SHAFTSBURY – Noble Levesque Sr., 70, died peacefully Aug. 22, 2012, surrounded by his loving family at home, after a four-month battle with cancer. Noble was born Sept. 10, 1941, in Van Buren, to Claude and Anita Levesque.
He graduated from Van Buren Boys’ High School in 1959 and from East Coast Aero Tech in 1960. In 1961, with his father, he bought Baker’s Machine Shop, Van Buren, and began manufacturing farm equipment, gears and sprockets. In 1977, Noble sold Baker’s to United States Tsubakimoto and moved to Shaftsbury, Vt., to manage a Tsubakimoto plant – UST Bennington – for eight years. In 1985, Noble bought Poly Two Press, where he created and published “Working People” magazine. From 1989 until his retirement in 2003, he managed and expanded the precast/prestressed concrete division for William E. Dailey, Inc. In his retirement, Noble was committed to his volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity and enjoyed playing golf, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.
Noble is survived by his wife of 50 years, Betty; sisters, Geralda Cyr and Claudette Bartley of Bowerbank; six children, Deborah Levesque-Banks of Hope Valley, R.I., Noble Levesque Jr. of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., Susan Altland of North Bennington, Vt., Andrea Hogan of Shaftsbury, Vt., David Levesque of Meredith, N.H., and Nicole Andres of Pensacola, Fla.; and 14 grandchildren.
A celebration of Noble’s life will be held Saturday, Aug. 25, in Bennington, Vt. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Bennington Habitat for Humanity, care of Mahar & Son Funeral Home, 628 Main St., Bennington, VT 05201. Guest book condolences may be made at www.maharandsonfuneralhome.net.
Noble Levesque Sr.
