Gladys Kannankeril, beloved matriarch and respected educator, peacefully passed away on January 18, 2024, surrounded by family. Born in Kochi, Kerala, India she and her husband Joseph embarked on a journey to Chicago, IL where she built a loving home.

Gladys was a pillar for the Kannankeril family, raising three children and working full time, while supporting her husband's efforts to pursue medical school. Her kindness, generosity, and unwavering dedication to her loved ones left an indelible mark on all who had the privilege of knowing her.

Her legacy lives on through her surviving family and the values she instilled in them as well as the countless memories created with friends and family across the globe.

She is survived by her children Mary Indhu (Chris) Nye, Lekha Kannankeril, and Prince (Ann) Kannankeril, and grandchildren Joseph (Amy), Grayson & Annamarie Nye, Rosy & Sarah Kannankeril.

She is preceded in death by her husband Joseph V. Kannankeril, her parents, Paul and Teresa Veluvil, her brothers Otto and Valsan, and her sister Amy.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Memory of Gladys Kannankeril to Little Friends or the National Association of Down Syndrome

Little Friends Donation Link: https://www.littlefriendsinc.org/support/donate/

NADS Donation Link: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E205021&id=3

Donations can be made in Memory of Gladys Kannankeril

Services will be held at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, 701 S. Eola Rd, Aurora, IL, 60504 on February 2nd, 2024. Visitation will be at 9 AM CT with a funeral mass at 10 AM. Interment will follow at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery.

Funeral Services have been entrusted to the Farkas Funeral Home in Joliet, Richard J. Tapella Funeral Director

The funeral mass will be live streamed for those that are unable to attend beginning at 9:50 am on Feb. 2nd and can be viewed at the following sites:

https://www.youtube.com/ourladyofmercyaurora or https:www.facebook.com/olmercy