Robert K. “Sonny” Fester, 87, of Cranberry Township, passed away Friday evening, Nov. 12, 2021, at UPMC Passavant Hospital in McCandless Township.

Born Sept. 12, 1934, in Adams Township, he was the son of Homer R. and Clara Forsythe Fester.

He was Protestant by faith.

He was a welder, having worked at several different companies.Sonny served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.He is survived by his wife, Diane J. Linnert Fester; one daughter, Nellarose O'Dell; one son, Kenny Fester; three step-sons, David Schmitt, Robert Schmitt and James Schmitt; two sisters, Dixie Lawther and Mary DeHart; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.FESTER — Friends and relatives of Robert K. “Sonny” Fester, who died Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, will be received from 11 a.m. until noon Saturday at A. Carl Kinsey-Ronald N. Volz Funeral Home, Evans City.Funeral services will follow at the funeral home.Additional information may be obtained at www.kinsey-volzfuneralhome.com.