VAN BUREN – Jeanne I. Levesque, 79, died Jan. 10, 2004, at a Van Buren healthcare facility. She was born July 26, 1924, in Van Buren, the daughter of Severin B. and Caroline (Cyr) Violette. Widowed at a young age, Jeanne raised her family of nine children by herself. She was kept busy by cleaning, sewing, gardening, and was a great cook and a mother most people would be proud of. She was employed by the Aroostook County Homemaker Services for a number of years and also worked at the Van Buren Drive-In Theater. Mrs. Levesque is survived by five daughters, Viola Ketch of Lewiston, Marie Ange Hartsgrove and her husband, David, of Waterboro, Claudia Thibodeau and her husband, Jimmy, of Van Buren, Lou Ann Skidgel and her husband, Clement, of Woodland, and Germaine Levesque, also of Van Buren; three sons, Nelson Levesque and his wife, Priscilla, of Sinclair, Richard Levesque and Alyre Levesque Jr. and his wife, Debbie, all of Van Buren; six sisters, Annie Fongemie of Ft. Myers, Fla., Theresa Masse and Yvonne Masse, both of Plainville, Conn., Isabelle Beaupre and her husband, Fernand, of North Caribou, Stella Duplessis and her husband, Gerard, of Lewiston; two brothers, Marc Violette and his wife, Helen, and Percy Violette and his wife, Fernande, all of Connecticut; 17 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Alyre Levesque Sr., in 1960; and by a daughter, Verna, in 1995. Relatives and friends may call 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Monday and from 9 a.m. until time of service on Tuesday at the Ouellette-Thibault Funeral Home, 12 High St., Van Buren. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the St. Bruno-St. Remi Catholic Church. Spring interment will be in the parish cemetery. Those who wish may contribute in her memory to the St. Bruno-St. Remi Parish Memorial Fund, 336 Main St., Van Buren 04785.
JEANNE I. LEVESQUE
