Martha J. Hurd

FITCHBURG - Martha J. Hurd, 50, of 240 Ashburnham Street, Fitchburg, died on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at the Health Alliance Leominster Campus. Martha was born in Gardner on January 17, 1961, the daughter of Roy E. Hurd of Gardner and the late Ruth L. (Packard) Hurd. She resided in Westminster for many years and belonged to her group home of Fitchburg for the past twenty years. She was a communicant of St. Camillus Church in Fitchburg. Martha touched the hearts of the many caretakers she knew throughout her life. She enjoyed bird watching, creating beaded jewelry and especially the company of her loving family and housemates. In addition to her father, Martha also leaves three brothers, Arno E. Hurd of Auburn, Charles E. Hurd of Scotland, CT, Stephen R. Hurd of Westminster; eight sisters, Kathy A. Wentworth of Tewksbury, Barbara A. Cernobyl of Dover, DE, Susan Hurd of South Kingston, RI, Pamela J. Nordman of Washington D.C., Donna M. Hurd of Tewksbury, Patricia S. Hurd of Westminster, Mary E. Kinder of Panama City, FL, Sandra L. Clark of Addison, VT; one uncle, three aunts and thirty-six nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 8, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. in the Mack Funeral Home, 91 Vernon St., Gardner. Burial will follow in Woodside Cemetery, Westminster. Calling hours will be held Thursday, April 7, 2010 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made in her memory to Elm Street Farm, 1 Picker Road, Sturbridge, MA 01566. $(document).ready(function(){ });