Obituary notices, week of September 14 through September 20, 2026
This column carries notices for four Reading-resident obituaries published this week, with names submitted by Douglass Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home, Barile Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Service of Stoneham, McDonald Funeral Home of Wakefield, and McAlister-Smith Funeral & Cremation of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
Samuel H. Williams Jr., 81, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, who grew up in Reading, MA, died Friday, September 4, 2026, surrounded by family. The obituary notes he grew up in Reading and spent summers at his family's vacation home on Cape Cod. Service details were not included in the portion of the obituary available; see the full obituary for information. Full obituary at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/samuel-williams-jr-obituary?id=62454579.
Virginia L. McMahon, 90, of Reading, MA, died Tuesday, September 15, 2026. She was born in New York City on July 30, 1936. Service details were not included in the portion of the obituary available; see the full obituary for information. Full obituary at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/virginia-mcmahon-obituary?id=62445745.
Karen L. (Nelson) Berry, 87, of Reading, formerly of Stoneham, died Thursday, September 17, 2026. She was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1957, and Bay State Academy, Class of 1959. Service details were not included in the portion of the obituary available; see the full obituary for information. Full obituary at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/karen-berry-obituary?id=62500603.
Anna M. (MacGauley) Chambers, 84, of Reading, died at her home on Friday, September 18, 2026, following a battle with lung cancer. She was a longtime resident of Reading and was predeceased by her husband, Charles "Reggie" Chambers, who died in 2021. Service details were not included in the portion of the obituary available; see the full obituary for information. Full obituary at Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/anna-chambers-obituary?id=62511538.
Notices compiled from Douglass Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home, Barile Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, McDonald Funeral Home, McAlister-Smith Funeral & Cremation, Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Reading Patch.
Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.