Doylestown Family Seeks Support After Father's Sudden Passing

DOYLESTOWN, PA — An online fundraiser has been launched for the family of a 40-year-old Doylestown man who unexpectedly passed away this week after suffering a heart attack.

Robert Eisenhard, an Army veteran, passed away Jan. 21 at Doylestown Hospital. He was rushed there after suffering a heart attack, and doctors worked for hours to save his life.

"At 7 pm Monday night, I became a widow and single mother of three children at 34," his wife Courtney, wrote on the GoFundMe page.

Eisenhard was the father to Jozie, 7, Hunter, 4 and Major, who turns one on Feb. 13. He has another daughter, Emilee, 16, from a previous relationship, the page explained.

The couple operated a newspaper delivery business in Bucks County.

"We, along with our employees, covered a huge area of central to upper bucks county, delivering multiple publications. We loved what we did, as difficult as our job was with taking 3 kids with us most nights. I can not deliver his routes and mine. I can not do the work he did by myself, and especially not with 3 kids. I have to drop the district my husband delivered, and losing close to $500 a week in income, at the very least," Courtney wrote.

The couple both worked seven days a week to keep the business running, she said.

The family is seeking support from the Doylestown community. The fundraiser has a goal of $15,000. " I feel horrible asking for help, but this is the help I need," she wrote, adding "the most important thing to Rob was to make sure we would be okay if anything ever happened to him. I'm trying to do my best to do that in the ocean of sadness I'm drowning in."

Services for Eisenhard will be held Saturday.

Visit the GoFundMe page here.

You can read his full obituary below:

Robert D. Eisenhard, 40, of Doylestown, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January, 21 at Doylestown Hospital. He was the husband of Courtney (Young) Eisenhard. Born in Abington, he was a son of Robert Lynn, step-son to Jenny & Carol (Eisenhard) Todorovich and step-son to Don Todorovich. Robert served in the U.S. Army and enjoyed spending time with his family, hunting and playing video games.

Surviving with his wife and parents are children: Emily, Jozie, Hunter & Major; maternal grandfather: Milton Eisenhard, Sr.; paternal grandfather: Edwin Lynn, Sr.; aunts and uncles: Milton Eisenhard, Jr., wife Linda, Tim Lynn, wife Carol and Edwin Lynn, Jr. and great-uncle: Daryl Lynn.

Memorial service will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, January 26 in the Naugle Funeral & Cremation Service, 135 W. Pumping Station Road, Quakertown, with a visitation beginning at 10:00 AM.

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