Helen M. Rafferty

February 13, 1911 - February 19, 2016

Helen M. (Szlachetka) Rafferty, 105, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 19, 2016 at Holyoke Health Care Center. Born on February 13, 1911, daughter of the late Michael and Karoline (Motyka) Szlachetka, she lived in Chicopee for most of her life. Helen worked for many years at area manufacturers, retiring from the Super Brush Co. Her family thanks the entire staff of Holyoke Health Care Center for the excellent care, attention and much love given to her. Helen was predeceased in 1969 by her beloved husband, Samuel Rafferty and in 2014 by her niece, Charlotte Daubitz. She is survived by her great-niece, Barbara J. Daubitz of Agawam, and several other nieces and nephews. A funeral home service for Helen will be held Wednesday at 11AM from Kozikowski Funeral Home, 565 Front St., Chicopee. Rites of committal and burial will follow in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. A calling hour will precede the service from 10-11AM.