Obituaries

Dennis L. Barton, 82, formerly of Silver Spring, MD, passed away peacefully January 12, 2026. Dennis was born on April 2, 1943, in Waynesboro, PA, to the late Lester M. Barton and Naomi G. Barton Essich.

Gwendoline Mary Ammerman, age 99, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2025, in Charleston, SC—just ten days shy of her 100th birthday

Eric John Carlson of Ashburn, Virginia, died December 14th, 2025 at the age of 82. Born March 22, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Adolf Ture Carlson and Kathleen ("Kitty") Blackburn.

Herman Joseph Hassler Jr, 82, passed away on December 26, 2025, in Ashburn, Virginia. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and patriot, Herman lived a life marked by service, adventure, and deep love for his family.

CAPT. W. Robert Johnson II, USN (Ret.), age 90, passed away peacefully on November 18, 2025, in Bethesda, Maryland. Born on March 15, 1935, in Dodge City, Kansas, he led a life distinguished by service to his country and a deep devotion to music.

Susan Scott Patteson, 57, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at her home in Strafford, NH, surrounded by the love of her family.

Chanley Milton Mohney, 76, of North Chesterfield, formerly of Northern Virginia, passed away on December 6, 2025

Helen Joyce Hix passed away peacefully on December 14, 2025. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 8, 1937, she was the youngest child of Henry and Lula Mae Wilson.

Aldrich H. Ames, the CIA officer whose spying for Moscow was the most damaging breach in the agency’s history, reportedly causing the deaths of at least 10 recruited CIA or allied intelligence agents, died Jan. 5 at the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland. He was 84.