Kaye "Chaffee-Horner" Burnham

Kaye (Chaffee-Horner) Burnham passed away August 16th, 2025 at the age of 78. She was born April 27th, 1947 in Cambridge VT to Clinton and Karen (Sweet) Chaffee. She graduated from Craftsbury Academy in 1965. She worked at many different jobs. she picked potatoes for W.P. Brow, cooked at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, worked in an office for Paragon Construction, sewed at Bogner of America, and retired from the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory in 2009.

To Kaye her family and friends meant everything. She enjoyed visiting and making memories with them all. She found joy in sewing, traveling, crafting, reading, doing puzzles, coloring, watching Hallmark/ Lifetime movies, listening to country music, and cooking many things especially sweet treats for all her friends and family at Christmas time.

She is survived by two daughters. Laurie Goodell and her husband Burt, and Jacki-Lyn Horner all of Newport Center VT. A special stepson Douglas Burnham and his wife Mary of Irasburg VT. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren. One extra special granddaughter, Whitney Burkewitz and her husband Justin of Irasburg VT. As well as Anthony Campbell and wife Kellie of Georgia VT. Justin Campbell and partner Desiree of Derby VT. SGT Allyn Bachelder and wife Ellie of St. Albans VT. Eric Burnham and wife Kiera of Ohio. and Sarah Degre and husband Chris of Derby VT. She is survived by two brothers, Cortes Chaffee and wife Darlene of Irasburg VT, and Lloyd Chaffee of Glover VT. She is also survived by several great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins. One special niece Naomi Ingalls and husband Keith of Texas who she greatly enjoyed traveling with.

She leaves behind many friends including some very special friends: Marge Ovitt, Joanne Johnson, Jody Bliss, Carlotta Corcoran, Shirlene Wiley, Robie Hoadley and many more.

She's predeceased by her brother Carl Chaffee, two special sister in laws Ruth Chaffee, and Georgiana Chaffee, and son-in-law Clifford Dillon Jr.

Graveside services will be by Reverend Michel Richard's at the larger Irasburg Cemetery on September 6th at 11am. Following the services will be a gathering and pot luck at the Irasburg Town Hall.