Veteran Pillsbury spokesman Pop N. Fresh died Wednesday of a severe
yeast infection. He was 71. He was buried Friday in one of the biggest
funerals in years. Dozens of celebrities turned out including Mrs.
Butterworth, the California Raisins, Hungry Jack, Betty Crocker, and the
Hostess Twinkies.
The gravesite was piled high with flours, as longtime friend Aunt Jemima
delivered the eulogy, describing Fresh as a man who "never knew he was
kneaded".
Fresh rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with
turnovers. He was not considered a smart cookie, and wasted much of
his dough on half-baked schemes.
Still, even as a crusty old man, he was a roll model to millions. Fresh is
survived by his second wife. They had two children, and one in the oven , ,
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