Robert F. Ferro Sr., 1937-2019

Robert was born March 28, 1937, in Youngstown, the son of the late Bernard and Sentry Mashiska Ferro.

He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1954, from Youngstown College with a bachelor of science in business administration in 1958 and from Case Western Reserve University with a master’s degree in business administration in 1966.

Robert was a certified public accountant for 42 years. He owned and operated Ferro & Ferro in Boardman, retiring November 2014.

He was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church, the Mahoning County Home Builders Association, Boardman Historical Society, National Society of Accountants and Alpha Tau Gamma Fraternity.

Robert was an avid reader and enjoyed model trains, collecting stamps and watching the Cleveland Indians.

Robert was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and brother. He will be missed greatly by his family and friends.

Robert is survived by his wife of 57 years, the former Barbara A. Powell, whom he married May 19, 1962; his children, the Rev. Robert F. (Linda) Ferro Jr. of Cleveland and Cathy Lynn (Floyd) Tullis of Oklahoma City, Okla.; four grandchildren, Jonathan R. Ferro of Oklahoma City, Okla. and David E. (Stephanie) Ferro, Anna M. Ferro and Rebekah E. Ferro, all of Cleveland; and a great-granddaughter, Camille Reign Jackson.

Besides his parents, Robert was preceded in death by a son, Michael Ferro, and his brother, Ernest Ferro.

Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, at Bethel Lutheran Church, 425 Crestview Drive, Boardman, with the Rev. Richard Kidd officiating.

Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Boardman.

Family and friends may call 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Davis-Becker Funeral Home, 8536 Market St., Boardman, and 10 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday at the church.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests material tributes take the form of contributions to the Bethel Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 425 Crestview Drive, Boardman, Ohio 44512 in memory of Robert.

Condolences may be sent to www.beckerobits.com.

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