Herbert O. Hultin

Of Rockport, formerly of Quincy, 73, on Dec. 10. Dr. Hultin was a longtime faculty member of the Food Science Department at Umass, Amherst and considered a founding father of food biochemistry. Husband of Marie C. Hultin of Rockport. Also survived by a brother Richard of Weymouth; a sister Joan Goffi of Needham; his five children, Stanley and wife Irina of Kensington, N.H., Patricia and husband Dr. Roland Vanaria of Hopkinton, Katherine and husband Ed Frick of Wenham, Lil of Stoneham, Stephen and wife Anne-Marie of Sudbury; twelve grandchildren Helen, Ekaterina and Stanley Hultin; Alessandra Vanaria; Edward, Samuel and Benjamin Frick; Stephen, Caroline, Francoise, Julia and Alexia Hultin. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Joachim's Church, Broadway, Rockport, on Friday, Dec. 14th, at 11 AM. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Gloucester. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, Dec. 13th, from 4 to 8 PM in the Burgess & Mackey Funeral Home, 20l Main St., ROCKPORT. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to University of Massachusetts, referencing Dr. Herb Hultin Fund, Development Office, Attn: Rick Robar, 311 Stockbridge Hall, Amherst, MA 01003.