Marlene (Levanson) Lavezzo Budd

Age 80, March 1, 2017. Predeceased by husbands Paul G. Lavezzo in 1974 and Sumner T. Budd in 1999. Daughter of Edward Levanson of Millis, MA and Natalie Weiner of Somerville, MA. Mother of Juli Lavezzo (Fleming) Vachon, James Lavezzo, Edward Lavezzo, Andrew Lavezzo and Adam Budd. Died at home surrounded by family and friends after a long courageous battle. Marlene grew up in Chelsea, MA until she was 15, when her parents moved the family to Sharon. While she raised five children, she also found time to help others, volunteering for seniors who needed rides to Boston doctors, delivering Meals-on-Wheels, as a school aide and Cub Scout den mother, and donating time to fund collections for cancer research, heart disease and other charities. She was a past president of the American Legion Auxiliary. Marlene held many jobs throughout her life but most of all was a homemaker. She loved to sing in the Temple Sinai Choir and the Sharon Community Chorus. She painted in her spare time and loved to indulge herself in many books and novels, but her passion later in life was ballroom dancing where she danced until she could no longer. The family will sit shiva on Sunday 3-7 pm and Monday and Tues 4- 8 pm at her late residence, 12 Pole Plain Rd., Sharon, MA. Donations may be made to the Sharon Public Library.