We are sad to announce that on April 9, 2024 we had to say goodbye to Michael Rafalski of Spooner, Wisconsin. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Edmund Rafalski and Esther Rafalski; his mother-in-law Rita Kukla; his aunt Colette; and his brother-in-law Patrick Kukla.

He is survived by : his wife Karen; his siblings, Ed, Cathy and Arlene; his sister-in-law Annette Kukla; his children, Thomas Stephanites (Lisa), Carrie Larson (Robert) and Kim Stephanites (David Scanlon); and his grandchildren, Michael (Kooch), Haleigh, Abigail of Hope, TJ, Mikayla, Anthony and Wyatt. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visitation was held on Monday, April 15th 2024 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM and on Tuesday, April 16th 2024 from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM at the Spooner Funeral Home (306 Rusk St, Spooner, WI 54801). A funeral service was held on Tuesday, April 16th 2024 at 11:00 AM at the same location. The military honors was held on Tuesday, April 16th 2024 at 12:00 PM at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery (N4063 Veterans Way, Spooner, WI 54801).

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made out to either the Washburn Humane Society, or Tunnels to Towers.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Bratley-Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory