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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026, through September 20, 2026

This week's Athol obituary column carries two notices: Muzzy, Cathy A. and Balfour, Marcee L. (Perkins). Cathy A. Muzzy, of Athol, died September 10; her obituary describes her as a longtime member of the Athol community. Marcee L. (Perkins) Balfour, 61, of Athol's Intervale Avenue, die…

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ATHOL — This week's column carries notices for 2 Athol-resident obituaries published this week, with names from Witty's Funeral Home and Mack Family Funeral Homes - Orange-Athol Chapel, as posted to Legacy.com.

Cathy A. Muzzy, of Athol, died Thursday, September 10, 2026. Born December 7, 1947, in Gardner, MA, she was described in her obituary as a longtime member of the Athol community. Service details were not included in the excerpt of the obituary available for this listing; full arrangements can be found at the link below. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Mack Family Funeral Homes - Orange-Athol Chapel): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/cathy-muzzy-obituary?id=62418078.

Marcee L. (Perkins) Balfour, 61, of Athol (Intervale Avenue), died at home on Sunday, September 13, 2026. Born February 7, 1966, in Springfield, MA, she was the daughter of Richard and JoAnne M. (Buckley) Perkins and grew up in Orange. Service details were not included in the excerpt of the obituary available for this listing; full arrangements can be found at the link below. Full obituary at Legacy.com (Witty's Funeral Home): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/marcee-balfour-obituary?id=62432406.

Notices compiled from Witty's Funeral Home, Mack Family Funeral Homes - Orange-Athol Chapel, Legacy.com, Echovita, Tribute Archive, and Athol Patch.


Compiled from funeral home notices and published obituaries.

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