All Obituaries

A Funeral Service will be held Tuesday May 17th, 2022, time 5:00 p.m. at the Sundberg Funeral Home. Friends may visit from 3:00 p.m. until time of service.

Cleo English, age 98, of Rockford, Illinois passed away on May 9th, 2022. She was born on December 13, 1923, to Merton Sprague and Lena (Propst) Pence at the Pence family farm, Wyoming Iowa.  She attended Pence Ridge School through the 8th grade and Cass High School in Monmouth Iowa, graduating in 1941.  During World War II she was employed at the Savana Ordinance Dept, Savana Illinois.  On October 31, 1946, she married John "Woody" English and together they raised...

Josephine Ann Pumilia passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 8 at the incredible age of 98, in Boynton Beach, Florida. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister and aunt, Josephine had a quick wit and loving spirit and was a friend and confidante to many during her long life. Josephine met her husband, N.J “Joe” Pumilia, in Rockford, Illinois, and they were married on April 12, 1942. In the 1940s, while Joe served in World War II, Josephine was...

V. Mae Lyons passed away unexpectedly on the evening of May 4, 2022, at Bickford of Rockford.  She was born on April 20, 1930, in Arkansas to John and Ora Bailey, the youngest of six children.   She married the love of her life, Willard “Pete” Lyons in 1945 and together they raised four children and operated several businesses in the Rockford area. Mae became quite the entrepreneur on her own in later life, opening a dance studio, painting amazing still lives in her...

Peter B. “Pete” Cesna, 48, of Rockton, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. He was born on August 7, 1973, in Rockford, Illinois to Peter and Sheila (Crosser) Cesna. He attended Jefferson High School. Pete worked as a CNC machinist for over 20 years. He was good at his job and loved what he was doing. He was a golfer and loved the challenge of the game. He loved sports: Chicago Bears, Cubs and Blackhawks were his favorites. More than anything, Pete loved his family and...

Paula “Polly” Figiel age 85 of Rockford, Illinois died on Saturday in the care of her family. She was born January 25, 1937, to John and Harriett (Hoare) Armstrong in Dubuque, Iowa. She graduated from the Academy of the Visitation, Dubuque, Iowa, and from Clarke College in Dubuque where she received her degree in Education. She married Daniel Figiel on June 1, 1959. Polly had a lifelong love for learning and enjoyed reading, music, teaching...

Shirley Noreen Doyle, age 79, of Monroe Center, Illinois died Monday, April 11th, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was born September 20th, 1942, in Lancaster, PA. to Vernon and Edna (Grodland) Kahl. Shirley married Sterling Doyle December 20th, 1958, in Rockford, IL. She worked 35 years as a machinist at MTE Hydraulics/American Shaft. She was a soft spoken but feisty lady with a great sense of humor. She loved working in her yard and flower gardens and loved spending time with her...