Obituary of Katerina Bianca Diaz

Diaz, Katerina Bianca ”Kat”, age 21, of Mahwah, beloved daughter and granddaughter, was taken to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 5, 2015. Kat was born in Newark, NJ and had been a resident of Mahwah for the past 20 years. She was a 2012 graduate of Hawthorne Christian Academy, Hawthorne, NJ, a former student at Elon University in North Carolina and most recently was attending Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL. Kat expressed her love to dance with Progressive Dance Studio in Englewood and previously with Studio L Dance Company in Waldwick. Katerina is survived by her beloved mother, Linda Diaz, her loving grandfather, Carlos Rosado, her cherished aunt, Denise Acevedo, her dear uncle Jose Acevedo and her treasured godmother, Wanda M. Rodriguez. Also surviving are Kat’s cousins, Christopher Pagan and Nicole Acevedo. Kat was predeceased by her grandmother, Zulma Sanoquet on October 28, 2015. Visiting will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2015 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM at Bethany Church, 568 Wellington Drive, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. A Celebration of her life will be held at the 4:00PM at the conclusion of the visitation. The interment for Katerina will be held on Monday, December 14, 2015, 11:00AM at Redeemer Cemetery, 90 Chapel Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430. As an expression of sympathy, in lieu of flowers, donations in Katerina’s memory may be made to https://de.gofund.me/k6bq5wgc, for support of Linda and Katerina Diaz. Arrangements by the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481.