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Obituaries

Obituaries and memorial notices for Reading.

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of July 27, 2026 through August 2, 2026

Two Reading obituary notices appear this week: Silva, Luis, 59, of Reading, who died July 24, 2026; and Beairsto, Robert G., 84, of Reading, who died July 26, 2026. Both were identified as Reading, Massachusetts residents in Echovita listings. Beairsto's arrangements are being handled b…

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Obituary notices, week of July 20, 2026 through July 26, 2026

One Reading obituary was published this week: Guay, Nancy Hanley, 90, whose arrangements are under the care of Boston Cremation. Full details are available via Echovita's Reading, Massachusetts obituary listings.

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Obituary notices, week of July 13, 2026 through July 19, 2026

One Reading obituary was published this week: Woods, Polly A. (Bamberg), 87, whose notice was posted through Barile Funeral Home via Echovita. No further biographical detail — profession, family, or service arrangements — was available in the source material at press time; readers are d…

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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…

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