Ann K. McLearen, age 63, a resident of Wheaton, since 1994, passed away suddenly while on vacation in Las Vegas on Monday, December 10, 2018. She was born November 20, 1955 in Peoria.

Aynne graduated from Peoria Richwoods High School in 1973. She attended Bradley University and went to work at Bergner's Department Store where she started a career in purchasing. She went on to successful career at Roman Religious for 23 years, as a product development/sales manager. She recently retired and took a part time job at Kohl's.

Aynne enjoyed traveling, gardening, being with friends, and spending time with her family and grandchildren. She was an avid reader, a good listener and was willing to help anyone at anytime. Aynne was most of all a wonderful wife, mother, sister and grandmother.

She is survived by her husband, James McLearen, two sons, Robert McLearen and Joseph McLearen both of St. Charles, three grandchildren, Rylie, Liam and Rorie McLearen, her father, Dr. Robert Russell and her siblings, Thomas (Susan) Butler, John Butler, James (Faith) Russell, and Susan (Dan) Weatherall, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, June Russell, brothers, Patrick Butler and William Russell and one sister.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., Wheaton, where prayers will be held on Thursday at 9:30 a.m.. A mass will be held on Thursday, December 20, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church . Interment will follow at Wheaton Cemetery in Wheaton, Illinois.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be directed to Juvenile Diabetes .