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2025
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Katherine Walker Obituary
Katherine was born on Aug. 16, 1945, in (North) Philipsburg, a daughter of the late Norman L. and Dorothy J. (Wilson) Crago.
She was a 1963 graduate of the Philipsburg-Osceola Area High School. She was employed during her working career with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Arlington, Va. She served as a Supervisory Administrative Officer with the agency and retired with 25 years of service.
Katherine was previously a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Philipsburg, where she had served as a member of the Vestry and church choir. She was currently a member of Trinity United Methodist, Philipsburg. Katherine was also a member of the former Philipsburg Community Chorus and the former Philipsburg Pennhurst Players.
Katherine was preceded in death by her parents; an infant brother; a brother, John Michael Crago; and her former husband, James L. Walker.
She is survived by a daughter, Kimberly A. Frank and her husband, Brian, of Sandy Ridge; a son, Raymond J. Walker, of Hawk Run; five grandchildren, Jacob, Joshua, Riley, Chad and Anna; a sister, Mona J. Wood, of Tyrone; a brother, Robert Crago, of Laurel, Md.; a daughter-in-law, Lisa (Condon) Walker, of Osceola Mills; and numerous other extended family members.
A funeral service will be held at the Beezer-Heath Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 719 E. Spruce Street, Philipsburg, on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Julia Piper, officiating.
The family will receive guests at the funeral home on Saturday from 11 a.m. until the time of the service.
Interment will be in Ashcroft Cemetery, Hawk Run.
Memorial contributions may be made in Katherine's memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or stjude.org.
Online condolences and memories may be shared at http://www.beezerheathfh.com.
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