Marie-Ange (Brodeur) Levesque, 107, of New Bedford, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at the Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late John G. Levesque and sister of the late Aurele G. Brodeur and Amelda P. Charbonneau.
Born in Granby, Quebec, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Telesphore and Exilia (Paquette) Brodeur.
Mrs. Levesque had worked as a cloth inspector at Berkshire Hathaway then remained at home to care for her mother and family. She returned to work at the Acushnet Company until her retirement.
Mrs. Levesque was very active in the community. She was a Cub Scout den mother for 8 years for Troop 24 at St. Joseph’s Church, a member of the Society of St. Anne’s and the St. Joseph-St. Therese Senior group, a driver for sisters of St. Joseph and St. Anthony debate club, trained for civil defense, cooked and delivered meals to neighbors with polio and made May baskets for whist parties for St. Joseph’s Church basement. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting, ceramics, rug hooking, needlepoint and quilting until her loss of vision. She loved family gatherings for the holidays and enjoyed visits with relatives from Canada.
Her family would like to extend their gratitude to the staff at Sacred Heart Home for their care and compassion and to WBSM, especially Phil Paleologos, for the special birthday announcements over the past 7 years.
Survivors include her daughter, Pauline Levesque of New Bedford; her sons, Charles Levesque and wife Claudette of New Bedford and John A. Levesque Sr. of Dartmouth; her grandchildren, Linda Gill and husband Mike, Michelle Gomes and husband Edward, John A. Leveque Jr., Nicole Dressel and husband John, Joseph Levesque and wife Stephanie, Roger Levesque and wife Geneva and Normand Levesque and wife Carolyn; her great grandchildren, Cortney and Colby Street, Jarrod Levesque and wife Melanie, Angel Henriques, Jake and Jameson Levesque, Riley and Mark Dressel, Tiler, Dylan, Savannah, Vanessa and Benjamin Levesque; and her great great grandchild, Adilynn Levesque.
Her Funeral will be held on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at 9 a.m. from the Rock Funeral Home, 1285 Ashley Blvd., New Bedford followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph-St. Therese Church, Acushnet Ave., Bedford. Burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visiting hours Monday 6-8 p.m. Donations in her memory may be made to the Sacred Heart Home, 359 Summer St., New Bedford, MA 02740. For online tributes, please visit: www.rock-funeralhome.com
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