Meet Our Staff

Outstanding Service is Our Priority

The highest level of care starts with the quality staff members who will meet with your family. When you lose someone you love, you need someone who will listen to you and provide a healing and meaningful experience. Our highly qualified staff is ready to assist you throughout this difficult time.

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John "Jack" Mueller

Owner - Funeral Director and Embalmer

“I look at this business as a way to be involved with and be supportive of my community. My family and I live, work and play here and this is how I can offer compassion and personal attention to people when they need it most.”
– Jack Mueller

Jack has been a licensed funeral director and embalmer for over 36 years. He chose this career because he saw a way that he could use his gifts for compassion, eloquence and clarity to help people heal and knew he could make a positive difference in the lives of others and in his community.

Jack grew up in Wyoming, Ohio and helped out with his family’s company, The John Mueller Company & Mueller Roofing Distributors, based in Lockland. These childhood experiences led Jack to understand the needs of the Cincinnati community and the level of customer service and individual attention that a small, family company can provide to clients.

He and his wife Ellen have lived in West Chester for over 30 years and raised their family here. Today, Jack’s oldest daughter graduated from Miami University and is in the workforce and his younger daughter has graduated from Xavier University and working in Salt Lake City, Utah. As you can see, his family’s Cincinnati roots grow stronger every day.

Lori Hicks

Owner - Funeral Director and Embalmer

“Being in the funeral business is my ministry. It allows me to work within my community, hopefully making a difficult time a little easier. The hugs and thanks I receive from the families are irreplaceable.”



Raised in Liberty Township, Lori graduated from Lakota High School in 1992. She earned her BMS from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, graduating with Cum Laude honors and receiving the Charles O. Dhonau award along with recognition as a lab assistant. After the death of her husband in 2021, Lori feels as though she has a new understanding of the grieving process. Licensed for over 25 years, Lori is a Past President of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association. She is also a member of St. Susanna Catholic Church.  She enjoys spending time with her son and discovering the world through his eyes. Lori has recently discovered a new love of coaching soccer and baseball.

Ashley L. Myers

Funeral Director and Embalmer

Ashley is a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer who joined the Mueller Funeral Home team in July of 2020.


She is originally from the south side of Chicago. She went on to attended Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, earning her Bachelor's degree before attending the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, graduating in spring of 2011. Ashley received the Arthur J. Russler award and was a recipient of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association Scholarship.



Ashley is active with the Ohio Funeral Directors Association Scholastic Committee, Warren County Citizens Academy, a member of St Francis DeSales Church in Lebanon and a volunteer at the Warren County Humane Society.


Ashley and her husband Nathan reside in Maineville with their son, Cooper and daughter Hattie. In her spare time, Ashley enjoys running, planting flowers and spending time with her family.


“I am excited to join a team of individuals so dedicated to the funeral industry.”

Courtney D. Mourey

Funeral Director and Embalmer

Courtney is a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer who joined the Mueller Funeral Home team in November, 2023, finally leaving the corporate world behind after 10 years of service.



Courtney is a 2008 graduate of Hamilton High School, has an associate degree from Cincinnati State and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 2011. Courtney attends Church on Fire and resides in Hamilton with her husband and three children. In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering at her children’s school and spending time with her family and friends. 

Ashley Stenger

Funeral Director and Embalmer

Ashley is a first-generation funeral director, embalmer, and crematory operator.


Ashley grew up in Middletown and graduated from Middletown High School. After working as a pharmacy tech for many years she decided to follow her passion of assisting families in their time of grief and graduated from University of Cincinnati in 2017 with an Associate’s of Applied Science. After receiving her associate’s, she attended the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science where she was a member of the Delta Gamma Pi sorority and served as the treasurer. She graduated from CCMS Cum Laude in the spring of 2019 receiving her Associate and Bachelors of Mortuary Science.


Ashley started her career in the funeral service industry in January 2018, she worked for mostly cooperate ran funeral homes and joined Mueller Funeral Home in February 2024.



When Ashley is not serving families, she enjoys being outdoors, kayaking, spending time with family, friends, cats Kingston and Dixon and her dog Lucky.

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