HARTFORD – Willard Joseph Levesque of Hartford died peacefully at his home Saturday morning, Oct. 8, following a long courageous battle with cancer.
He was born on July 28, 1925, in Grand Isle, the son of Eddie Levesque and Mattie (Beaulieu) Levesque. He was educated in Grand Isle schools, before entering the U.S. Army in 1943, serving with great distinction in the European Theater as a rifleman in the 100th division during World War II, earning numerous decorations, including two bronze stars for valor. He also served with the U.S. Air Force and Maine Army National Guard.
On Aug. 10, 1946, he married his beloved and devoted wife, the former Arlene Duprey of Auburn. While raising his family in Auburn, he worked for 30 years at the Auburn Highway Department as a mechanic and heavy vehicle operator.
He was also a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans Association and Paralyzed Veterans of America.
Willard loved to hunt, fish and snowmobile with family and friends. He also enjoyed building, camping, working on cars and spending time with family and his little dog, Fluffy.
He will be sadly missed by his wife, Arlene of Hartford; son, Paul Levesque and his wife, Rose Mary, of Jay; two daughters, Patricia Levesque of Auburn, and Nancy McMorrow and husband, Matt, of Oxford; grandchildren, Todd Levesque and wife, Loni, and their children, Gisel, Scott and Kirk, Lance Levesque and son, Erik, Jason Levesque and fiance, Tracey Bilodeau, and daughter, Alexandra, Jeff Martin, Jennifer St. Pierre and husband, Aaron, and son, Brayden and Joshua Levesque; two step-grandchildren, Lisa Allen and Tracey Vogelsang; and many nieces and nephews. He is also survived by three brothers, Roland, and his wife, Anna, of Gorham, Albini, and his wife, Dorothy, of New Jersey, and Clifford, and his wife, Cecile, of Gardiner; two sisters, Rena DelPriore and husband, James, of Indiana, and Angela Purdy and husband, Raymond, of Georgia; and a sister-in-law, Carmen Levesque, of Auburn.
He was predeceased by his parents; his infant daughter, Linda; and two brothers, Walter Levesque, of New Jersey, and Edgar Levesque, of Auburn.
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