Riitta Kastehelmi Silverman

Riitta Kastehelmi Silverman passed away peacefully March 3, 2018 at her home with relatives nearby. She was born on April 15, 1944 in Finland. A devoted mother and loyal friend survived by her son, Sami Silverman; her daughter, Sandrine Silverman, son-in-law Alfred Schoeninger; grandchildren, Dante Schoeninger and Cecilia Schoeninger. She is preceded in death by one sister and survived by two sisters and three brothers in her homeland of Finland. She will be memorialized in a church ceremony in Finland this summer along with the burial of an urn at her childhood home. A remembrance gathering will be held locally Saturday, March 17th, at her residence 2500 Culpeper Rd, Alexandria, VA 22308 from 1pm until 4pm. She wanted to share this poem translated from Finnish: Now I am free and with the wind I can travel the limit of timelessness. I am the sparkle of a star, I am the flight of a cloud I am the delicate drop of morning dew I am not away, but come to you With every rising morning and with every darkening night I wish you all good night (Vuokko Laatio) In lieu of flowers, please donate to The Homeless Children's Playtime Project in Riitta’s memory at www.playtimeproject.org/give-the-gift-of-play-2/ Tributes may be shared with the family at www.demainefuneralhomes.com