James 'Jim' Theodore Mehling

In your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul of James "Jim" Theodore Mehling, age 76, of St. Meinrad Parish, who died, fortified by the sacraments of the Catholic Church, at his home on November 7, 2025.



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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Becher Funeral Home
625 Main Street, Ferdinand, Indiana

Family Prayer Service
2:40 p.m.

Visitation
3 - 7 p.m.

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

St. Meinrad Catholic Church
19570 N 4th Street, Saint Meinrad, Indiana

Visitation
9 - 10 a.m.

Mass of Christian Burial
10 a.m.

• Friends and neighbors enter at the south entrance (ADA) accessible.
• Seating for friends and neighbors starts mid-church, directly behind the aisle candles.

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Rite of Committal and Burial
At a Later Date
St. Meinrad Cemetery, Saint Meinrad, Indiana

Expressions of sympathy to:

Thelma Ann Hunt

Margie (Mike) Steckler, 5698 W Holland Road NE, Holland, IN 47541-9704

Ruth (Ray) Fritz, 19416 N County Road 800 E, Ferdinand, IN 47532-7592

Terry (Donna) Auffart, 20501 N Dilger Road, Saint Meinrad, IN 47577-9616

A note to parishioners

For your convenience, the St. Boniface Parish Center doors will open at 7 a.m. on the day of funeral. Place side salads that need to be chilled directly into the refrigerator. Items may include fruit and vegetable salads, casseroles, scalloped potatoes, and desserts.

• Please, no items containing nuts.
• Please consider using recyclable dishes when sharing food items for the bereavement luncheon. Recyclable items will remain in the parish center kitchen for future use. If you bring a personal reusable dish, please identify it with a permanent or water-resistant label on the bottom and the lid.
• All personal items clearly labeled will be washed and sanitized by bereavement luncheon volunteers and available for pickup within 48 hours of the luncheon. You can pick up these personal items from the courtesy pews located near the main entrance at the parish church you are associated with.

For more information or if you would like to be part of one of our bereavement ministry teams, contact: 

Mary Wagner, Bereavement Luncheon Coordinator for St. Boniface Parish
Dolores Scherzer, Bereavement Luncheon Coordinator for St. Meinrad Parish