CLINTON – June M. (Levasseur) Day, 83, formerly of Winslow and Vassalboro, died Sunday, April 23, 2023, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn. She was born in Winslow on June 1, 1939, the daughter of Edmond and Antoinette (Roy) Levasseur.

June had fond memories of her childhood. She grew up in a large, but close family. In a home filled with her mother’s love. June passed that love down to her children and grandchildren.

Like many French children at the time June did not learn to speak English until she attended grade school. Later in life she proclaimed not to remember how to speak French, but in fact spoke it fluently when provoked.

June graduated from Winslow High School in 1957. She married Robert Day in 1963, and then moved to Vassalboro, where she raised her children and lived for the next 47 years.

She worked as a seamstress at the Hathaway Shirt Factory in Waterville for many years, however, her primary occupation was being a mother. She was a mom not only to her boys, but also a second mom to countless number of their friends.

June steadfastly endured endless “mishaps” and shenanigans through her sons’ teenage years, which for the boys extended well into their twenties. The fact that both reached adulthood unscathed is a testament to both her mothering skills and to the strength of prayer.

June cared deeply for the people around her and devoted her entire life to her family. Becoming a mère was the pinnacle of her existence. Her boundless love, her kindness (and a few French words) will be forever etched in her grandchildren’s memories.

June enjoyed hosting family holidays, especially Christmas. In addition to spending time with her family, she also loved watching football and the Boston Bruins (her dubbers) and visiting the coast.

We will most miss her hugs and her laugh, and of course her cabbage rolls, molasses cookies, dill pickles, and homemade pies.

June was predeceased by her parents; brothers Edmund (Donald), Conrad, Michael, James, Philip and Paul, and sisters Marie Levasseur, Lucille Gagnon, Jeanne Rodrigue, and Ann Merrill.

June is survived by son Robert Day and wife Ginger of Clinton, son Marc Day and wife Jenniffer of Cornville; grandchildren Kara and Justin. She is also survived by her sister Claire Paron of Florida, sisters-in-law Ginger Levasseur of Auburn, Lorraine Levasseur of Sidney, and Sue Levasseur of Albion, and brother-in-law Albert Rodrigue Jr. of Winslow.

There will be a private family committal held at the St. Francis Cemetery in Waterville. Arrangements are entrusted with Staples Funeral Home and Cremation Care, 53 Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, Maine. Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the Staples Funeral Home website, http://www.staplesfuneralhome.com

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