LEVESQUE, Martial “Mike” Fred Levesque

Peacefully passed away December 20, 2025, surrounded by family and close friends after a battle with cancer.

Mike is survived by his wife Diane, Brother Denis Levesque wife Shelly, Sister Claudette Levesque Kingsbury husband Leo, Son Marcel “Jimmy” Levesque wife Angie, Son-in-law Sean Mitchell wife Sky, Nephews Richard Levesque wife Natalie, Joey Amyotte, Davey Venn, Niece Linda Levesque, Grandchildren Justin, Jordan, James, Ashley, Kyle, Jasime, Ethan, Sierra, Emma and Great Grandchildren Sebastien, Luca, Arlyn, Kimberly and close family friends the Nobles and Lonsberrys.

Mike is predeceased by his father Ferdinand Levesque and Mother Edna (Robidoux), Sister Gisele Levesque, Father-in-law Jimmy McCormick Mother-in-law Geneva (McDonald), Daughter Kimberly (Levesque) Mitchell, Sister-in-law Anne Venn, Brother-in-laws David Venn, Rodney “Red” McCormick, Keith McCormick and close family friend Robert “Bob” Noble.

As a young man Mike attended Sheridan Tech School. Mike started his career at INCO in 1967, working for 31 years until his retirement in 1998. Halfway through he started a welding apprenticeship and attended Cambrian college at the same time as his son Jimmy. He was well known throughout the smelter for attention to detail and ability to weld anything and fabricate almost anything and this carried well into his retirement, to the point where his son (who also works for Vale formerly INCO) was asked about his dad when he later worked at the smelter complex years later. After his retirement from INCO Mike started teaching welding at Cambrian college, where he worked for over 20 years. During his time at Cambrian Mike taught and inspired many students and apprentices and Tradesmen, many of which were INCONale mechanics and millwrights. Once again this was carried into the mines where his son Jim worked. They would go back to the mines and say “Jimmy I met your dad. Man is he ever a good teacher.” To which he would reply “Really, he couldn’t teach me anything when I was a teenager.” During his time at INCO and Cambrian Mike also ran a leather business called General Sports Repair. With his business Mike did sporting repairs, boat tops, hand carved leather and upholstery.

For those who knew Mike, he had many talents and interests. Mike had an amazing ability to absorb knowledge and information about any subject and recall that knowledge at any point. His willingness to drop what he was doing and share that knowledge and help you was infectious. As a young man Mike started playing guitar. A talent he maintained well into his 60’s. He enjoyed sitting around with Joe “Jack” Lablanc playing blue grass/finger Constantineau. Mike and Cooter had a literal hand or advise on cars across North America. Mike attended car shows across North America and left an impression on everyone he met. He would often be heard talking about a hotrod god. A good friend of Mike’s said, “if there isn’t a hotrod god there is one now.” With all that, Mike found a new passion late in life, motorcycles, who’d have guessed. Mike loved to ride with his son and daughter-in-law, his good friends Don Dempsey, Gary and Darlene Pickard and his many motorcycle buddies.

Mike will be remembered and talked about by his family, extended family and many many friends for many years to come.

There will be an announcement about a celebration of life in the spring soon.

In lieu of flowers the family asks you donate to the Cancer center or the McCulloch Hospice.

https://maisonsudburyhospice.org/donate/

https://hsnfoundation.com/donate/

Cremation services provided by Simple Wishes of the North, Sudbury and Crystal Crematorium.