Sister Andrea Levesque (Sr. St. George), 94, beloved member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, died in Mont Marie Health Care Center, Holyoke, MA on October 1, 2013. A native of Fall River, MA she was the daughter of George and Maria (Ledoux) Levesque.
Sister Andrea graduated from Jesus Marie Academy, Fall River and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in Fall River in 1934. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Fall River and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield merged in 1974. She earned a B.A. degree and a M.Ed. degree from Rivier College in Nashua, NH.
Sister Andrea ministered in the Fall River Diocese as a teacher at St. Jean Baptiste School and at St. Joseph Prep and as Secretary-Treasurer of St. Joseph Montessori School, Fall River and in St. Joseph School, New Bedford. She also taught in St. Joseph High School, Conway, Arkansas, St.Peter High School, Worcester and Cathedral High School, Springfield. She served as Mistress of Novices for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Fall River for 16 years and also as Director of Education for the Community. She joined the staff of Mont Marie, Holyoke in 1991 and retired in 1999.