Joseph A. "Joe The Bartender" Levesque

78, of  Tiverton, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River , MA. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen (Landry) Levesque. Born in North Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph F. Levesque and Lillian (Berube) Levesque. Joe was a well-known, loved, and respected bartender for most of his life, serving many cocktails at Capriccio Restaurant until his retirement.  Joseph was also a US Air Force veteran.

Joe loved spending time with his family  playing hi-lo jack, cribbage and canasta, and liked winning as well!  He was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan and enjoyed attending games with his sons.

Besides his wife Kathleen he is survived by his loving children, Karen Dore and her husband Jeffrey of Tiverton, David Levesque and his wife Natalie of Narragansett, Brian Levesque of CA and Jeffrey Levesque Russo of FL. He was also the cherished grandfather of Justin and Joshua Dore and Jessica and Lacey Levesque. Joe was also the dear brother of David Levesque of Cranston and the late brother of Lawrence, Joan, Ann Marie Levesque, Lillian Pistachio and Eileen Saccoccia.

His funeral will be held on Saturday at 9 am from the NARDOLILLO FUNERAL HOME & Crematory 1278 Park Ave., Cranston followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am in St. Mary’s Church, Cranston, followed by military honors. Burial will be private.  VISITING HOURS: Friday 4-8 pm. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Joseph’s name to: RI-MA Regional Safety NET Program, American Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite #300, Rockville,MD 20852.   This organization took such good care of Joe for many years and was very dear to his heart.