Terence J. McCabe Sr.

1922-2014

SHELTON, Conn. - Terence J. McCabe Sr., 92, recently of Shelton, Conn., entered into rest on Sunday, July 6, 2014, at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Conn. He is the beloved husband of 69 years of Jessie (Cronin) McCabe. Terence was born in the Bronx, N.Y., on Feb. 11, 1922, son of the late Terence Joseph and Nora (Hurley), and attended Mt. St. Michaels High School there. He entered the Navy in 1942 and served as a signalman aboard U.S. merchant ships as part of the Armed Guard. Terence sailed throughout the world during the war and attained the rank of petty officer, second class.

After the war, he was employed by Saks Fifth Avenue, where he worked for more than 40 years selling men's clothing. During this time he lived in the Bronx, Lindenhurst, and Port Washington, Long Island, N.Y. In retirement he divided his time between Jefferson, Maine, and Indio, Calif. He enjoyed golf, boating and travel. He especially enjoyed his lakefront home in Jefferson, watching sunsets over Damariscotta Lake.

In addition to his wife Jessie, he is survived by his children, Noreen Capo, and partner Scott Birdwhistell, of Falmouth, Mass., Terence McCabe Jr. and his wife, Moira, of Jefferson, Beth McCabe and partner Morgan Fleming, of Canton, Conn., Denise Bohl and husband John, of South Salem, N.Y., Ken McCabe, of Milford, Conn., Chris McCabe and wife Ruth, of Corvallis, Mont., and Richard McCabe and his partner, Zaim, of Singapore. He also leaves grandchildren Molly McCabe and husband Brian Gagnon and their children Maeve and Sam, of Pleasant Hill, Calif., Tom Capo and wife Allison Guillen, of Pacifica, Calif., Terence McCabe, of Truckee, Calif., John Bohl of Baltimore, Md., Chris Bohl, of Brooklyn, N.Y., Ian McCabe, of Brooklyn, N.Y., Brian McCabe, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Michael McCabe and wife Rachel and son Eli, of Tualatin, Ore., and Jeremiah McCabe and wife Christine, of Bozeman, Mont.

He was much loved and will be missed by all. His sense of humor was a gift to all and will carry on in his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Friends may greet the family from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Riverview Funeral Home, 390 River Road, Shelton, Conn. On Friday, friends are invited to St. Lawrence Church, 505 Shelton Ave., Shelton, for a Mass of Christian burial at 11:30 a.m. Burial will take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Connecticut State Veterans' Cemetery, 317 Bow Lane, Middletown, Conn.

In lieu of flowers, gifts can be made to the Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association, P.O. Box 3, Jefferson, ME 04348; or a charity of your choice.

Online condolences can be offered at www.riverviewfh.com.