{"id":143469,"date":"2026-03-20T05:41:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T05:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/143469\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T05:41:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T05:41:19","slug":"obituary-christian-a-robey-of-franconia-township-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/143469\/","title":{"rendered":"Obituary | Christian A. Robey of Franconia Township, Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Christian A. Robey, of Franconia Twp. and formerly of Perkasie, PA, and Long Neck, DE, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at his home. \u00a0He was 71.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 He was the loving husband of Lisa A. (Reynolds) Robey. \u00a0The couple had celebrated their 41st Wedding Anniversary on March 31, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Born in Abington, PA, he was the son of the late Edwin A. and Edna Jane (Ford) Robey. \u00a0He was a 1973 graduate of Pennridge High School, Perkasie.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 He was a proud U. S. Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War, having served as a culinary specialist on the USS George C. Marshall submarine during his enlistment from 1973 until 1977, attaining the rank of Petty Officer. \u00a0He continued his service with the U. S. Naval Reserves as a chef and cook until his honorable discharge in 1982.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Chris was employed as a forklift driver with the Care &amp; Share Thrift Shoppes, Souderton, PA. \u00a0Previously, he was employed doing machine maintenance for MDCI, Hatfield, PA, for 10 years until retiring there in 2018. \u00a0He also had worked as a cook for the former Casey\u2019s Saloon &amp; Eatery, Hatfield, for many years.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Chris will be remembered as a very hard worker, at times working two jobs. \u00a0He especially loved his children and grandchildren, and his pets. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 He loved watching the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Chicago Bears, but golfing was his favorite pastime. \u00a0He was active in the Twin Woods Golf League, Hatfield, PA, and formerly with the Cannoneers Sportsmens Club &amp; Golf League, Lansdale, PA. \u00a0An outdoors enthusiast, he was particularly fond of going to the beach and collecting a myriad of items.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Surviving with his wife are three children, Justin Reynolds, of Pennsburg, PA, Megan Robey, of Lansdale, PA, and Tyler Robey, of Souderton, PA; and four grandchildren, Jaden, Gabe, Amiya and Landon. \u00a0In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Barbara Ann Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Services will be announced shortly.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, NY \u00a010306 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.t2t.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.t2t.org<\/a> OR to the Montgomery County SPCA, 19 East Ridge Pike, Conshohocken, PA \u00a019428 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montgomerycountyspca.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.montgomerycountyspca.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Arrangements are by the Suess-Gahman Funeral Home &amp; Crematory, 606 Arch Street, Perkasie, PA.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Christian A. 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