Gladys Peralta aged 88 was born on April 19, 1936, in Rio Grande Puerto Rico. She died peacefully in her sleep on May 11, 2024 in Plano Illinois.  Gladys faithfully served her Lord and Savior for most of her life until her very last days.  She was a faithful wife to her husband Juan who preceded her in death in 2013, and a wonderful mother to her three children.

She is survived by her three children, Johnny, married to Elsie, Elizabeth, married to Abner, and Tammy married to Isaac.  These children blessed her with a total of 10 Grandchildren: Jay, Amy, David, Michael, Lisa, Isaac, Steven, Jessica, Matthew, and Emilly.  These ten grandchildren blessed her with 14 great grandchildren: Natalia, Nadia, Logan, Roselyn, Sophia, Isabela, Kaleb, Judah, Benjamin, Ethan, Adelina, Gabriel, Zoe and Levi.  She is also survived by six siblings: Elsa, Frankie, Esther, Nicholas, Hilda, and Victor.

Her celebration of life will be on Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 6pm at  Bauman Family Funeral Home in Oswego, Illinois.  She will be laid to rest on Monday, May 20, 2024 at Oak Grove cemetery in Bristol Illinois.