Lucille "Lu" Ahern

Lucille "Lu" Ahern, 100, of Ottawa, passed away peacefully January 3, 2026 in the home she loved for nearly 70 years.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 6, 2026 in Mueller Funeral Home of Ottawa with Rev. Wilbur Zeal officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services in the funeral Home.

Lucille was born on October 3, 1925 to Truman and Caroline (Severson) Thorson. She was a graduate of Newark High School, class of 1943. Later, she moved to Ottawa and married Robert "Bob" Ahern on July 15, 1950.

She is survived by a son, R. Kevin (Rhonda) Ahern of Ottawa; grandchildren, Brent (Jessica Fried) Ahern of Ottawa, Alex (Olivia) Ahern of Ottawa, Amy Brady of Marseilles, and Andrew (Jordan) Brady of California; great-grandchildren, Briella Ahern, Lenox Vangelisti, Logan Ahern, Autumn Gremel, and Isla Brady; and a sister Lois Ann Johnson of Ottawa.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Bob, daughter Karen Brady, and grandson Stephen Ahern. Also preceding her in death were siblings, Betty Jaconson, Helen Nelson, Dean Thorson, and Cliff Thorson.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

You may sign the online guestbook and share remembrances at www.MuellerFH.com. Mueller Funeral Home and Crematory 800 First Avenue, Ottawa, IL 61350 815-434-4433.