Obituary notices, week of October 5, 2026 through October 11, 2026

NORTH READING — This week's column carries notices for three North Reading-resident obituaries, with names submitted by Barile Funeral Home, Barile Cota Funeral Home and Douglass Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home.

Joan (Manzelli) Coco, 88, of North Reading, died Monday, October 5, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Barile Funeral Home in North Reading. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/north-reading/joan-coco-22228884.

Alan D. McCarthy, 81, of North Reading, died Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Douglass Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home. Full obituary at Echovita: https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ma/north-reading/alan-mccarthy-22231000.

William James "Bill" Barringer, 80, of North Reading, died Thursday, October 8, 2026, after a brief illness. Born and raised in Everett, he graduated from Everett High School and Suffolk University, where he played on the basketball team, and spent much of his career in billing systems. He was the husband of the late Marilyn (Scrima) Barringer; father of Brent Barringer and his wife, Andrea; Jill Borgonzi and her husband, Michael; and the late Karen O'Connor; and father-in-law of JR O'Connor. Arrangements are under the care of Barile Cota Funeral Home in North Reading. Full obituary at Barile Cota Funeral Home via Legacy.com: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/william-bill-barringer-obituary?id=62724709. (Also carried by the Boston Globe and by Echovita.)

Notices compiled from Barile Funeral Home, Barile Cota Funeral Home, Douglass Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home, Legacy.com and Echovita. Tribute Archive and North Reading Patch had no obituary content available for North Reading this week.

Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.