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Catherine V. “Katie” Double, 91, of Harrisburg, formerly of Chicora, passed away peacefully in the comfort her home in the company of her loving family Saturday morning, Aug. 29, 2026.

Catherine was born June 4, 1935, in Roseville, near Bradys Bend, Armstrong County. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Gladys Nezovich Kolich.

Catherine was a longtime member of Mater Dolorosa Roman Catholic Church in Chicora. In her early years, Catherine was a skilled and competitive archer, winning multiple medals and trophies. She was a loving and supportive wife, helping her husband with social and fundraising functions during his leadership roles in the Chicora Rotary Club and the Chicora American Legion Post. Katie was an avid golfer and looked forward to golf outings with family and friends at St. Jude Country Club. In her early years, she enjoyed working part-time at the former Hemphill Market in Chicora. Katie loved children and often provided childcare for family and friends. In her retirement years, she spent many hours at the Chicora Senior Center making new friends and helping with events and fundraisers.

Catherine was preceded in death by her husband, Donald A. Double, whom she married at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church in Bradys Bend April 7, 1951. Mr. Double preceded her in death Nov. 29, 2015.

Surviving is a daughter, Victoria “Vicki” Jackson and her husband, John, of Harrisburg, and Anthony “Tony” Double and his wife, Lori, of Hershey; her grandchildren, Eric Jackson and his husband, Randy Trutt Jackson, of Harrisburg, Joshua J. Shulik and his wife, Jacqueline of Gilbert, Ariz., and Emily Woodward and her husband, Alex, of Cyclone, Pa. Katie was affectionately “Gi Gi” to her great-grandsons, Alexander Shulik, of Gilbert, Ariz., and Cooper Trutt-Jackson, of Harrisburg. Also surviving are her sisters, Maxine Benson, of Butler, and Jo Ann Fleeger and her husband, Larry, of Chicora; her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Wayne and Judy Double, of Karns City, Janet Cunningham, of Saxonburg; her son-in-law, Andrew Gogal; and many nieces and nephews whom she dearly loved.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna M. Gogal; her brothers-in-law and a sister-in-law, Leo Benson, Wayne Cunningham, and Curtis and Jo Anne Double; and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Anthony and Mae Double.

DOUBLE — Friends of Catherine V. “Katie” Double, who died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, will be received from 1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at HILE FUNERAL HOME OF CHICORA.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, from Mater Dolorosa Roman Catholic Church, Chicora, with the Rev. Matt McClain, pastor of Saints Francis and Clare Parish, officiating.

Interment will be in Hemphill Cemetery, Chicora.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Dierken-Ritzert American Legion Post #642, PO Box 43, Chicora, PA 16025.

Condolences may be sent by visiting www.hilefh.com.

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