Janis Marie Sundberg

February 10, 1939 - March 8, 2016

On March 8, 2016 heaven gained a beautiful angel. Janis M. Sundberg was a devoted wife, mom and friend. She spent her life doing all the things she loved. She enjoyed traveling, singing and playing the piano, sewing, cooking and feeding anyone and everyone, and most of all doing anything that made her laugh and smile. Her most prized possessions were her three children who loved and adored her with their whole hearts. She loved God and that was evident in her gentle and peaceful spirit. No one was a stranger to Jan, she made friends wherever she went and was known to all as Mom. Mom was the role she loved best! She was proceeded in death by her parents, Henry and Selma and her husband, Gale. She leaves behind a sister, Mona Reisig of Dell Rapids, SD and her amazing spirit will live on in her children Bryon, Bruce, Kristi and her companion Jennifer and her "adopted" sons Billy and Javey. Her dog Jesse and grand pup Sydney will miss her dearly. "With bright eyes and your beautiful smile, You could brighten any heart or fill a tearful eye with a glimmer of cheer! Your presence raised the atmosphere And your spirit filled the air! With a world of things yet to be learned You seemed to have mastered the most difficult. One who had met you had a happier spirit, One who was your friend had a world filled with love and laughter! It is a mom like you, who made this sometimes unbearable world Somehow livable, even desirable!" The family would like to give special thanks to the incredible ICU nurses, staff and physicians who treated Mom with such care and compassion. There are not enough words to tell you how you made a tough time somehow peaceful. A Celebration of Janis' Life will be held on Sunday, March 20th @ 2:00 pm @ friend's of the family's home...235 Dunhill Dr., Durham, NC 27713. Please bring a chair and if you have one, a memory of Jan to share. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to a local SPCA or at gofundme.com in memoriam of Janis Sundberg.