Francis Charles D’Andrea

Francis Charles D’Andrea, 93, of Clearwater, FL, died October 15, 2025, at the AccentCare

Hospice in Dunedin, FL following an extended illness. On September 18, 1932, he was born at

home in Webster, MA, the son of Frank D’Andrea and Elizabeth (Bastille) D’Andrea.

On October 1, 1955, he was married to Dolores Ilene Cournoyer at the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Catholic Church in Webster, MA. Together they shared 65 years of marriage.

Survivors include daughter, Lisa D’Andrea and her husband, Paul Bouchard, of Clearwater, FL,

son, David D’Andrea and his wife Jane D’Andrea of Casco, ME, grandson, James McNamara

and his wife Emily McNamara, granddaughter, Jillian McNamara, and great-grandson Jonah

McNamara, of Portland, OR, sister Gloria D’Andrea Vrabel of North Grosvenordale, CT,, cousin

Michael Pio of Auburn, MA, and several nieces and nephews, including Ellen Prestes or North

Grosvenordale, CT.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Dolores, and brothers Ralph D’Andrea and

Joseph D’Andrea.

Francis was a graduate of Bartlett High School in Webster, MA and Mergenthaler Linotype

School in the Bronx, NY. Following his graduation, he enrolled in the U.S. Army and served

during the Korean War as a Sergeant Tank Commander in Austria at the Russian border.

He was a devoted Yankees fan and loved baseball. He also loved music, founding the Bartlett

High School Glee Club. He later learned how to play the guitar and sang and entertained his

friends and family whenever possible,

He was a member of the American Legion and the Elks. Before moving to Clearwater, he was a

parishioner of St. Jerome’s Catholic Church in Largo, FL.

The funeral Mass will be held at 11:30 AM on November 7, 2025, at St. Jerome’s Catholic

Church, 10895 Hamlin Blvd., Largo, FL. Live streaming of the funeral will be available at

stjeromeonline.org. Inurnment with military honors will be on Wednesday November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM at Bay Pines National Cemetery at 10000 Bay Pines

Blvd, Bay Pines, FL.