Danbury Death Notices: Remembering 9 Community Members

DANBURY, CT — The Danbury community is remembering 10 residents who recently died. Their lives included careers in business, engineering, construction and community service, as well as decades spent raising families and contributing to the city.

Here are the latest death notices for Danbury residents.

Timothy J. Bourque, 74

Timothy J. Bourque, 74, of Danbury, died Nov. 5.

Born in Mount Kisco, New York, Bourque lived in Danbury. A memorial gathering is scheduled for Nov. 22 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Green Funeral Home, 57 Main St. The funeral home said a full obituary would follow.

Maria Fernanda Ferreira, 85

Maria Fernanda Ferreira, 85, of Danbury, died Nov. 1 at home.

Born in Lisbon, Portugal, Ferreira moved to Danbury at a young age and graduated from Danbury High School in 1959. She worked as secretary to the president of Sonics & Materials before retiring in 2002.

She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Elio G. Ferreira.

Diane M. Chambers, 80

Diane M. Chambers, 80, of Danbury, died Oct. 29.

Veronica (Domonkos) Selwitz, 91

Veronica (Domonkos) Selwitz, 91, of Danbury, formerly of Ridgefield, died Oct. 24.

Her husband, Roy Selwitz, died before her.

Eugenia E. "Sunnie" (Lewis) Vecchiarino, 98

Eugenia E. "Sunnie" (Lewis) Vecchiarino, 98, of Danbury, died Oct. 22.

Her husband, Joseph C. Vecchiarino Jr., died before her. She is survived by her daughter, Wendy L. Vecchiarino-Pandolfi.

Lewis Bernard Meltzer, 67

Lewis Bernard Meltzer, 67, of Danbury, died Oct. 19.

Born in the Bronx, New York, Meltzer spent his career in HVAC engineering, eventually becoming an assistant chief at the Time Warner building in Manhattan. He retired in 2017 and moved to Danbury.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Mary Ann; two children; and four grandchildren.

Onil J. Gauthier, 90

Onil J. Gauthier, 90, of Danbury, died Oct. 19 at home.

Born in Stratford, Quebec, Gauthier served in the Canadian Army before settling in Danbury in the mid-1960s. He worked in home construction and earned a black belt in taekwondo, which he taught to young people as a volunteer.

He was also active in the Danbury Moose Lodge.

Maria Alice Martins, 91

Maria Alice Martins, 91, of Danbury, died Oct. 18.

Born in Ferreiros do Dão, Portugal, Martins settled in Danbury in 1969 and worked for many years at Davis & Geck.

She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Anibal Loureiro Martins; two children; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Anthony Loweth, 68

Anthony Loweth, 68, of Danbury, died Oct. 14.

A longtime Ridgefield resident, Loweth owned Pioneer Towing before moving to Connecticut and later established Handy Help Service.

He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Angela, and their two children, Samantha and Cody.