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1941 Eileen 2021

Eileen (Fitzpatrick) Rafferty

January 24, 1941 — March 14, 2021

Davenport Crystal Lake

On‌ ‌March‌ ‌14,‌ ‌2021,‌ ‌the‌ ‌Rafferty‌ ‌family‌ ‌suffered‌ ‌the‌ ‌loss‌ ‌of‌ ‌their‌ ‌matriarch,‌ ‌Eileen.‌ ‌She‌ ‌
passed‌ ‌away‌ ‌peacefully‌ ‌at‌ ‌her‌ ‌home‌ ‌in‌ ‌Lake‌ ‌Geneva,‌ ‌WI.‌ ‌She‌ ‌was‌ ‌born‌ ‌January‌ ‌24,‌ ‌1941‌ ‌
in‌ ‌Chicago,‌ ‌IL‌ ‌to‌ ‌Thomas‌ ‌and‌ ‌Charlotte‌ ‌Fitzpatrick.‌ ‌
Eileen‌ ‌was‌ ‌the‌ ‌loving‌ ‌and‌ ‌dedicated‌ ‌husband,‌ ‌of‌ ‌nearly‌ ‌59‌ ‌years,‌ ‌of‌ ‌Bob;‌ ‌compassionate,‌ ‌
understanding,‌ ‌loving‌ ‌mother‌ ‌and‌ ‌role‌ ‌model‌ ‌to‌ ‌her‌ ‌children,‌ ‌Kathleen‌ ‌Zdunek‌ ‌of‌ ‌
Oconomowoc,‌ ‌WI,‌ ‌Robert‌ ‌Rafferty‌ ‌of‌ ‌Texas,‌ ‌Sheila‌ ‌(Matt)‌ ‌Feikes‌ ‌of‌ ‌Rolling‌ ‌Meadows,‌ ‌IL,‌ ‌
Brian‌ ‌(Deirdre)‌ ‌Rafferty‌ ‌of‌ ‌West‌ ‌Dundee,‌ ‌IL,‌ ‌Eileen‌ ‌(late‌ ‌James)‌ ‌Rafferty-Stumpf‌ ‌of‌ ‌
Waukesha,‌ ‌WI,‌ ‌Sean‌ ‌(Jill)‌ ‌Rafferty‌ ‌of‌ ‌Ormond‌ ‌Beach,‌ ‌FL,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Brigid‌ ‌(Tom)‌ ‌Baber‌ ‌of‌ ‌
Hartland,‌ ‌WI;‌ ‌loving‌ ‌and‌ ‌caring‌ ‌grandma‌ ‌of,‌ ‌Katelyn,‌ ‌Alexandra(Shane‌ ‌Evans),‌ ‌and‌ ‌Edward‌ ‌
Zdunek;‌ ‌Maggie‌ ‌and‌ ‌Sean‌ ‌Feikes;‌ ‌Brogan,‌ ‌McCall,‌ ‌Liam,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Shannon‌ ‌Rafferty;‌ ‌Ireland‌ ‌
Elizabeth‌ ‌and‌ ‌Liam‌ ‌Rafferty-Stumpf;‌ ‌Kayla‌ ‌and‌ ‌Erin‌ ‌Rafferty;‌ ‌and‌ ‌Colleen‌ ‌and‌ ‌Kathleen‌ ‌
Baber;‌ ‌sisters,‌ ‌Charlene(the‌ ‌late‌ ‌Dan)‌ ‌Joyce,‌ ‌Maureen(Chuck)‌ ‌Keough,‌ ‌Kathleen(Gene)‌ ‌
Callahan,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Marianne(Bill)‌ ‌Duffner;‌ ‌and‌ ‌brother,‌ ‌Peter(Karen)‌ ‌Fitzpatrick.‌ ‌Sister-in-law‌ ‌of‌ ‌
the‌ ‌late‌ ‌Lawrence(Pat)‌ ‌Rafferty,‌ ‌the‌ ‌late‌ ‌John(Carol)‌ ‌Rafferty‌ ‌and‌ ‌Catherine‌ ‌Rafferty.‌ ‌She‌ ‌
was‌ ‌preceded‌ ‌in‌ ‌death‌ ‌by‌ ‌her‌ ‌parents,‌ ‌brothers,‌ ‌Tom(late‌ ‌Jan)‌ ‌Fitzpatrick‌ ‌and‌ ‌Michael(late‌ ‌
Kathy)‌ ‌Fitzpatrick;‌ ‌sister,‌ ‌Denise(Duke)‌ ‌Dempsey;‌ ‌and‌ ‌granddaughter‌ ‌Ireland‌ ‌Eileen‌ ‌
Rafferty.‌ ‌She‌ ‌was‌ ‌an‌ ‌extraordinary‌ ‌woman‌ ‌who‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌remembered‌ ‌by‌ ‌all‌ ‌as‌ ‌fun‌ ‌loving,‌ ‌
generous,‌ ‌funny‌ ‌and‌ ‌full‌ ‌of‌ ‌life.‌ ‌
Eileen‌ ‌was‌ ‌the‌ ‌bond‌ ‌that‌ ‌unified‌ ‌a‌ ‌beautiful‌ ‌family.‌ ‌While‌ ‌she‌ ‌may‌ ‌no‌ ‌longer‌ ‌be‌ ‌here‌ ‌on‌ ‌
earth,‌ ‌the‌ ‌relationships‌ ‌that‌ ‌she‌ ‌forged‌ ‌were‌ ‌nothing‌ ‌short‌ ‌of‌ ‌unbreakable.‌ ‌Words‌ ‌seem‌ ‌
inadequate‌ ‌when‌ ‌trying‌ ‌to‌ ‌describe‌ ‌Eileen’s‌ ‌dynamic‌ ‌personality.‌ ‌She‌ ‌had‌ ‌a‌ ‌sharp‌ ‌sense‌ ‌of‌ ‌
humor‌ ‌and‌ ‌was‌ ‌unapologetically‌ ‌honest.‌ ‌Eileen‌ ‌was‌ ‌filled‌ ‌with‌ ‌pride‌ ‌for‌ ‌her‌ ‌family‌ ‌and‌ ‌
would‌ ‌do‌ ‌anything‌ ‌to‌ ‌protect‌ ‌them.‌ ‌Most‌ ‌of‌ ‌all‌ ‌she‌ ‌was‌ ‌loving,‌ ‌comforting‌ ‌and‌ ‌unbelievably‌ ‌
caring.‌ ‌Any‌ ‌one‌ ‌that‌ ‌knew‌ ‌her,‌ ‌felt‌ ‌her‌ ‌love‌ ‌the‌ ‌moment‌ ‌she‌ ‌showed‌ ‌her‌ ‌bright‌ ‌smile.‌ ‌She‌ ‌
constantly‌ ‌made‌ ‌us‌ ‌laugh‌ ‌and‌ ‌kept‌ ‌us‌ ‌on‌ ‌our‌ ‌toes.‌ ‌She‌ ‌always‌ ‌had‌ ‌a‌ ‌way‌ ‌of‌ ‌making‌ ‌you‌ ‌
feel‌ ‌like‌ ‌you‌ ‌were‌ ‌the‌ ‌most‌ ‌important‌ ‌person‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌room.‌ ‌Her‌ ‌heart‌ ‌always‌ ‌had‌ ‌room‌ ‌for‌ ‌
more.‌ ‌
Eileen‌ ‌was‌ ‌from‌ ‌the‌ ‌Beverly‌ ‌neighborhood‌ ‌in‌ ‌Chicago‌ ‌where‌ ‌she‌ ‌attended‌ ‌Academy‌ ‌of‌ ‌Our‌ ‌
Lady‌ ‌School‌ ‌(Longwood)‌ ‌and‌ ‌St‌ ‌Xavier‌ ‌University,‌ ‌where‌ ‌she‌ ‌earned‌ ‌her‌ ‌BS‌ ‌in‌ ‌Nursing.‌ ‌
After‌ ‌marrying‌ ‌the‌ ‌love‌ ‌of‌ ‌her‌ ‌life,‌ ‌they‌ ‌lived‌ ‌in‌ ‌Glenwood,‌ ‌IL,‌ ‌Arlington‌ ‌Heights,‌ ‌IL,‌ ‌
Barrington,‌ ‌IL,‌ ‌Naples,‌ ‌FL(one‌ ‌of‌ ‌her‌ ‌favorite‌ ‌places‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌world)‌ ‌and‌ ‌finally‌ ‌Lake‌ ‌Geneva,‌ ‌
WI.‌ ‌
Visitation‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌3pm‌ ‌until‌ ‌the‌ ‌funeral‌ ‌service‌ ‌at‌ ‌6pm‌ ‌Saturday‌ ‌March‌ ‌20‌ ‌at‌ ‌Davenport‌ ‌
Family‌ ‌Funeral‌ ‌Home,‌ ‌419‌ ‌E.‌ ‌Terra‌ ‌Cotta‌ ‌Ave‌ ‌(Route‌ ‌176)‌ ‌Crystal‌ ‌Lake.‌ ‌Interment‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌
private.‌ ‌

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