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United States of America / Re: find obituary/hugh rafferty died April 1st 1977/philadelphia.
« on: Wednesday 30 March 16 21:33 BST (UK) »
A helpful librarian with the Free Library of Philadelphia conducted a search, but was unable to locate an obit for Hugh Rafferty. Here is her response:
I spent some time this afternoon looking for the obituary of Hugh Rafferty, d. 4/1/1977. I went through the microfilm of the Philadelphia Enquirer (April 1-15) and the Evening Bulletin (April 1-10). The Daily News, unfortunately, we only carry as far back as 1981, and so I was unable to search that paper.
After a thorough search of the papers on microfilm, and many online resources, I am sorry to tell you that I was unable to find an entry for Mr. Rafferty. Perhaps an obituary was never run in the paper after all?
The most info I found gives only birth/death info and location, which you may already know. Regardless, here is the link: http://www.locateancestors.com/rafferty-born-in-1904/
I spent some time this afternoon looking for the obituary of Hugh Rafferty, d. 4/1/1977. I went through the microfilm of the Philadelphia Enquirer (April 1-15) and the Evening Bulletin (April 1-10). The Daily News, unfortunately, we only carry as far back as 1981, and so I was unable to search that paper.
After a thorough search of the papers on microfilm, and many online resources, I am sorry to tell you that I was unable to find an entry for Mr. Rafferty. Perhaps an obituary was never run in the paper after all?
The most info I found gives only birth/death info and location, which you may already know. Regardless, here is the link: http://www.locateancestors.com/rafferty-born-in-1904/