Katherine Eileen Hunter

Katherine Eileen Hunter

Katherine Hunter Obituary

Visit the Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home website to view the full obituary.

Katherine "Kat" Eileen Hunter passed peacefully on November 28th, 2025, at the age of 76. Katherine was born in Phoenix Arizona on November 15th and graduated Central High. She worked in various retail stores, including Mervyn's before retiring to take care of her mother, Virginia Hunter, who preceded her in death. Also preceding Kat is her father, Jack Hunter and younger sister Jean Hunter. Catherine is survived by her younger siblings. John Hunter and Sally Fister, brother-in-law Joshua Fister, and several nieces and nephews. Burial will be held at St. Francis Cemetery, Phoenix on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 11:00 A.M.

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