

April 16, 1967 – September 6, 2019
Raffaele Mandara, age 52, passed away unexpectedly at his home in West New York on Friday, September 6, 2019. Raffaele was born on April 16, 1967 in Comiso, Italy. In 1972, at the age of 5 Ralph, along with his parents, Salvatrice and Pietro and three brothers, Tony, Giuseppe & Giovanni came to the United States.
An enthusiastic football fan, Ralph loved the Giants & Jets, but his number one team was the Dallas, Cowboys.
Raffaele is predeceased by his father, Pietro. He leaves behind his mother, Salvatrice Mandara, daughter, Kassandra and her partner Haris Sorto, ex-wife, Alicia Amaya, grandchildren, Jensen and Michaela, brothers, Tony Mandara and his wife Dena, Giuseppe Mandara and his wife, Barbara and Giovanni Mandara. His nephews, Nicholas, Christopher, Anthony and his niece, Gianna and great-niece Harper.
Also surviving are his aunts, Maria LaRosa, and Rosaria Guastella, cousins Mary and Michael West, Vincent and Joanne Guastella, Ralph Guastella and many extended cousins including loving family in Italy.
Visitors will be received on Friday, September 13, 2019 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Leber Funeral Home, 2000 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Union City, 07087. Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at St. Joseph of the Palisades, 6401 Palisade Avenue, West New York, NJ 07093at 11:15AM.
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