Lillian Tapia
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1917 - 2021
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Obituary for Lillian Tapia

Lillian  Tapia
LILLIAN TAPIA
VAN BUREN & HARTSDALE, NEW YORK

Van Buren & Hartsdale, NY – Lillian Tapia, 104, passed away peacefully Friday morning October 15, 2021 at Borderview Rehab and Living Center, Van Buren. She was born July 28, 1917 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the daughter of Ernest L. Hess and Carmen Morales (neé Melendez y Nuńez).

In addition to her parents, Lillian was predeceased by her husband, Eugene Donato; son, William “Boopsie” Tapia; daughter, Marilyn Tapia Horton; brother, Henry; sisters, Felicia, Elizabeth, Carmen and Marion.

She is survived by one sister, Gladys Calvo of Wantagh, New York; grandson, James Tapia of Bronx, NY; granddaughters, Jeannine Doody and her husband Steve of Fort Fairfield, Melissa Hill and her husband Larry of Durham, CT, Maria Jurado of Wethersfield, CT; great grandchildren, Brittany, Jacob, Michelle, Taylor, Kyle, Laurence, Dominique, Gabriel and Sydney; several nieces and nephews.

In keeping with Lillian’s wishes, there will no services. Interment will take place at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York. Those who wish may contribute in memory of Mrs. Tapia to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 144 Main Street, Fort Fairfield. Online condolences may be expressed at www.gibersondorseyfuneralhome.com .