Michael Dale

McCarthy

A Mass of Christian Burial for Michael Dale McCarthy, 81, of Alexandria, will be held at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church, 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, November 17, 2026, with Msgr. Paul Enke as celebrant and Fr. Anish Thomas as concelebrant. Military honors will follow, provided by the United States Marine Corps and the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Private inurnment will be held in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Columbus, at a later date.

Mike passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by the love of his family, on Sunday, November 8, 2026. He was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 10, 1945, to the late John “Jack” and Mary (Garver) McCarthy.

Mike, a 1963 graduate of Bishop Watterson High School, served in the United States Marine Corps for nine years, including one tour of duty in 1968 during the Vietnam War. He earned his B.S. in Journalism from The Ohio State University and worked in various aspects of the concrete and construction trades. He found his true calling later in life in the classroom after receiving his teaching degree from Ohio Dominican. He worked in the Newark area high schools and was actively involved with the Jobs for Ohio Graduates program.

Mike was an avid reader of history and loved trivia, baseball and his loyal pup Chipper. He had an undying love for his wife June and was a true companion to her, serving as her assistant in the kitchen and offering unwavering support and praise. He enjoyed working in their home garden and loved making his grandkids laugh. Mike enjoyed time at Harry’s Haven, the Wellnitz family cabin on the Ottawa River where he and June spent their honeymoon; he has been going to the cabin with his treasured family for the last 57 years. Mike truly embodied joy and wanted to celebrate that with those around him. He had a great sense of humor and loved to bring that cheer to others. He loved and he laughed.

He will be dearly missed by his wife of 57 years, June (Reeder) McCarthy; daughter, Carol Thress; son, Keary (Lori) McCarthy; grandsons, Cormac and Cameron Thress, and Declan and Sean McCarthy; siblings, Dennis McCarthy, Jerry (Karen) McCarthy, Mary Katherine “Kitty” Crist, Margaret “Maggie” McCarthy, and John McCarthy; brother-in-law, Tom Fazio; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, Mike was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Braden Thress; siblings, Patrick (Sue) McCarthy, Judy Fazio, Timothy McCarthy, and Maureen McCarthy; sisters-in-law, Jeri McCarthy and Amy McCarthy; and brother-in-law, Tom Crist.

Calling will be held at the Reed-Egan Funeral Home, 141 Green Wave Drive, Newark, 3:30-6:30 P.M., Monday, November 16, 2026, and will conclude with a Vigil Service at 6 P.M., open to all.

Memorials in Mike's name can be made to The Wellnitz Family Cabin (Harry's Haven - https://gofund.me/bdb308712), or Saint Meinrad Archabbey (Development Office, 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, IN 47577).

To share your memory of Mike or to leave a condolence for the family, please visit www.reedegan.com.