Kenneth Hurbert

Kenneth Lee Hurbert April 6, 1930 - October 12, 2010 Ken died in SF, with family around him, after a difficult & courageous battle due to complications from hip surgery. A second generation San Franciscan, he loved & lived in the City most of his life. As a boy, his family name was changed from Hurwitz to Hurbert. He was recently pre-deceased by his brother Stanley. He will be missed by his 4 children: Ken Jr, Ellie (mom to his 4 grandchildren), Charles and Sam, and their mother, his dear friend Iris; cousin Walter Miller; and their families... and friends. He was kind & humble with a ready optimism & sense-of-humor. Ken enjoyed family & friends and his dog Max was a lively companion for walks to the Rose Garden in GG Park. He enjoyed simple pleasures: cooking & eating; bread-baking; dim sum; Japanese art; travel and listening to opera. He ended his day with a well-deserved glass of Scotch. He was a boyscout in SF-Troop 17. He attended Lowell HS and UCB; Army Language School in Monterey (speaking Mandarin). He enjoyed his career in Home Furnishings (SF Merchandise Mart, The Icehouse & The Showplace), his travels as a Rep in the Northwest & Hawaii, and his retail store The Elegant Block, Union Street. His claim to fame was discovering the Swinging Wonder, a gift item featured on the Johnny Carson Show. Changing careers, he was co-proprietor of Shenson's Jewish Deli, Geary Blvd. He said he had a good life and he was never bored. He requested no service, but those who knew him should drink a toast in his honor!