Obituary notices, week of June 22, 2026 through June 28, 2026

This column carries one Reading-resident obituary published this week, for Joseph E. Smith Jr., as posted through Douglass Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home via Echovita.

Joseph E. Smith Jr., 88, of Reading, died on June 23, 2026. Visitation was held on Friday, June 26, 2026, from 8:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home, 25 Sanborn Street, Reading. A funeral Mass was held on Friday, June 26, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at Saint Joseph Parish, 173 Albion Street, Wakefield. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3 Speen Street, Suite 250, Framingham, MA 01701, per the family's wishes. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/reading/joseph-smith-jr-21734563

Notices compiled from Douglass Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home (via Echovita), Legacy.com, and Reading Patch.