Frances Train Larrabee, 87, of Hollywood, Md., died on Jan. 16, 2011.

Born in Punxsutawney, PA on March 10, 1923, she was the daughter of Susan Hardick and Roy Train. Raised in Silver Creek, N.Y., she married her husband, Robert N. Larrabee on April 14, 1945 in Chicago. He predeceased her on March 18, 2002.

Mrs. Larrabee was employed outside the home in the late 1940's prior to starting a family, then stayed home to raise her children, joining her husband in his insurance business only after their children were all in school. She was later employed by St. Mary's County Department of Social Services, in the income maintenance unit from 1978 until her retirement in 1990.

She is survived by four children and their spouses, Robert C. Larrabee and his wife Meghan Toffey, Lusby; Gail Ingle and her husband Ron, Durham, N.C.; Nancy Barry and her husband Dave, Lexington Park; and Joyce Raum and her husband Wendell, Leonardtown. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Also surviving are brother Earl Train, Silver Creek, NY, and sister Doris Ramsdell, Dunkirk, NY. She was predeceased by her brothers Ronald and Donald Train and an infant sister.

Mrs. Larrabee was a lifetime member and Past Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Julia Halla Chapter 107. She was a devoted wife and mother, loved gardening and enjoyed baking and sewing. She was a member of the Hollywood United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Larrabee was a resident at Chesapeake Shores, formerly Bayside Care Center, for the past ten years and was inducted into the hall of fame there in November 2009.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 20, 2011 from 5 to 8:00 p.m. with a Eastern Star ceremony 7:00 p.m. at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 21, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the Hollywood United Methodist Church, with burial following at Joy Chapel Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Southern Maryland Office, P.O. Box 1889, LaPlata, Maryland 20646.

Arrangements provided by Brinsfield Funeral Home.