IN MEMORIAM: Millard B. Hurlburt, 86;
Engineer Also Ran Pop’s Produce Stand
ONEONTA – Millard B. Hurlburt, 86, a heavy-equipment operator who also ran Pops Produce Stand, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, at home, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born May 19, 1930, in Oneonta the son of the late Stuart J. and Helen (Adams) Hurlburt.
Millard served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a 50+ year member of the Otego American Legion and was honored for his consecutive years of membership.
He was first married to Shirley Howard; she predeceased him on May 2, 1971. On Aug. 29, 1972, Millard married Dorothy A. Joyce in Unadilla.
For many years, Millard was an operating engineer with the Local Union #106 in Albany.
Millard loved his garden and tending to his produce stand, “Pops Produce Stand”. His customers were his determination to keep going every day. In his younger years he enjoyed hunting and fishing. In their retirement, Millard and Dorothy would spend winters in Arizona. He enjoyed shooting pool with his friends in Arizona but most of all he enjoyed going for rides with his best friend, Bob Davis, and having Bob taking him all around Arizona looking at the cotton fields, counting cattle and seeing the citrus trees. Millard had determination and was a hardworker no matter what he was doing.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy A. Hurlburt of Oneonta; one son, Shawn B. Hurlburt of Otego; granddaughter, Danielle Shaver of Milford; stepson Craig Speranzi of San Antonio, Texas; stepchildren, David and Jeanne Brockway and Gerald and Isabella Brockway; as well as several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his brother, Stuart A. Hurlburt, Sr.; uncle, John E. Hurlburt, Sr.; stepsons, Mark Speranzi and Robert Simms; stepdaughter, Andrea Speranzi VanDermark.
At Millard’s request there will be no calling hours or funeral services and burial will be at the convenience of the family.
Memorial donations in Millard’s memory may be made to either the Otego Evergreen Cemetery, Otego, New York 13825 or to Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc, 1 Birchwood Drive, Oneonta, New York 13820.
To light a candle or send an online condolence please visit www.bookhoutfuneralhome.com
Funeral arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Home of Oneonta.
