She was the daughter of the late Wilfrid and Ida (Morrell) Sylvestre; wife of the late Albert Leveille; beloved mother of Dr. Madeleine Leveille Ph.D., Dr. Albert Brooks M.D., Dr. Suzanne Leveille Ph.D., and Dr. John J. Leveille Ph.D.; cherished grandmother of five; sister of the late Albert, Omer and Elie Sylvestre, and Blanche Pelletier.
Mrs. Leveille was a communicant of St. Anthony Church and a member of the Senior Club. She was actively involved in community activities wherever she lived such as the PTA at St. Charles School, the AARP Chapter of North Providence, Residence Board at Metcalfe Courts, Providence, RI, and many scrabble games and social groups at Providence House, Boston, MA and the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, Boston, MA.
Visitation and funeral services will be held Thursday, 9-10:30 a.m. in the PONTARELLI-MARINO Home, 971 Branch Avenue, Providence, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. Anthony Church, 1413 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence. Burial will follow in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, 1011 First Avenue, New York, NY 10022 or at www.cnewa.org.