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August 30, 2017
Services
Services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, September 2, 2017 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, and burial will follow at the Redeemer Cemetery, 90 Chapel Road, Mahwah.
Los servicios se llevarán a cabo a las 10 de la mañana del sábado 2 de Septiembre de 2017 en la funeraria Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, y el entierro seguirá en el cementerio Redeemer Cemetery, 90 Chapel Road, Mahwah.
Ney Tapia Mateo (“Rafelo”), 51, of Passaic, N.J., native of Pedro Santana, Dominican Republic, died at 3:51 a.m., Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at Temple University Hospital in North Philadelphia.
Rafelo was born on May 26, 1966, in Pedro Santana, D.R., and came to the United States as a young teen. His father migrated to Passaic, NJ in 1969 where he established a restaurant and eventually was able to bring his whole family from the Dominican Republic to join him here in 1981. Rafelo quickly made many friends in his new hometown of Passaic. Known as a very happy, friendly and charismatic person, Rafelo could make friends in any crowd. Rafelo was generous to a fault and would gladly give you the shirt off his back if he thought it would help you. Rafelo was a great dancer and he loved to eat! As a young boy, Rafelo was a bit of a rascal, always looking to have fun and very protective of his younger brother, Cristian.
Rafelo lived in Northern New Jersey for many years, and after his parent’s retired to the Dominican Republic; he would also spend time there. During one of his trips to the Dominican Republic, Rafelo’s only daughter, Luky Tapia (“Maria Elena”), was conceived. A few years ago, Rafelo moved to North Philadelphia with his longtime partner, Katherine Colon, and he lived there ever since.
Rafelo is survived by his loving daughter; Luky Tapia; his parents, Inocencio and Luz Maria Tapia; his brothers, Cristian Tapia and his wife Griselda Tapia, and Carlos David Tapia Florentino; his sisters, Julieta Tapia and her husband Jacobo Morillo, Yocasta Tapia-Lugo and her husband Pedro Lugo, Luz Mercedes Tapia, and Frances Tapia Mateo and her husband Englebert Santana; numerous nephews and nieces, as well as very large and loving extended family.
Ney Tapia Mateo ("Rafelo"), 51, de Passaic, N.J., oriundo de Pedro Santana, República Dominicana, murió a las 3:51 a.m., el miércoles 30 de Agosto de 2017 en Temple University Hospital, Norte Filadelfia.
Rafelo nació el 26 de Mayo de 1966 en Pedro Santana, República Dominicana, y llegó a los Estados Unidos como un joven adolescente. Su padre migró a Passaic, Nueva Jersey en 1969, donde estableció un restaurante y finalmente pudo traer a toda su familia de la República Dominicana para unirse a él aquí en 1981. Rafelo rápidamente hizo muchas amistades en su nueva ciudad de Passaic. Conocido como una persona muy feliz, amable y carismático, Rafelo podía hacer amigos en cualquier multitud. Rafelo fue generoso, atento y le daría la camisa de su espalda a quien la necesitase. Rafelo era un gran bailarín y le encantaba comer! Cuando joven, Rafelo era un piscaro, juguetón y muy protector de su hermano menor, Cristian.
Rafelo vivió en el norte de Nueva Jersey por muchos años, y después de que su padre se retiró a la República Dominicana; el también paso tiempo allá. La única hija de Rafelo, Luky Tapia ("María Elena"), fue concebida durante uno de sus viajes a la República Dominicana. Hace unos años, Rafelo se mudó a Filadelfia del Norte con su pareja de mucho tiempo, Katherine Colón, y vivió allí desde entonces.
Rafelo es sobrevivido por su hija amorosa; Luky Tapia; sus padres, Inocencio y Luz María Tapia; sus hermanos, Cristian Tapia y su esposa Griselda Tapia y Carlos David Tapia Florentino; sus hermanas, Julieta Tapia y su esposo Jacobo Morillo, Yocasta Tapia Lugo y su esposo Pedro Lugo, Luz Mercedes Tapia y Frances Tapia Mateo y su esposo Englebert Santana; numerosos sobrinos y sobrinas, así como una familia extensa y amorosa.
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Services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, September 2, 2017 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, and burial will follow at the Redeemer Cemetery, 90 Chapel Road, Mahwah.
Los servicios se llevarán a cabo a las 10 de la mañana del sábado 2 de Septiembre de 2017 en la funeraria Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, y el entierro seguirá en el cementerio Redeemer Cemetery, 90 Chapel Road, Mahwah.
August 30, 2017
Services
Services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, September 2, 2017 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, and burial will follow at the Redeemer Cemetery, 90 Chapel Road, Mahwah.
Los servicios se llevarán a cabo a las 10 de la mañana del sábado 2 de Septiembre de 2017 en la funeraria Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, y el entierro seguirá en el cementerio Redeemer Cemetery, 90 Chapel Road, Mahwah.
Ney Tapia Mateo (“Rafelo”), 51, of Passaic, N.J., native of Pedro Santana, Dominican Republic, died at 3:51 a.m., Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at Temple University Hospital in North Philadelphia.
Rafelo was born on May 26, 1966, in Pedro Santana, D.R., and came to the United States as a young teen. His father migrated to Passaic, NJ in 1969 where he established a restaurant and eventually was able to bring his whole family from the Dominican Republic to join him here in 1981. Rafelo quickly made many friends in his new hometown of Passaic. Known as a very happy, friendly and charismatic person, Rafelo could make friends in any crowd. Rafelo was generous to a fault and would gladly give you the shirt off his back if he thought it would help you. Rafelo was a great dancer and he loved to eat! As a young boy, Rafelo was a bit of a rascal, always looking to have fun and very protective of his younger brother, Cristian.
Rafelo lived in Northern New Jersey for many years, and after his parent’s retired to the Dominican Republic; he would also spend time there. During one of his trips to the Dominican Republic, Rafelo’s only daughter, Luky Tapia (“Maria Elena”), was conceived. A few years ago, Rafelo moved to North Philadelphia with his longtime partner, Katherine Colon, and he lived there ever since.
Rafelo is survived by his loving daughter; Luky Tapia; his parents, Inocencio and Luz Maria Tapia; his brothers, Cristian Tapia and his wife Griselda Tapia, and Carlos David Tapia Florentino; his sisters, Julieta Tapia and her husband Jacobo Morillo, Yocasta Tapia-Lugo and her husband Pedro Lugo, Luz Mercedes Tapia, and Frances Tapia Mateo and her husband Englebert Santana; numerous nephews and nieces, as well as very large and loving extended family.
Ney Tapia Mateo ("Rafelo"), 51, de Passaic, N.J., oriundo de Pedro Santana, República Dominicana, murió a las 3:51 a.m., el miércoles 30 de Agosto de 2017 en Temple University Hospital, Norte Filadelfia.
Rafelo nació el 26 de Mayo de 1966 en Pedro Santana, República Dominicana, y llegó a los Estados Unidos como un joven adolescente. Su padre migró a Passaic, Nueva Jersey en 1969, donde estableció un restaurante y finalmente pudo traer a toda su familia de la República Dominicana para unirse a él aquí en 1981. Rafelo rápidamente hizo muchas amistades en su nueva ciudad de Passaic. Conocido como una persona muy feliz, amable y carismático, Rafelo podía hacer amigos en cualquier multitud. Rafelo fue generoso, atento y le daría la camisa de su espalda a quien la necesitase. Rafelo era un gran bailarín y le encantaba comer! Cuando joven, Rafelo era un piscaro, juguetón y muy protector de su hermano menor, Cristian.
Rafelo vivió en el norte de Nueva Jersey por muchos años, y después de que su padre se retiró a la República Dominicana; el también paso tiempo allá. La única hija de Rafelo, Luky Tapia ("María Elena"), fue concebida durante uno de sus viajes a la República Dominicana. Hace unos años, Rafelo se mudó a Filadelfia del Norte con su pareja de mucho tiempo, Katherine Colón, y vivió allí desde entonces.
Rafelo es sobrevivido por su hija amorosa; Luky Tapia; sus padres, Inocencio y Luz María Tapia; sus hermanos, Cristian Tapia y su esposa Griselda Tapia y Carlos David Tapia Florentino; sus hermanas, Julieta Tapia y su esposo Jacobo Morillo, Yocasta Tapia Lugo y su esposo Pedro Lugo, Luz Mercedes Tapia y Frances Tapia Mateo y su esposo Englebert Santana; numerosos sobrinos y sobrinas, así como una familia extensa y amorosa.
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