Memorials: St. John's Lutheran Church or to Grinnell Regional Hospice. Mary was born May 24, 1944, the daughter of Howard and Lillian Anderson Hanson, in Swea City, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Joe Raffety on November 16, 1963 at the First Baptist Church in Denton, Texas. She was a homemaker and a member of Sonrise United Methodist Church. She was involved with the golf league at Walnut Creek and active in Friday night golf outings at Norwood Golf Course. She enjoyed sports, of all kinds. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. Surviving are her husband of 46 years, Francis E. "Joe" Raffety, of Ft Wayne; three daughters, Anita (Tom) Ford, of Grinnell, IA; Leslie (Jon) Hembree, of Ft Wayne and Mary Jo (Kris) Hardiman, of Ft Wayne; eight grandchildren, Nathan, Jarren and Alisha Ford, Jenna and Leah Hembree, Aubrey, Isaac and Knox, two brothers, Harvey (Marilyn) Hanson, of Estherville, IA and Harlan (Barbara) Hanson, of Orlando, FL and her mother, Lillian Hanson, of Graettinger, IA. She was preceded in death by her father, Howard Hanson, in 1992.