Yes, it mentions his death in the beginning of chapter 7.
Vincent Papa died in 1977.
Marco Papa died in 1999.
Papa French died in 1977.
Katina Papa died in 1959.
Papa Isio died in 1911.
Papa Eftim I died in 1968.
In the Time of the Butterflies was created in 1994.
Papa Charlie Jackson died in 1938.
Papa Joe Chevalier died in 2011.
Papa Eftim II died in 1991.
Papa Bue died on 2011-11-02.
T. R. Papa died in 2004.