Christine V. Hudlin

RYE BEACH, NH/AYER, MA - Christine Violet (Hurley) Hudlin, 89, of Rye Beach NH, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family on September 7, 2025. Born in Ayer on August 4, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Hurley and Nora (Gawlik) Hurley. Christine grew up in Ayer and raised her family in Ayer. She resided for 60 years in Ayer before retiring to Rye Beach in 2000 with her husband David Hudlin. Christine is survived by her two sons, David Joseph Hudlin of Portsmouth NH and wife Jan Hudlin, Robert Wilbur Hudlin of Ayer MA, her two daughters Susan Christine Hudlin of Ayer MA and husband Thomas Schiller Jr., and Melissa Anne Hudlin of Portsmouth NH, along with her five grandchildren, Matthew D. Hudlin, Andrew J. Hudlin, Kaidan J. Hudlin, Jacob D. Schiller and Cole T. Schiller. Christine is the sister to her living sibling James M. Hurley, and the sister to the late Josephine Hurley, Joseph Hurley, Ruth (Hurley) Phelan, Loretta (Hurley) Lickdyke and William Hurley. During her youth, she was an outstanding basketball player on the Ayer High School girls’ team, and was known for her great sense of style, her beautiful smile and her kindness. Christine was a 1954 graduate of Ayer High School and continued her education by attending a secretarial school in Boston. Christine dedicated most of her working years to the Nashoba Community Hospital in Ayer and the Portsmouth Regional Hospital, in NH. She was loved by all the staff and doctors and truly loved the work she did with the Medical Records Administration, as well as supporting the Executives at both hospitals in an Executive Assistant role. In her retirement years, Christine and her husband, David, loved to visit Quebec and Florida, frequently. However, going to the beach and the lake was one of her favorite things to do with her children and grandchildren. Christine had a kind soul, cherished her family and grandchildren and dedicated her life to her Catholic faith. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 12:00 noon on September 19, 2025, in St. Mary’s Church, 31 Shirley Street, Ayer. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Christine (and her late husband, David) were continuous supporters of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In lieu of flowers, a donation to St. Jude’s may be made, 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105 USA / donors@stjude.org.

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Christine V. Hudlin

August 4, 1936 - September 7, 2025