Robert Nelson Hurt Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Robert Nelson Hurt of Chatham, New Jersey, who passed away on January 17, 2026 at the age of 74. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Robert Nelson Hurt and Olive Fisher Cooper Hurt; his sister Ama Cooper; his father-in-law Florio N. Franetovich; his brothers-in-law, John Franetovich (Jack) and Lewis Dellarco (Buck); and his nephew Eric Haas.

He is survived by: his children, Katie and Odie; his wife Kathleen Hurt (Franetovich); his children, Robert C. Hurt of Cambridge, MA and Kathleen F. Hurt (Katie) of New York, NY.; his siblings-in-law, Margaret Franetovich (Bel Air, MD), Joan, Kim DeSoto (Bel Air, MD), Ann Dellarco (Bel Air, MD), Rose Mary, Tom Castellone of Morristown, NJ, Peter, Heidi Franetovich of Atlanta, GA, Robert Franetovich (Annapolis, MD) and Monique Hamilius (Luxembourg); his nieces, Danielle Donaldson of Reston, VA and Andrea Cutler of Fredericksburg, VA; and his nephew Darin Hurt-Ritenburg of Inwood, WV. He is also survived by nieces, nephews, and their children.