Maurice McCabe

GARNER - Maurice E. McCabe, 84, of Garner died Thursday (July 24, 2008) at the Concord Care Center in Garner.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Monday at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with Rev. Brian Dellaert officiating. Burial will be at St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery with military rites by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 P.M., Sunday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner with a Knights of Columbus rosary at 4 P.M. and a Scriptural wake service at 7 P.M. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church.

Memorials may be directed to St. Boniface Catholic Church or to the donor's choice.

Maurice Eugene McCabe, the son of William and Mary (Kehler) McCabe, was born February 15, 1924, at Clare, IA. He graduated from St. Matthew's High School in Clare in 1942. Maurice attended Creighton University in Omaha before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1942. On November 20, 1948, he married Maxine Leeck at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Ft. Dodge. Maurice drove truck for Gamble-Robinson Trucking in Ft. Dodge for a short time and began farming near Clare for the next six years. He then farmed near Somers for a year until 1956 when they moved to a farm east of Garner. Maurice continued to farm until retiring in 1986. At this time he began driving for IMT, Stellar Industries and Winnebago Industries. These were the best years of his life. He was able to travel to every state in the country and Canada. In 1997, Maurice and Maxine moved into Garner. He continued driving until retiring in 2002. Maurice was an avid sportsman and was always on the sidelines cheering on his sons and grandsons. He loved refereeing girl's softball and boy's baseball games. He also loved bowling which he was involved in for many years. Besides deer hunting, Maurice always looked forward to his Canadian fishing trips with family and friends. He fished in the same lake in Canada for 57 years. Maurice and Maxine enjoyed several winters in Texas and their travels to China, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, England, Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Sweden, Norway and Hawaii.

He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church and was a lifetime member of Knights of Columbus. He was a member of the Garner American Legion serving as past commander and belonged to the Garner Shipping Association serving as past president.

Maurice is survived by his wife, Maxine, of Garner; five sons, Patrick (Kathleen) McCabe of Mankato, MN, Gary McCabe of Garner, Dennis McCabe of Davenport, Ron McCabe of Garner and Doug (Dianne) McCabe of Garner; five grandchildren, Ryan McCabe, Joseph McCabe (fiancé' Michelle), Jonathan McCabe, Hope (David) Wheatcraft and their two daughters, Abigail and Aimee, and Kris (Alan) Enabnit and their three children, Alana, Alex and Autumn; a sister, Mary (Bill) Collins of Ft. Dodge; two sisters-in-law, Geneva McCabe of Clare and Ruby McCabe of Clare; a brother-in-law, Leonard (Doris) Leeck of Woden; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Leo, Emmett, Lawrence and Raymond McCabe; a sister, Eileen Lane; a nephew, Pat Lane; and a niece, Judy McCabe.