Obituary of Robert C. Christopher

Robert C. Christopher, Sr., 81 of Hammonton died Thursday at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. Born in Hammonton he was a lifelong resident there. He was the President and Owner of Christopher Construction Inc. in Hammonton. He was predeceased by his grandson, Robert C. Christopher III, his parents, Pasquale and Minnie (nee LaManna) Christopher, two sisters, Barbara Rotellini, and Bernice Bates and one brother, Pasquale Christopher Jr. He is survived by his beloved wife, Antoinette Christopher (nee Piason), five children and their spouses, Pat and Angela Christopher, Carol and George Chmielewski, Robert and Fran Christopher, Dennis and Cynthia Christopher, and Linda and Tom Hupf all of Hammonton, eleven grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. A viewing will be held Sunday from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM and Monday from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM at the Carnesale Funeral Home, 202 S. Third Street in Hammonton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday 11:00 AM at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish Church of St. Anthony of Padua, 285 Route 206 in Hammonton. Burial will follow at Greenmount Cemetery in Hammonton. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Jefferson Foundation, Heart and Diabetes Research in Memory of Robert C. Christopher Sr., 925 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. ( www.carnesalefuneralhome.com)