Mariana Diaz Figueroa, 81, formerly of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family in the home of her daughter in Williams Twp. on Thursday evening, September 30, 2021. She was the wife of the late Julio Castro who passed in December 2017. .Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she was a daughter of the late Juan Diaz and Tomasa Figueroa. She was a parishioner of Holy Infancy Catholic Church in Bethlehem.

Survivors: She is survived by her son, Julio Castro Diaz and his wife, Raquel Diaz; daughter, Carmen Castro and her husband, Rafael Feliciano Diaz, 3 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. She was one of 12 brothers and sisters.

Services: Services will be held in Puerto Rico with burial of ashes in Cemeterio Porta Coeli. Local arrangements are entrusted to James Funeral Home, Bethlehem.