Dr. Francis Mccafferty

DR. FRANCIS L. "FRANK' McCAFFERTY, passed away on April 4, 2025, at the O'Neill Health Center in Bay Village, where he and his wife, Peggy (Major) McCafferty, both lived after they moved there from North Olmsted. He was 90 years old.
Frank and Peggy were married at St. Therese Church in Garfield Heights on February 4, 1961. They had seven children, one of whom, Brendan, died in his infancy. Frank is survived by six children: Mary Jude McCafferty (Ron Bloomfield), Francis L. McCafferty, Jr. (Kim), Brigid Lane (Dennis), Erin McCafferty (Roger Stevenson), Kerry McCafferty (Betsy), and Colin McCafferty (Janet). He is also survived by 19 grandchildren: Kevin Bloomfield, Connor Bloomfield, Cormac Bloomfield, Emily McCafferty, Frank McCafferty, Samantha McCafferty, Caitlan Lane (Matt Reinaker), Brianna Lane, Savannah Lane, Hailey Lane (Nathanael Beveridge), Brennan Lane, Regan Kirkpatrick (Chuck), Madelyn McNamara, Liam McCafferty, Molly McCafferty, Meghan McCafferty, Morgan McCafferty, Patrick McCafferty, and Shannon McCafferty. He has one great-grandchild: Gabriel Beveridge. He also has five step-grandchildren: Ryan Stevenson (Lauren), Ray Stevenson, Michele Pfaff, Stefan Pfaff, and Thomas Pfaff.
Frank had nine siblings, all of whom have passed away.
Frank and Peggy had many brothers, sisters, in-laws, nieces, and nephews. They were fixtures at many McCafferty and Major family reunions over the years. They also had many close friends.
Frank graduated from St. Ignatius High School, John Carroll University, and The St. Louis University School of Medicine (Class of 1959). He specialized in psychiatry but was board certified in several other areas as well. His private psychiatric practice was interrupted in 1967 when he was drafted by the United States Army. Based at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Major Francis L. McCafferty treated many soldiers who had recently returned from the Vietnam War. His wife and children lived at Fort Leavenworth with him for much of his two-year hitch. They all returned to Ohio in November of 1969.
Frank resumed his private practice and kept at it, full time, until August of 2022, when he - very reluctantly – finally retired. He had faithfully served patients for 63 years. He was quite fond of his patients, as they were of him.
FRIENDS MAY CALL IN THE McGORRAY-HANNA FUNERAL HOME OF WESTLAKE, 25620 CENTER RIDGE ROAD (just west of Columbia Road) ON FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2025, FROM 3-7 P.M.
Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Holy Spirit Church, 410 Lear Road, Avon Lake, Ohio.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions in memory of Frank be made to the St. Ignatius High School Annual Fund at www.ignatius.edu/give or The Tunnels To Towers Foundation at www.dogood.t2t.org.
The family wishes to thank the staff at O'Neill Health Center and the caregivers from Amada Senior Care of Westlake. Those fine people always treated Frank with love and respect, which was greatly appreciated.