James Richard Rafferty Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved James Richard Rafferty in Rhinebeck, New York, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, who passed away at the age of 90, on July 5, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
In the sacred silence of farewell, James Richard is released into the embrace of eternity, knowing that his light will continue to shine brightly in the tapestry of the lives of his loved ones. And as his memory is carried forward, may comfort be found in the knowledge that love is eternal, and that James Richard's spirit lives on in the beauty that surrounds us.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Bertha Beman Rafferty and John Rafferty; his sister Barbara Labouteley; and his grandson Keaton Rafferty. He is survived by: his wife Ruth M. Tourjee; his children, Andrea Rafferty Schuette (Rex), Michael Rafferty (Lee) and Logan Rafferty; his sister Sylvia Deliso; and his grandchildren, Cameron Schuette and Grant Schuette. He is also survived by several nephews and nieces.
Jim did not want a funeral, but donations in his memory may be given to the Red Hook Community Center, or the Jayne Brooks Food Pantry at Church of the Messiah in Rhinebeck.
