Kyle Bennett Knighton

Aug 31, 2026

Kyle Knighton, a gentle soul with a keen wit and a deep love for life’s quiet rhythms, passed away at the age of 66 in Washington, DC. A resident of Silver Spring, Maryland, Kyle’s journey began in Irving, Texas, where he was born to Maurice and Barbara Knighton.

Kyle attended the University of Maryland, College Park, but his true calling was...

Mark Michael Sayko

Aug 31, 2026

With great sadness, we announce the loss of our beloved husband and father, Mark Sayko. Mark was born in Homestead, PA on May 13, 1951. He went on to get his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh, which is where (in German class) he met his future wife, Susanne. The class came in extra handy when, after...

Joan Silver Ewing

Aug 31, 2026

Joan Silver Ewing

Joan Silver Ewing, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2026, at the age of 87, following complications from a stroke. She was born on April 30, 1939, in Baltimore, Maryland, and spent nearly her entire life in the city she loved. In her final year, she lived in Fairfax, Virginia, close...

Christopher Anthony Barson

Aug 29, 2026

Christopher Anthony Barson (61), of Alexandria, VA, beloved son, brother, stepson, cousin and friend to many, left this Earth to join his adored mother on 8/29/2026. A 1986 graduate of Northern Michigan University and the Leelanau School, he was a talented interior designer whose commercial and residential projects dot the greater Washington, D.C. area. His credits include designing the first...