 4:30 to 5 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Dorchester County Humane Society, P.O. Box 132, Cambridge, MD 21613.