Helen Margaret McCabe
On May 6th, 2021 at the Mount Continuing Care Home in
Charlottetown surrounded by family and escorted to the Pearly Gates by
the prayers of the Sisters of St. Martha, Helen Margaret McCabe, of
Charlottetown, formerly of Cornwall and Newton, peacefully made a
graceful departure from this world. Helen was the daughter
of the late Michael (Mick) and Laura (Carr) Murphy of
Millvale. At age 16 she entered normal school in
Charlottetown and completed her Grade 12 at Prince of Wales College
and started teaching in Newton in 1946. Her early teaching
career was rudely interrupted by the births of her five children
however it recommenced in 1962. She taught in Newton,
Emerald and Kinkora until her retirement in 1985. An early
stumbling block in 1962 was having to re-establish her Grade 12
education however that did not slow her down for long as she continued
her education to obtain a Bachelor of Arts from U.P.E.I. in 1974 and
later a Bachelor of Education and in 1978 received a Masters of
Education from St. Francis Xavier University. Throughout her career
Helen never taught classes or subjects she always taught her students.
Even in the last years of her life when short term memory was failing
her, one of her greatest joys was recalling the many students she had
taught decades earlier and could recall in detail how some succeeded
with ease and others had to work considerably harder. She
was proud of them all. Throughout her teaching career and
while completing her advanced education, she was always active in the
Kinkora Parish Counsel and CWL as well as the PEI Teachers Federation
and of course put in many long days on the farm in Newton.
She is survived by her sister, Mary McCarvill of Toronto, and her
daughter, Teresa McCabe of Charlottetown, as well as sons James of
Summerside, Clifford (Linda Furjan) and Clair (Lynda) of Canoe Cove,
and Michael of Camrose, Alberta. Also survived by her
grandchildren Rob McCabe, Kevin Younker, Gloria, Carolyn and Keegan
McCabe, Jackie, Adam and Melissa McCabe, Tracy Malone-Evans and Craig
Malone as well as 10 great grandchildren and many nieces and
nephews. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to
Lawless Funeral Home of Kinkora and due to COVID-19 service is by
invitation only. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Auxiliary Fund would be greatly
appreciated.
2021
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Helen Margaret McCabe 2021..
Décès pour la Ville: Kinkora, Province: I-P-E