Margaret M Hudlin

AYER - Margaret M. (Thompson) Hudlin, 94, of Ayer, passed away on January 7, 2023. She was born on October 31, 1928, in Westford, MA, the daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah Ellen (Costello) Thompson. She grew up in Forge Village and graduated from Westford Academy. Margaret worked briefly at Devens Army Base during WWII and then spent her 40-year career as a postal clerk in the Forge Village Post Office. She moved to their Hudlin family home in Ayer, MA with her husband, James N. Hudlin in early 1950 where she remained until her death. Margaret was a loving, kind, selfless wife and mother with a great sense of humor who put others first and herself last in all she did. Friends and relatives alike remember her as a positive and caring person. She very much loved and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She spent considerable time with her husband at their lake cottage in NH until his passing. She enjoyed the occasional trip to casinos, was an avid baseball and football fan, loved to play solitaire, and kept herself informed on local, national, and international news until her very last day. Margaret was also the aunt whom several of her nieces and nephews regularly called from across the country to share, get advice and laugh with her. Her husband, James N. Hudlin passed away in 1998. She leaves her four children, John T. Hudlin and his wife Joanne of Townsend, James M. Hudlin and his wife Nancy of Pittsfield, Nancy A. Hogan of Tyngsboro, and Margaret M. Hudlin, M.D. and her husband Christian Holmblad, M.D. of Scituate. She also leaves eleven grandchildren, Elizabeth, AnnMarie, Jordan, Mitchell, Matthew, Molly, Brian, Shawn, Michael, Jonathan, Christopher and eight great-grandchildren and several nephews and nieces. In addition to her husband, she is predeceased by her siblings, Winifred Adams, Rita Burns, Joseph Thompson, Eleanor Sullivan, and James Thompson. Funeral services will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston MA. The Anderson Funeral Home, 25 Fitchburg Rd., Ayer is assisting the family with the funeral arrangements. For further information or to leave an online condolence please visit their website at www.andersonfuneral.com

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Margaret M Hudlin

October 31, 1928 - January 7, 2023