Paul P. Rafferty

ALBANY – Paul P. Rafferty, 73, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2011 at Albany Memorial Hospital.
Paul was born on December 17, 1937 in Albany and was the son of the Thomas E. and Mary (Zinzow) Rafferty. He served in the US Marine Corp from 1958 to 1962, attaining the rank of Corporal. He worked as a warehouse foreman for Don's Moving and Storage in Albany until May of this year.
Paul is survived by his children, Kimberly Rafferty, Katherine (John) Schwarz, and Patrick (Alicia) Rafferty; his grandchildren, Jaime Larkin, Megan Larkin, Rebecca Rafferty, Dylan Larkin, Tyler Schwarz, and Sean Rafferty; his great-grandson, Logan Goldsmith; his siblings, Joseph Rafferty, Charles (Joan) Rafferty, William (Virginia) Rafferty, and Doris Valerio; his best friend, Florence Rafferty; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his siblings, Frances, Michael, James, and Thomas F. Rafferty, Mary Miller, and Joan Valyer.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at New Comer Cannon Funeral Home, 343 New Karner Road, Colonie. Interment will follow at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville. Calling hours will precede the service on Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.