Muriel June (Scurrah) Martin, 87, of Hudson, NH, died Friday May 15, 2026 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH with family by her side. She was born in Boston, MA on June 8, 1938, daughter of the late James and Muriel (Sands) Scurrah. She grew up in Jamaica Plain, moving to NH in 1965. Muriel loved most her family, especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed viewing and organizing family photographs, solving jigsaw puzzles, and in her younger years was an avid bowler. She loved summer vacations with her sisters at Biddeford Pool. She also had very fond memories of her trip to Paris with her best friend and sister, Betty.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Joseph R. Martin of Hudson; her children, Joseph R. Martin, Jr. and his wife Corinne of Auburn, NH, Stephen J. Martin and his wife Joyce of Amherst, NH, and Amy E. Melanson and her husband Brian of Nashua, NH; her grandchildren, Jasmine, Samuel, Elizabeth, Lauren, Henry, Julia, Zachary and Anna; her great grandchildren, Lilah, Raelyn Rose and Vincent; as well as several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her beloved siblings, Ruth, Virginia, Barbara, Patricia, James, Betty, and Nancy.
Following cremation, a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, May 28th at 10:00am in St. Patrick Parish, 29 Spring Street, Nashua. She will be interred at later date in the NH State Veterans Cemetery, Boscawen, NH. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Marguerite’s Place in Nashua.