Mr. Harold “Rabs” Rafalski, 84, of Ottawa, IL and Sarasota, FL, died Saturday morning, February 15, at Pleasant View Health Care facility in Ottawa, while surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, February 21, at St. Columba Church in Ottawa, with The Reverend David Kipfer, Pastor, officiating. Interment, immediately following the Funeral Mass, will be at Oakwood Memorial Park’s Shrine of Rest Mausoleum in Ottawa, where full military rites will be conducted. Visitation will be on Thursday, February 20, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Liturgical Prayers commencing at 3:40 PM.
Mr. Rafalski was born on July 14, 1929, in Ottawa, to Adam and Helen (Wylepski) Rachwalski. He graduated from Ottawa Township High School in 1947, and was an Army Veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Rafalski retired from Libbey-Owens-Ford Company with over 30 years of service as an electrician and Glassworkers Union representative. He was a member of Glassworkers Local 19 and of St. Columba Parish.
Rabs is laid to rest in the Shrine of Rest Mausoleum in the Sanctuary of Devotion.
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