William Keith Rafferty

1935 - 2016  (80 years)

• Name	William Keith Rafferty
  Nickname	Keith
  Born	19 Aug 1935	Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Apr 2016	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Cremated	Cremated
  Person ID	I17680	Rossville
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Edward Patrick Rafferty,   d. 30 Dec 1988
  Mother	Nona Smith Rafferty,   b. 11 Nov 1911, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 30 Nov 1996, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  (Age 85 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1932	Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Documents		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 1	Eileen M Zima Rafferty Knipp
  Children	+ 1. William G (Bill) Rafferty, Jr.,   b. 30 Oct 1958, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 1 Mar 2018, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 59 years)   2. Pat Rafferty   3. Francis G. (Frank) Rafferty,   b. 4 Jun 1961, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 16 Sep 2020, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 59 years)   4. Phil Rafferty   5. Kathleen Rafferty Love
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2022 19:37:43
  Family ID	F6996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Dorothy Boardmen Rafferty
  Married	23 May 1980
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2018 13:08:23
  Family ID	F6997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Aug 1935 - Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Rafferty, William William Keith Rafferty Emmett—William Keith Rafferty, 80, passed away Wednesday, April 20,2016at the Community Hospital in St. Marys. He was born August 19,1935 at Dover the son of Edward and Nona Smith Rafferty. He grew up in the Dover and Rossville communities and graduated from Rosssville High School. Keith served in the Army Guard. Keith had lived in the Emmett many years and had for worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber. His parents, two brothers, Robert and Richard Rafferty, three infants and two stepsons, Mark and James Niedfeldt, preceded him in death. On May 23,1980 he was united in marriage to Dorothy Boardmen. She survives of the home. Other survivors include four sons, Bill (Janet) Rafferty, Pat (Mary Beth) Rafferty, Frank Rafferty and Phil Rafferty; his daughter, Kathy Love; stepsons, David (Tammy) Niedfeldt, Richard (Mindy) Niedfeldt and J.D (Kelli) Kenny; a brother, Raymond Rafferty; his sister, Carol Heim; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Inurnment will be at a later date.