Louise L. Sylvester, 79, formerly of Newtown, died peacefully at her home in Danbury March 28, with her husband, John Sylvester, Jr, and son, Gordon, by her side. She was the daughter of the late Rose (Ouellet) and Louis Letourneau.

Ms Sylvester graduated from Emerson College in Boston with a BA degree. She worked at WCOP and became an assistant to the general manager of the station. Upon the promotion and transfer of her husband with National Distillers & Chemical Corp, they moved to Newtown.

In 1985, Ms Sylvester started a woman's fashion accessory business called Alliance Enterprises Company in Danbury. She sold her products to many stores all over the United States, until 1995, when she sold her company.

She and her husband moved to Lattins Cove in Danbury, on Candlewood Lake. During this time they traveled to all states east of the Mississippi and Quebec Province.

Her husband of 59 years, John; her three sons, Jay, Gordon, and Todd; her daughter Elyse; her 17 grandchildren, Sydney, Stephan, Mary, Joseph, John-Paul, Rylan, Elizabeth, Marie, John, Isabella, Phillip, Emma, Molly, Jane, Olivia, Peter, and Andrew; and two great-grandchildren survive her.

Ms Sylvester's family wants to thank the Danbury Regional Hospice and Palliative Care for all the comfort they extended to her.

A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, April 8, from 2 to 5 pm, at Green Funeral Home, 57 Main Street, Danbury, with a prayer service led by Monsignor Thomas W. Powers at 5 pm.