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ARTHUR S. DURLING

1937 - 2025

BORN

1937

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

Douglass Edgerley & Bessom Funeral Home

25 Sanborn Street

Reading, Massachusetts

UPCOMING SERVICE

Visitation

Aug. 26, 2025

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home

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ARTHUR DURLING Obituary

DURLING, Arthur S. Of North Andover, August 20, 2025. Beloved husband of the late Sandra P. (Powell) Durling. Devoted father of Teri L. Chuha and her husband, Steve of Rockport, Raymond L. Durling and his wife, Judy of Andover and Craig M. Durling of Los Angeles CA. Cherished brother of Fay English of Burlington and the late Dorothy Youngbluth. Loving grandfather of six and loving great-grandfather of four. A Funeral Service will be held at the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home, 25 Sanborn St. (corner of Woburn St.), READING, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 12PM. His Burial with military honors will follow at Spring Grove Cemetery in Andover. A Visitation will be held prior to the funeral from 10am-12pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Art's memory to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675, woundedwarriorproject.org Art was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. www.douglassfuneralhome.com

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Published by Boston Globe from Aug. 21 to Aug. 22, 2025.

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Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home

25 Sanborn St., Reading, MA

Aug

26

Funeral service

12:00 p.m.

Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home

25 Sanborn St., Reading, MA

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25 Sanborn Street, Reading, MA 01867

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Jay & Wendy Nevin

August 23, 2025

Ray, Judy, Brad, Michelle & Tyler,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time. May you find comfort and peace by being with family and friends.
Love to you,
The Nevin Family

Mike Sullivan

August 22, 2025

Thank you for your service to our country Mr. Durling. May you rest in peace.

John B. Douglass & John B. Douglass II

August 22, 2025

This book of memories is to serve as a record of the services you entrusted to us. We hope it will help to preserve treasured memories and that we, in some small measure, have helped to ease your burden and bring you comfort.

Dick George 101st Airborne Division Newburyport

August 22, 2025

Til Valhalla!

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