Pablo M Fonseca

Pablo Fonseca, 85, of Monmouth, IL passed away October 29, 2026, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg, IL.

Pablo was born to Jose Nieves Fonseca and Dolores Montes Fonseca on November 25, 1940, in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. He attended elementary and secondary schools in Silao and went on to attend Guanajuato University.

He married Mary Dutton in October of 1970. They celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary on October 21, 2026.

Pablo arrived in the United States from Mexico in 1969. He worked several jobs that included an orange grove in California and a potato farm in Illinois. He met Mary at The Pottery in Monmouth in 1970, and subsequently went to work for BNSF Railroad in Galesburg, retiring from the company in 2003 after 33 years. During these years he also became a United States citizen. He was an enthusiastic San Francisco 49ers fan. He also loved soccer and was on the Guanajuato University team.

He is preceded in death by his parents, two cherished brothers, Juan Fonseca and Antonio Fonseca, and two sisters who passed away in infancy, Socorro Fonseca Montes and Martha Fonseca Montes. Lastly but no less important in his life, are his beloved daughter, Lisa Warden and his granddaughter, Katy Canning.

A true patriarch, family was everything to Pablo. He is survived by his wife, Mary Fonseca, four daughters, Loly [Enrique] Gutierrez, Ana Fonseca, Terri Bynum, and Brenda [Adrian] Wallace. He is also survived by Loly’s two children, Luis and Aaron Gutierrez, Brenda’s two children, Adrian and Ava Wallace, Terri’s two children, Michael (Courtney) Canning and Pearce Bynum, and Lisa’s two children, Zachary Conard and Cody (Victoria) Severns. Additionally, Pablo is survived by his great-grandchildren, Andy Gutierrez, Melisa Gutierrez, Iris Severns and Melody Mecum.

Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 7, 2026, at McGuire & Davies Funeral Home, Monmouth. Cremation has been accorded. Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday morning at the funeral home. Memorials can be given to the Pablo Fonseca Memorial Funda and sent to the funeral home. For more information or to leave an online condolence please visit, www.mcguireanddaviesfuneralhome.com.