Robert Daniel Ferra, 90, Creekside, passed away Monday, January 2, 2023, while a patient at Allegheny General Hospital.
The son of Rosar and Ida (Shields) Ferra, he was born March 16, 1932 in Punxsutawney.
Bob was a 1950 graduate of Indiana High School. After high school, he was drafted and served 5 years in the Army as a Sergeant in the Korean war.
Upon completion of his military duty, Bob was employed by FMC for 41 years. After his retirement, he and his family opened Vocelli Pizza.
Bob had been a member of VFW Post 1989, Indiana American Legion Post 141, and Indiana-Franklin Masonic Lodge 313. His interests included coin collecting, following Pittsburgh sports teams, hunting and fishing, watching westerns on TV and telling stories. Those who knew Bob will remember him as a loving husband, father, and grandfather.
Surviving is his wife, Joan (Galentine) Ferra; children, Robin Ann (Ahmet) Arslanpay, Pittsburgh, Robert Daniel Ferra II (fiancé Cindy Adams), Creekside, Evelyn Carnahan, Indiana, Alan Vincent (Selma) Ferra, Pittsburgh; grandchildren, Andrew Arslanpay, Christie Edwards, Jared (Amanda) Ferra, Jeremy Carnahan (fiancé Laura Thomas), Alicia (Christopher) Johnston, Vincent Ferra, and great grandchildren, Sophia and Hunter Ferra, Colin, Chloe, Jaxen Carnahan, and Walker, Gauge and Mia Johnston; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding Bob in death were his parents Ida and Rosar Ferra; grandchild Joshua Ferra and great grandchild Wesley Ferra; a brother, Rosar Ferra Jr. and sisters, Ruth Miller, Evelyn Rocky, and Mary Morganti.
Friends will be received on Tuesday from 11 am to 1 pm at the John A Lefdahl Funeral Home. Funeral service will immediately follow in the Lefdahl Chapel with Rev. Matthew Lantz, officiating.
Interment will then follow in the Greenwood Cemetery.
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