She loved all of God's creation and treated all with love and kindness. She was young at heart her whole life.
Bertine was preceded in death by her parents, Victor W. Ruble and Dora M. (Wood) Ruble; husbands, Merlin Atkinson, Owen P Rafferty and Thomas Curley; brother, Guy (Anna Marie) Ruble; aunt, Lorena Moore; and great-granddaughter, Breana Louise Bell. She is survived by her children, Owen P. Rafferty and wife Brenda of Decatur City, IA, Kathleen D. Bell and husband Clifford of Shelby, IA, Laurence Rafferty and wife, Tammy of Minburn, IA, JoAnn Curley of Marshalltown and Thomas Curley and wife, Mary of Marshalltown. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren, Sally (Toby) Scully, Shawn (Amy) Bell, Shane Bell, Melody (Shawn) Osbahr, Monica (Cory) Vail, David Lundstrom, Daniel (Angela) Lundstrom, Will Rafferty, Tim Rafferty, Mike Curley, Sherri Lucas, Kim Curley and Suzy Curley; 26 great-grandchildren, six great great-grandchildren, and many dear friends and caretakers.
She loved all of God's creation and treated all with love and kindness. She was young at heart her whole life.
Bertine was preceded in death by her parents, Victor W. Ruble and Dora M. (Wood) Ruble; husbands, Merlin Atkinson, Owen P Rafferty and Thomas Curley; brother, Guy (Anna Marie) Ruble; aunt, Lorena Moore; and great-granddaughter, Breana Louise Bell. She is survived by her children, Owen P. Rafferty and wife Brenda of Decatur City, IA, Kathleen D. Bell and husband Clifford of Shelby, IA, Laurence Rafferty and wife, Tammy of Minburn, IA, JoAnn Curley of Marshalltown and Thomas Curley and wife, Mary of Marshalltown. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren, Sally (Toby) Scully, Shawn (Amy) Bell, Shane Bell, Melody (Shawn) Osbahr, Monica (Cory) Vail, David Lundstrom, Daniel (Angela) Lundstrom, Will Rafferty, Tim Rafferty, Mike Curley, Sherri Lucas, Kim Curley and Suzy Curley; 26 great-grandchildren, six great great-grandchildren, and many dear friends and caretakers.
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