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Article: Obituaries
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 11, 2007
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Thomas Rafferty, 91, WWII veteran
BEVERLY - Thomas G. Rafferty, a World War II veteran, died last
Thursday in the Essex Park Nursing Home. He was 91.
Born in Woburn, Mr. Rafferty was raised and educated in Lynn.
He served in the Navy during the war. After being discharged, he
was employed for 35 years at the Leggett and Platt Co. in Lawrence.
He retired as plant superintendent in 1981.
Prior to moving to Beverly in 1991, Mr. Rafferty had lived in
Peabody for 40 years.
He leaves a daughter, Donna Ellis of Peabody; two sons, Thomas of
Greenville, N.H., and Brian of Boxford; a sister, Claire Hosman of
Salem; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several
nieces and ...