Obituary notices, week of August 17, 2026 through August 23, 2026
One Reading obituary notice appears this week: Philbrick, Barbara Ann. Philbrick, 88, a 56-year resident of Reading, died August 12, 2026, at her home with her son by her side; she was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her obituary is posted by the Douglass Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home, via L…
READING — This week's column carries a notice for one Reading-resident obituary published this week, drawn from Legacy.com and Echovita listings for the Douglass Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home.
Barbara Ann (Brinkman) Philbrick, 88, a resident of Reading for 56 years, died August 12, 2026, at her home, with her son, Jami, by her side. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on January 9, 1938, the daughter of the late Robert and Ethel (Lentz) Brinkman. Service details were not included in the obituary excerpts available at publication; readers should check the full obituary for arrangements. Full obituary at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/batesville/name/barbara-philbrick-obituary?pid=212094792. Also listed at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/reading/barbara-ann-philbrick-22011148.
Notices compiled from Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Reading Patch, in coordination with Douglass Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.
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