Abraham Puthichira Idiculla

Baby was born on November 10, 1938, to Idiculla Paranickal and Aleykutty Puzhikunnel in his beloved city of Kaipuzha, Kerela, India. He was the oldest of five children: the late Dr. Joy, the late Jose, Regina, and Angelina. Baby attended primary school in Kottayam. For middle and high school, he was in Nairobi, Kenya. For college, he returned to India to attend Bangalore Engineering College. After college, Baby moved back to Mombasa, Kenya, and started his career as a power plant engineer for the Kenya Power and Lighting Company.

Baby went back to India and married Jovamma Visacanthara on July 12th, 1965. They began to build a life and family with four children, Elizabeth, Sajan, Saffina, and Sohan, in Mombasa, Kenya. In 1986, Baby decided to immigrate to Boston, Massachusetts, in a search for a better future for his children. In Boston, Baby sacrificed by working three jobs to provide for his family and put all four children through college debt free. In 1999, Baby and Jovamma took an early retirement and returned to Kerala to help take care of their parents. They spent the following years traveling between India and Las Vegas, USA.

Abraham was a kind and gentle soul. He was quick to laugh, slow to anger, and gave generously to those in need. He loved a simple life and had an adventurous spirit. He used the weekends to explore the national parks and oceans of Kenya. He was always recruiting a sidekick for his next adventure. He had a love of animals and collected everything from fish and dogs to a baby monkey that he brought home from work. Baby was happiest when he was surrounded by nature. In India, he loved puttering around his ancestral property in Ranni or spending time in the backwaters of Kumarakom. These were his happy places.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to Baby’s favorite charity, St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Visitation and funeral service will be held at Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Henderson, Nevada, on Saturday, March 9th, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The burial service at Palm Eastern Cemetery is from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.