Obituary notices, week of June 22, 2026 through June 28, 2026
One Reading obituary appears this week: Smith, Joseph E. Jr. Smith, 88, of Reading, died June 23, 2026; visitation and a funeral Mass were held June 26 at Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home in Reading and Saint Joseph Parish in Wakefield, respectively. The notice was posted thro…
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.
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