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Lynn and Bill Rafferty

1933 - 2022

Lynn and Bill Rafferty obituary, 1933-2022, Houston, TX

BORN

1933

DIED

2022

Lynn Rafferty Obituary

Lynn (Rutland) and Bill Rafferty
01/31/1933 - 07/23/2022
The family of Lynn Rutland Rafferty and Bill Rafferty invites friends and family to a memorial service celebrating their lives.

Service Information:
Friday, December 2, 2022 at 2pm
St. Martin's Episcopal Church
717 Sage Road
Houston, TX 77056

Lynn was born on April 4, 1939 and passed away on October 3, 2020. Bill was born on January 31, 1933 and passed away on July 23, 2022. Bill and Lynn met in 1976 and were married on January 5, 1980. They are survived by their children: Libby Rafferty Moebius, her husband Bill, and their children Mark and Jonathan Moebius; Gail Wolf Orr, her husband David, and their children Robert, Matthew and Caroline Orr; Michael Joseph Rafferty and his wife Pattye; William Howard Wolf Jr., his wife Kiele, and their children Ashley, Will and Bennett Wolf; Katie Rafferty O'Brien, and her children Tess and Frankie O'Brien.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be directed to DePelchin Children's Center of Houston, 4950 Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas 77007.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Houston Chronicle from Nov. 20 to Nov. 27, 2022.

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Flo Breunig Carroll

November 19, 2022

I am Flo Breunig Carroll. Jim and I are so sorry we will be out of town and will miss the-memorial service. They were great friends. We cared about them a lot. Blessings to all of the family. Especially. Bill

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