Floyd W. Van Alstyne, Jr.

Floyd W. Van Alstyne, Jr., 105, died peacefully at his home in East Barnard on Friday, May 9 surrounded by his family. Floyd was born on Feb. 29, 1920 in Boston, Mass. the son of Floyd W. and Mary French (Smith) Van Alstyne. After spending his very early childhood in Massachusetts, Floyd’s family moved to Albany, N.Y. After his mother …

Sheryl Crane

Graveside services for Sheryl Crane will be held on Saturday, May 31 at 11 a.m. in the Crane Cemetery off Church Hill Rd in Woodstock, Vt. The Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock is assisting the family.

Cynthia Brown Hilliard

Cynthia Brown Hilliard, age 81, of Carrollton, Ga., passed away peacefully in the presence of her children on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at Piedmont Hospital in Newnan, Ga. She was born on January 14, 1943, in Windsor County, Vt. She is preceded in death by her parents, Raymond “Brownie” and Ruth Brown and brother Dennis Brown. A beloved mother, grandmother, …

Eleanor Kenison

Eleanor Kenison, 87, died Sunday May 18, 2025, at Lebanon Genesis Eldercare. She was born October 30, 1937 in Hanover, N.H. a daughter of Troye and Eleanor Clara (Webster) Allard.  Eleanor attended schools in Pomfret and East Barnard before graduating from Woodstock High School Class of 1955. Later that year she married Bradley Kenison on Nov. 25. She worked as …

Howard ‘Toppy’ Rollin Gould

A graveside service will be held for Howard “Toppy” Rollin Gould, 85, who died Dec. 8, 2024, on Monday, May 26 at 2 p.m. in the new part of the Riverside Cemetery in Woodstock. The Cabot Funeral Home is assisting the family.  

Dr. Carl Wulfestieg

Dr. Carl Wulfestieg, 81, passed away on April 27, 2025, in Seattle, Wash. Born on June 7, 1943, to Carl Sr. and Virginia, Carl pursued a life of learning and service. He graduated from Pomona College in 1965 and earned his medical degree from UCLA Medical School in 1971. A dedicated physician, he practiced as an ear, nose, and throat …

Gordon Worth

Graveside services for Gordon Worth, 88, will be held on Saturday, May 31 at 1 p.m. in the Baker Hill Cemetery in Bridgewater Center, Vt. The Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock is assisting the family.  

Clydene Richardson Trachier

It is with sadness that the family of Clydene Richardson Trachier of Hartland announces her passing after 92nd birthday cakes (with ice cream!) have come and gone. Clydene departed her Lull Farm Lane home on the evening of May 14, 2025, while being cared for by family. Clydene was born to Reba (Merrill) and Clyde Richardson on February 16, 1933, …

Edward H. Jagelski, Jr.

Edward H. Jagelski Jr., 85, a resident of Windsor, Vt., and a former longtime resident of both Taftsville and Woodstock, passed away Saturday afternoon, May 3, 2025, at the Gill Odd Fellows Home in Ludlow. He was born on Sept. 10, 1939, in Cohoes, N.Y., the son of Edward and Ann (Garbacz) Jagelski. Ann died in childbirth, and he was …

Chandler “Denny” Hewitt

Chandler “Denny” Hewitt, 76, died surrounded by his family on Monday, May 5 at the Jack Byrnes Center in Lebanon, N.H. Denny was born on Feb. 6, 1949 in Hanover, N.H., the son of Chandler M. and Dorothy H. (Potter) Hewitt. He graduated from Woodstock Union High School in 1967 and joined the Navy serving as a Seabee in the …