Maricela Diaz
January 11, 1955 — January 2, 2023
Maricela “Cela” Diaz, 67, of Lake Worth, FL passed away on January 2, 2023. Born January 11, 1955 in Holguin, Cuba, Maricela later attended St. John’s School of Nursing in Yonkers, NY, and graduated with her LPN license. Shortly after, she married Amalio “Rafael” Diaz, and his Air Force career took them to various locations including, Germany, Georgia, Florida, New York and Italy.
Maricela will be lovingly remembered by her beloved husband of 47 years, Rafael, her loving children; Alexis Diaz and Lisette (Steve) Sacco, doting grandchildren: Dominick and Giancarlo; her mother: Belkis Dominguez; her mother-in-law: Sara Cabanas; her siblings: Maria Mosca and Justo del Rio; her nieces: Samantha Dierking (Tom) and Bianca Mosca (Tim). Maricela was predeceased by her father Cesar del Rio.
A Catholic mass will be held in her honor at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, 643 St. Mark Place, Boynton Beach, Florida on Wednesday, January 11th at 10:30 am. Burial will be held at the South Florida VA Cemetery, 6501 South State Road 7, Lake Worth, Florida immediately after.
Maricela will be lovingly remembered by her beloved husband of 47 years, Rafael, her loving children; Alexis Diaz and Lisette (Steve) Sacco, doting grandchildren: Dominick and Giancarlo; her mother: Belkis Dominguez; her mother-in-law: Sara Cabanas; her siblings: Maria Mosca and Justo del Rio; her nieces: Samantha Dierking (Tom) and Bianca Mosca (Tim). Maricela was predeceased by her father Cesar del Rio.
A Catholic mass will be held in her honor at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, 643 St. Mark Place, Boynton Beach, Florida on Wednesday, January 11th at 10:30 am. Burial will be held at the South Florida VA Cemetery, 6501 South State Road 7, Lake Worth, Florida immediately after.
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