Good by to my Biological
Father John Michael Raftery, Sr.
I LOVE YOU DADDY!
John Michael Raftery, Sr. was
born 0n Boston December 20, 1944 and grew up in Charlestown. He worked at the Schrafft’s Candy Factory.
John. His father was John Patrick
Raftery and his mother was Rita (Edmundson) Raftery. John had two sisters, Geraldine Raftery and
Maureen (Raftery) Stearns who preceded him in death (April 7, 2019). John
married Barbara Rose (Nuccio) Raftery in 1961 (who preceded him death on April
13, 2020). They have four children: Mary Raftery (Everett, MA), John Michael
Raftery, Jr. (Saugus, MA), Joseph David Raftery (Chelsea, MA) and Sherri
Raftery-Patton (Boston, MA). John had five grandchildren children Nito, Cecilia,
Joseph, Jr., Patrick, Sabrina and a great-grand son Desmond.
John enrolled in the United
States Army in the 1970’s and served during the Vietnam War. He then lived in
Reno Nevada for 15-years and worked as a slot mechanic at the Riverside Casino.
He enrolled in college courses at University Nevada, Reno and studied phlebotomy.
He then lived in North Dakota for several years before returning to the Boston
area. He lived in Saugus with his son John, Jr. in their house for 10-years
until he was place in the Norwood Nursing Home in August 2019, where he
contracted the Covid-19 Virus and passed on Tuesday April 21, 2020.
John spent many days at the Suffolk Downs
Horse Track and Wonderland Dog Tracks in Revere, MA. He like to deep sea fish, watch
sports, cook banana pancakes, and play music on his real-to-real record machine.
John leaves his four children, five grand-children, and great-grand son, sister,
nieces, and nephews, family and friends. If you would like to make a donation
in his name to The Home for Little Wanderers – www.thehome.org
