John W. "Jack" McCabe, a resident of Burlington for 59 years, formerly of Winchester, died October 10, 2016 at the Lahey Medical Center in Burlington. He was 87 years of age.

Jack was born in Arlington, Massachusetts on March 31, 1929 the son of the late John J. and Mabel L. (Casassa) McCabe. Jack is a retired electrical engineer from ITEK and AVCO. For the past twenty years he worked as a funeral assistant at the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home in Reading.

He was a longtime member of St. Margaret's Church in Burlington. He was a longtime Mason and a member of both Good Samaritan Lodge A.F. & A.M. in Reading and Simonds Lodge A.F. & A.M. in Burlington. He was a member of the Reading Rifle and Revolver Club in Reading. He was a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club, New Hampshire Chapter and received his 4,000 foot patch in recognition of climbing all mountains in New Hampshire higher than 4,000 feet. An avid outdoors man he loved to hunt and fish. His passion for the outdoors he passed on to his children and his grandchildren.

Jack was the beloved husband of Marguerite E. (Derro) McCabe. Devoted father of Gregory J. McCabe and his wife Linda of Manchester, NH; Stephen J. McCabe and his wife Gail of Chelmsford; Kimberly A. Musto and her husband John of Boxborough and Jeffrey B. McCabe and his wife Denise of Tewksbury Cherished brother of the late Gerard P. McCabe and loving grandfather of 8.

His funeral will be held from the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home 25 Sanborn St. (corner of Woburn St.) Reading on Friday, October 14 at 10:15AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Margaret's Church 111 Winn St., Burlington, at 11:30AM. Burial with military honors to follow at Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Burlington. Funeral Home visiting hours Thursday evening from 4:00-7:00PM.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Boy Scouts of America at www.scouting.org or the Appalachian Mountain Club NH Chapter at www.outdoors.org or 5 Joy St. Boston, MA 02108. Jack proudly served his country and was a veteran of WW II, US Army.