Sylvia M. Sylvester1

F, #35437, b. Aug 2, 1905, d. Jan 8, 2001
Pedigree
Father*Joseph Sylvester1 b. Aug 17, 1876, d. Apr 15, 1967
Mother*Lucy Alice Duval1 b. Jun 30, 1872, d. Oct 30, 1945

Family

George Alec Mayhew b. May 29, 1886, d. Jan 9, 1955
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Aug 2, 1905 Sylvia M. Sylvester was born on Aug 2, 1905 at Enosburg Falls, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1 
 She was the daughter of Joseph Sylvester and Lucy Alice Duval.1 
Marriage*May 5, 1930 Sylvia M. Sylvester married George Alec Mayhew, son of Peter Mayhew and Dora LaFrank, on May 5, 1930 at Montgomery, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.2 
Death*Jan 8, 2001 Sylvia M. Sylvester died on Jan 8, 2001, at age 95 at Our Lady of the Meadows Community Care Home, Richford, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.2 
ObituaryJan 9, 2001  OBITUARY: RICHFORD – Sylvia M. Mayhew, age 95, died Monday morning, Jan. 8, 2001, at Our Lady of the Meadows in Richford surrounded by her family.

She was born Aug. 2, 1905 in Enosburg Falls, the daughter of the late Joseph & Lucy (Duval) Sylvester.

She was a resident of Richford most of her life and was a member of All Saints Catholic and the Ladies of St. Ann Society. She was a housekeeper for the Catholic Church in Sheldon Springs and Bristol. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

She is survived by her daughter and her husband, Dora & Lyle Hurtubise of Richford; a sister, Albina Duval of Enosburg Falls; a daughter-in-law, Claire Mayhew of St. Johnsbury; 14 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, four great-great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband George Mayhew, a daughter Agatha Mayhew Degree; a son, George Mayhew; four brothers, Hermas, Napoleon, Earl & Lloyd Sylvester.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. at All Saints Catholic Church in Richford with Rev. Frank Eksterowicz celebrating the Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be this spring in All Saints Cemetery.

Friends and relatives may call on the family Wednesday from 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Spears Funeral Home on 140 Main St. in Richford.

For those who wish, contributions in her memory may be made to the Franklin County Home Health Agency, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, VT 05478.

Published in the St. Albans Messenger, St. Albans, VT – Jan. 09, 2001.2
 
Burial*Jan 12, 2001 She was buried on Jan 12, 2001 at All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Richford, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 75931176.3 

Citations

  1. [S1194] Vermont - Birth Record, online at www.familysearch.org.
  2. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  3. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
  4. [S1094] Vermont - Birth Record, online at Ancestry.com.