Ann Rafferty

Ann (Postemsky) Rafferty, of Mystic and Chaplin, CT, died peacefully on Sunday November 29th at Mystic Manor, where she had been a resident since 2005. Ann was born in Colchester CT. on June 13, 1919, the fourth of eight children born to Adam and Mary (Jaworski) Postemsky. Ann graduated from Windham High School in 1935, and Willimantic State Teachers College in 1939. She was employed as a grammar school teacher for several years in Coventry and then as a Naval aircraft inspector with Pratt & Whitney. She enlisted in the Coast Guard in August of 1943 and served in Manhattan Beach N.Y. She was honorably discharged in July 1945 and subsequently received the Connecticut Wartime Veteran Service and Victory WW II medals for her service during the war. Ann married Brae Rafferty M.D. August 22, 1944. They resided in Lebanon and later Chaplin, where they restored the Orin Witter house, qualifying it to be on the National Register of Historic Places. She received a Master of Science degree from Willimantic State College in 1963. Ann spent many years employed as a social worker at Norwich State Hospital. In retirement she enjoyed gardening and the passing seasons around her beloved home in Chaplin. Ann was predeceased by three brothers and two sisters, along with her husband Francis Brae and daughter Madge. She is survived by son Frank Patrick Rafferty of Guilford VT, and son and daughter-in-law Brae and Elizabeth Rafferty and granddaughter Ashley Elizabeth Rafferty of Mystic CT, as well as sisters Viola Cordner of N.C. and Helen Kutchera of CA. Ann's family would like to thank the staff of Visiting Angels Homecare and Hospice Southeastern Connecticut for their care of Ann. The family especially wishes to thank the staff of Mystic Manor for their many years of dedicated caregiving which was always sensitive to her needs. A graveside service of Christian burial will be held on Saturday December 12 at 11:00 AM at the Russ Cemetery, Tower Hill Road, in Chaplin CT. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in her memory to the Chaplin Public Library, 130 Chaplin Street, Chaplin, CT. 06235. Arrangements are being made through Potter Funeral Home of Willimantic. For online memorial guestbook, please visit www.potterfuneralhome.com .