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Richard L Rafferty

Male 1937 - 1985  (47 years)


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  • Name Richard L Rafferty 
    Born 27 Oct 1937  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Mar 1985  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 14 Mar 1985  St. Bernard's Catholic Cemetery, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5866  Rossville
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2018 

    Father Edward Patrick Rafferty,   d. 30 Dec 1988 
    Mother Nona Smith Rafferty,   b. 11 Nov 1911, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1996, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 30 Mar 1932  Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Documents
    Anniversary- Rafferty, Edward and Nona
    Anniversary- Rafferty, Edward and Nona
    50th Wedding Anniversary
    For Raffertys
    Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rafferty, St. Marys, will observe their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 28, in the Centennial Building, St. Marys. Hosts will be their children and families: Robert and Agnes Rafferty; Keith and Dorothy Rafferty; Richard and Barbara Rafferty; Raymond and Cheryl Rafferty; and Robert and Carol Flerlage. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. The couple requests that no gifts be presented.

    Mr. and Mrs. Rafferty were married March 30, 1932, in Westmoreland. They have 18 grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
    Family ID F3026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barbara M Tillman Rafferty 
    Married 26 May 1962  Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Theresa Marie Rafferty,   b. 4 Dec 1962
     2. James L Rafferty,   d. 1968
     3. Janice L Rafferty,   d. 1968
     4. Patricia Rafferty
     5. Carolyn Rafferty
    Last Modified 16 Dec 2019 01:25:26 
    Family ID F3151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 May 1962 - Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 14 Mar 1985 - St. Bernard's Catholic Cemetery, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Rafferty, Richard
    Obituary- Rafferty, Richard
    Richard L. Rafferty
    Richard L. Rafferty, 47, Wamego, died late Monday, March 11, at a Topeka hospital where he was a patient a week. He earlier had open heart surgery.

    Mr. Rafferty owned and operated the International Harvester dealership in Wamego. He worked for IHC dealerships 34 years, having been a salesman, manager and owner.

    He was born Oct. 27, 1937, at St. Marys, the son of Edward Patrick and Nona Smith Rafferty. He moved from Rossville to Wamego in 1965.

    Mr. Rafferty was a member of St. Bernard’s Catholic Church and Chamber of Commerce at Wamego, Future Farmers of America Alumni Association and Kansas State University Alumni Association.

    He was married to Barbara M. Tillman May 26, 1962, at Miami, Okla. She survives. Twins, James L. and Janice L. Rafferty, died in infancy in 1968.

    Other survivors include three daughters, Theresa Rafferty, Patricia Rafferty and Carolyn Rafferty, all of Wamego; his parents, Edward and Nona Rafferty, St. Marys; a sister, Mrs. Carol Flerlage, St. Marys; and three brothers, Robert E. Rafferty, Rossville, William K. Rafferty, St. Marys and Raymond V. Rafferty, Ozawkie.

    Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 am. Thursday at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Wamego. Burial will be in St. Bernard’s Catholic Cemetery at Wamego. A prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. today at Stewart Funeral Home in Wamego. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kansas Heart Association.

    RICHARD RAFFERTY
    Richard Rafferty, 47, Route 1, Wamego, died Monday, March 11, at a Topeka hospital. He had a heart ailment.

    Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, Wamego. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Stewart Funeral Home, Wamego.

    RICHARD RAFFERTY
    Richard Rafferty, 47, Route 1, Wamego, died Monday, March 11, at a Topeka hospital. He had a heart ailment.

    Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, Wamego. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Stewart Funeral Home, Wamego.