Lu Ellen Tiernan Obituary

We are sad to announce that on February 1, 2025, at the age of 82, Lu Ellen Tiernan (Santa Rosa, California) passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Lu Ellen Tiernan to pay them a last tribute.

Though Lu Ellen has departed this earthly realm, her legacy endures — a legacy of love that will continue to illuminate the lives of family and friends in the darkest of hours. May her spirit soar on wings of eternal peace, forever cherished in the tender embrace of memory.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Iris Thiele (Stevenson) and Charles Henry Gustafson; and her siblings, Cathryn Elaine Helfer, Charles Henry Gustafson and George Thiele Gustafson.

She is survived by: her nephew Albert; her cousin Stacey; her husband Richard Francis Tiernan; and her sister Barbara Hotchkiss.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in her honor to the Luther Burbank Home and Gardens at lutherburbank.org/donate/.