Change in Service: Due to Thursday’s storm, the calling hours have been rescheduled for Friday, Feb. 10th from 11am to 12:30pm, at the FARWELL FUNERAL HOME, 18 Lock Street, Nashua. Air Force Honors and burial will take place at Pinewood Cemetery (the former Lithuanian-Cooperative Cemetery) Pine Hill Road, Nashua, Friday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Everyone is invited. Arrangements are in the care of the FARWELL FUNERAL SERVICE. (603) 882-0591. www.farwellfuneralservice.com
Ronald Kenneth Martin, 77, of Merrimack and formerly of Hudson, passed away Saturday evening, February 4, 2017 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, after a period of declining health.
Born in Nashua on March 6, 1939, he was a son of the late Joseph J. and Gladys (Bouley) Martin. Raised and educated in Hudson, Ron joined the Air Force on April 4, 1956 and served with the 62D Transportation Squadron at Larson Air Force Base in Washington until his honorable discharge on November 25, 1958.
A resident of Merrimack for many years, Ron held memberships in the American Legion and the Veteran of Foreign Wars. In his leisure time, he enjoyed playing pool and was a sports fan of the New England Teams. The Red Sox and Patriots were his favorites.
Members of his family include his wife of over 20 years, Nancy A. Ouellette of Merrimack; five children, Joseph Martin, Jamie Martin, Craig Martin and his wife Lisa, Kelly Kimball and her husband Les, and Valdonna Martin; two step-sons, Greg and Robert Arsenault; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; six sisters, Mildred Knights, Waneta Snyder, Gloria Scott, Patricia Wrenn and her husband Richard Montbleau, Lee Trippleton and Doreen Chambers; a brother, Brian Martin; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents, Ron was predeceased by a brother, Harry Martin; and five sisters, Dorothy Dube, Elaine Courtemanche, Barbara Patnaude, Vivian Duclos and Donna Poliquin.
