Leroy Mccabe

LeRoy A. McCabe, 95, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 14th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Fr. Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Friday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

LeRoy Anton McCabe was born August 18, 1924, in Waukon, IA, the son of Thomas and Anna (Sweeney) McCabe. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon and in 1942, graduated from Waukon High School. From 1945-47, LeRoy served in the U.S. Army Air Force and was stationed in Baltimore, MD, as a weatherman. He then returned home to Waukon and on October 21, 1947, LeRoy married Marcella Marie Wagner at Wexford Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in rural Lansing. They raised their family and farmed on the south end of Waukon. In the 1960s, LeRoy started and managed the trailer court next to the Waukon park for many decades.

He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, and the American Legion. LeRoy also belonged to the Waukon Golf and Country Club, where he was the greenskeeper from 1961-77. His two favorite activities were golfing and playing euchre.

LeRoy is survived by five children: son William "Bill" (Janice) McCabe of Houston, TX, and children: Patrick (Mary) McCabe and sons Liam, Drew, and John; Christopher (Beth) McCabe and children Lydia and Miles; Eryck (Liz) Kratville, and Jeniffer (John) May and son Camden; daughter Jean McCabe of Waukon and children: Hally (Justin) Neubauer and children Jase Tofte and Jayven Neubauer; and Marcy (Eric) Sgambati; daughter Joann (Chris Hirayama) McCabe of Hilo, HI; daughter Jule McCabe of Decorah, IA, and daughter Erin (Mario) Garzon and children Diego and Lola; and son Daniel (Renee) McCabe of Augusta, GA, and children: Sean and Anna McCabe; and a daughter-in-law Nancy McCabe of Denver, CO, and daughter Tonya Beauprez.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Marcella in 2013; a son Lyle; son-in-law Dale McCormick; daughter-in-law Mary McCabe; grandson Kyle McCormick; two sisters: Jeanette White and Frances (Regis) Foley; and two brothers: James and Leo (Teresa) McCabe.

Casketbearers are Patrick McCabe, Christopher McCabe, Jase Tofte, Justin Neubauer, Sean McCabe, and Robert Campbell. Honorary casketbearers are Marcy Sgambati, Hally Neubauer, Anna McCabe, and Erin Garzon.