Date of death: 06/02/2025
Saint Meinrad Class: GTP 2010-2016
Michael E. McCarron, 81, of Morton, passed away peacefully Monday, June 2, 2025, at his home.
He was born on June 29, 1943, in Evergreen Park, Illinois, to Michael and Loretta (McCarthy) McCarron. Mike married Gail Hrdlicka on August 12, 1967, in South Holland, Illinois.
Surviving are his wife, Gail McCarron of Morton; sons, Paul McCarron of Morton and Joseph (Jennifer) McCarron of Bloomington; and grandchildren, Emily Marie McCarron, Julianna Noel McCarron and Lauren Riley McCarron.
He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Katherine Marie McCarron.
Mike, president of National Government Services, retired on January 4, 2008. After joining WellPoint in December of 1993, Mike held a variety of key leadership positions within the Medicare operations, including vice president of business development and chief operating officer before being named president of then-Anthem’s Medicare companies in May 2001.
In honor of Mike’s years of service and commitment to the associates of National Government Services and the Medicare Program, the Associate Center in the Indianapolis office was renamed the McCarron Center.
Mike was a member and Eucharistic Minister of Blessed Sacrament Church in Morton.