Obituary of Richard N. Andrea

Richard N. Andrea, age 78, of Tom's River, NJ, and formerly of Ansonia and Trumbull, beloved husband of Helen Adela Brechlin Andrea, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Born in Bridgeport on December 13, 1937, he was a son of the late Thomas John Sr. and Maria Antoinette (Perillie) Andrea. He was a professional duck pin bowler and worked as the mechanic and manager of the Barnum Recreation Bowling Alley in Stratford for 50 years. In addition to his wife Helen, survivors include stepsons, Thomas Andrea and his wife Fran, Richard Andrea and Benedetto Andrea Jr., two sisters, Rita Godfrey and Rose Twigg, six grandchildren, Jason, Samantha, Danielle, Joy, Carina and Anthony Andrea as well as several cousins, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a stepson, Anthony Andrea, two brothers, Benedetto Andrea Sr. and Thomas J. Andrea Jr. and three sisters, Mary Cavalieri, Catherine Twigg and Dolores Costanza. Funeral services will take place on Monday, March 7, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Rd., Trumbull. Interment will follow in Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport. Friends may call on Sunday from 1-5 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Development Office Manager, 633 Third Ave., New York, NY 10017 or Grace Bible Church, 269 Coram Ave., Shelton, CT 06484.