Hoyt Funeral Home

Hoyt Funeral Home is a funeral home in New Canaan, CT, serving the town and its surrounding communities with funeral and cremation services. The home has operated for over a century and serves families who turn to them for personalized and meaningful services that respect each family's religious, ethnic, and economic needs. A licensed funeral director is available by telephone 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and the staff is available to answer questions about funerals, cremations, or pre-arrangements. Office hours run Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Owner Tom Cicalese began his career as a funeral director at Hoyt at the age of 18 and has now logged 47 years of continuous service with the firm, having worked for the Hoyt family for seven years before purchasing the home with a partner who has since retired. Nicholas F. Cognetta Jr. serves as co-owner, embalmer, and funeral director; he is a graduate of the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service, became a licensed funeral director and embalmer in 1981, and was instrumental in creating the Connecticut Crematory Corporation, which opened in 1995 as the only crematory in Fairfield County. In 2016 and 2017, Johnson Consulting recognized Hoyt Funeral Home as being among the top twenty funeral homes in the nation for excellence in customer service, and the staff regularly attends continuing education programs and seminars to stay current on local, state, and federal rules and regulations. Hoyt proudly supports numerous local organizations and works to find ways to strengthen the community it calls home.

The funeral home sits on Main Street, about a tenth of a mile from New Canaan Library, with Cobblers Green park just across the way and Saint Aloysius School within a third of a mile. The home holds a rating of 5.00 based on 2 reviews. Among funeral homes serving New Canaan and the surrounding towns, Hoyt's century of continuous service and its national recognition for customer service make it a long-standing part of the community.