Longtime F.C. Resident Mary Frances Wainwright Dies at 92

2026-10-22 2:37 PM

Longtime F.C. Resident Mary Frances Wainwright Dies at 92

Former longtime resident of Falls Church Mary Frances Wainwright died on Monday, March 18, in Milbridge, Maine. She was 92 years old.

She was the mother of Ursa Baughman of Cherryfield, Maine, and Susan Wainwright of Savannah, Georgia. She was the grandmother of Bruno Circolo of Philadelphia, and Mason Lai of Los Angeles.

She was predeceased by mother Naomi Alice Gossage and siblings Elizabeth Mae Przybilla, Alice Moore, Vernon Clay Gossage, and Harry Lee Gossage.

Internment will be at Columbia Gardens Cemetery in Arlington at a later date.

Donations may be made in her name to the Animal Welfare League of the donor’s choice.

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