Born on November 8, 1940 in Yauco, Puerto Rico, Rafaela married her childhood sweetheart Pastor Morales on December 7, 1960 and they went on to be married for 61 years.
Rafaela was the beloved mother to Andy Morales and Belinda Ortiz. She also was a devoted grandmother to AJ, Carissa, Junito, Melanie, and Jonathan, and great grandmother to Isaiah, Jaydian, Sophia, and Ethan.
She will be remembered for her generous and warm spirit that welcomed family, friends, and neighbors into her home for friendly conversation and a warm meal.
Above all else she loved God, her family, and the church, and served wholeheartedly . She was the embodiment of love in action and will be dearly missed.