About Us

OUR STAFF

Members of your community make everything that happens possible.

STEPHEN L. ROBERTSON
STEPHEN L. ROBERTSON
Owner, Funeral Director
STEPHEN L. ROBERTSON
Owner, Funeral Director

Stephen Robertson is a licensed funeral director and embalmer in both Vermont and New Hampshire. He joined the Guibord & Sayles Funeral Homes team in 2015, and co-founded Caledonia Life Services, Inc. in 2016.


A native of Tennessee, Steve chose funeral service as his vocation, graduating from the F.I.N.E. mortuary college in 2002. He had been employed at Newton Bartlett Funeral Home in Newport, NH for 20 years before joining Guibord and Sayles Funeral Homes in June 2015.


He married Helen Lynch of Colebrook in 1990. In the summer of 2016, the Robertsons moved into the living quarters above the Sayles Funeral Home with the youngest four of their eight children. They have their 2 youngest enrolled at SJA, as of the fall of 2023.


HELEN M. ROBERTSON
HELEN M. ROBERTSON
Owner, Funeral Director
HELEN M. ROBERTSON
Owner, Funeral Director

Helen Robertson co-founded Caledonia Life Services, Inc. in 2016 and has been a Vermont licensed funeral director since 2020.


Helen lived in Colebrook, NH from birth until she graduated high school. She holds a Funeral Director Certificate from CCV and a B.S. in biology from Boston University, which is where she met Steve. Helen stayed at home and homeschooled her and Steve's 8 children for 20 years before moving to St. Johnsbury and enrolling the 4 youngest in school so she could assist in the management of the funeral businesses. The couple's adult children joke that Steve bought the funeral homes as a 25th anniversary gift to Helen.  


Helen and Steve live in St. Johnsbury with two of their eight children. They have two grandchildren.


LIZ ROBERTSON LITTLE
LIZ ROBERTSON LITTLE
Funeral Director, Guest Memorials
LIZ ROBERTSON LITTLE
Funeral Director, Guest Memorials

Liz joined the Caledonia Life Services, Inc. team in January of 2017 and enjoys being involved in every aspect of the business.  


She received her Vermont Funeral Director license in March 2023 and her NFDA Crematory Operator Certification in April 2023. Liz continues to help run Guest Memorials, and manage marketing and technology for Caledonia Life Services. 


Liz is the eldest daughter of Stephen and Helen Robertson. She and her two children moved to St. Johnsbury from her hometown of Newport, NH shortly after her parents did. Prior to entering the funeral industry, Liz worked in a variety of schools and early education centers in both VT and NH. She holds a Certificate in Funeral Directing and an A.S. in Business, both from the Community College of Vermont.


Liz married Robert Little in 2022. They live in Lyndonville with their two (soon to be three!) children.


ROBERT LITTLE
ROBERT LITTLE
Funeral Director Apprentice, Celebrant, Guest Memorials
ROBERT LITTLE
Funeral Director Apprentice, Celebrant, Guest Memorials

Robert began working for Caledonia Life Services as a Stone Installer in 2020, became a Funeral Associate in 2022, and started full-time in 2023 as a Funeral Director Apprentice and Manager of Guest Memorials. He also serves families as our in-house funeral celebrant. Robert was born and raised in Burlington, VT and moved to St. Johnsbury in 2019. He fell in love with the NEK and enjoys serving people in this area. 


Prior to joining CLS full-time, Robert served as Director of Community Development at RuralEdge, an affordable housing corporation serving the Northeast Kingdom, where he oversaw resident services, community engagement, and communications. He continues to work at RuralEdge part time in communications. He also serves as an on-call chaplain at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH). He previously spent a decade in a variety of ecclesial ministries throughout New England.  


Robert is dedicated to serving our community, serving on the Boards of the Housing & Homelessness Alliance of Vermont and Northeast Kingdom Community Action (NEKCA). He is also a member of Lyndon’s Planning Commission, as well as the Community Relations Committee of NVRH. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from St. John’s Seminary in Boston and a B.A. in Philosophy from Providence College. 


Robert lives in Lyndonville with Liz and their two (soon to be three!) children. 


MEREDITH GILBERT
MEREDITH GILBERT
Office Manager
MEREDITH GILBERT
Office Manager

Meredith has been the office manager at Sayles Funeral Home since 2014. 


She grew up in Danville, graduating high school in 1999 and obtaining an associate degree from Lyndon State College in 2001. Meredith previously worked at Moose River Media and currently lives in Peacham with her husband; they have 3 children still at home.

TODD PEARSONS
TODD PEARSONS
Funeral Associate
TODD PEARSONS
Funeral Associate

Todd joined the Caledonia Life Services staff in 2018 when Helen and Steve took on the Pearsons name.


His work in funeral service started years ago, as a boy, working with his father at Pearsons Funeral Home in Lyndonville. 


Todd and his wife Laurie live in Sheffield, VT and have four children and four grandchildren.


RAY CLOUATRE
RAY CLOUATRE
Part-time Funeral Associate
RAY CLOUATRE
Part-time Funeral Associate

Ray joined the Caledonia Life Services team in 2018 as a funeral associate. 

MARK HARPIN
MARK HARPIN
Part-time Funeral Associate
MARK HARPIN
Part-time Funeral Associate

Mark joined our team in 2007 and works at both the Sayles and Guibord-Pearsons Funeral Home locations.  


Mark was born and raised in Passumpsic, VT.  He graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1978.  In 1983, Mark enlisted in the Air Force and received an honorable discharge in 1988.  He received another honorable discharge from the VT Air Guard in 1995 after serving for three years.  Mark joined the St. Johnsbury Fire Department in 1988 and retired in 2016.  


He lives in Waterford, VT with his wife Deb. They have two daughters and seven grandchildren.


REV. BARBARA DWYER
REV. BARBARA DWYER
Part-time Office Assistant, Funeral Officiant
REV. BARBARA DWYER
Part-time Office Assistant, Funeral Officiant

Barbara joined the Caledonia Life Services team in alongside Todd in 2018; having worked for Pearsons Funeral Home for many years.


She is a lifelong resident of Lyndonville, Vermont and serves as an on-call chaplain at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH). Previously, Barbara was a United Methodist Church Minister for 21 years. She holds a Master of Divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a B.A. in English from Lyndon State College. 


Barbara has three children, nine grandchildren, and twenty-one great-grandchildren.


PETER MINICH
PETER MINICH
Part-time Funeral Assistant
PETER MINICH
Part-time Funeral Assistant

Peter joined Caledonia Life Services in 2023.

JOCELYN MINICH
JOCELYN MINICH
Part-time Office and Funeral Assistant
JOCELYN MINICH
Part-time Office and Funeral Assistant

Jocelyn joined Caledonia Life Services in 2023.

In Remembrance

THOMAS K. BARRETT
THOMAS K. BARRETT
In loving memory 1956-2016
THOMAS K. BARRETT
In loving memory 1956-2016

Forever in our hearts


In Memoriam: Thomas Barrett started a new career in funeral service in 1996 and was a licensed funeral director. Tom was a 1976 graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy and married Patti Gaskin of Lyndonville. Tom was affiliated principally at Guibord Funeral Home in Lyndonville. He lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on July 8, 2016 and is still greatly missed.

DON PEARSONS
DON PEARSONS
In loving memory 1942-2004
DON PEARSONS
In loving memory 1942-2004

Don Pearsons took over The Woods & Treffren Funeral Home circa 1972 and operated it as Pearsons Funeral home until his death in 2004.

Don is greatly missed, but his legacy lives on in his son Todd Pearsons. 

ERNIE AND BEV COOLBETH
ERNIE AND BEV COOLBETH
In loving memory
ERNIE AND BEV COOLBETH
In loving memory

We salute longtime Guibord Funeral Homes associates Ernest and Beverly Coolbeth who both passed away within four months of each other.


1926-2016


Ernie was a valued colleague at The Guibord Funeral Home for Charlie and later with Tom and Rod.


1923-2015


Over the course of many years, Bev took great pride in answering the phone at the Guibord Funeral Home.

CONNIE MARCH
CONNIE MARCH
In loving memory 1963-2021
CONNIE MARCH
In loving memory 1963-2021

Connie worked part-time at the Sayles Funeral Home, initially cleaning, and then moving into office work, where she helped ease the workload in every way she could. 

Connie's untimely passing left a hole in all of our hearts.

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