Kathy Brasher Obituary, Death – Holladay, UT- Kathleen Ann Dibble Brasher, who was 78 years old when she passed away on December 7th, 2022 in Holladay, Utah, was surrounded by her family when she slipped away quietly. Kathy Dibble was the first of eight children to be born to Wallace and Frances Dibble on March 18, 1944, and she was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She came from a poor background, but her upbringing was filled with love and justice, which helped her develop a strong character and shape her into the kind of Christlike individual she ultimately became.
Because Kathy’s mother routinely gathered all of her children around the piano for singing sessions while Kathy’s father whistled, music played a significant role in Kathy’s upbringing. Even Sunny, the family dog, would get in on the action. Not only did Frances instill in her children a love for music, but also a sense for how vital it is for our lives to listen to music that can boost our spirits. Kathy developed her gifts of singing, writing, and arranging music as she directed and sang in choirs. She also regularly composed special arrangements to share in her ward or with others as she sang throughout her life with her sisters. These experiences allowed Kathy to hone her abilities in these areas.
The rowdy Pam Brasher was seated next to Kathy in the first row of the choir when she was a senior at East High School. The director of the choir did this in the hopes that Kathy’s influence would help rein in Pam’s disruptive behavior. This led to the beginning of a friendship that not only introduced Kathy to a group of females who would go on to become her closest friends, but also introduced her to Pam’s older brother, Jay, who would go on to become the one true love of her life.
It has been 56 years since Jay and Kathy’s wedding, which took place in the Salt Lake Temple on September 9, 1966. All of Jay and Kathy’s descendants, which now number 64 thanks to the marriages of their seven children, are working hard to uphold the legacy that their parents left behind by loving and bettering the lives of others. The testimony that Kathy gave on the reformation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ was unshakeable. She was aware of it, she had experienced it, and she delighted in relating it to others.
She served a two-year mission of inner-city service in Salt Lake City with her husband Jay, followed by a two-year mission of mentoring other missionaries and evangelizing in Toronto, Canada, and then a two-year mission of essentially the same work at the Missionary Training Center in Hamilton, New Zealand. As she moved from place to place spreading her love, she was able to cultivate many meaningful relationships as a result of these and other experiences she had while touring the world.
Kathy was the very definition of fidelity. She served gladly in any capacity to which she was called, including as Primary President, Young Women’s President, Relief Society President, Stake YW President, in Stake RS Presidencies, and, along with Jay, as the Stake Mission Preparation Leaders. She also served as the Stake Relief Society President. She and her husband Jay offered meticulously prepared weekly mission prep seminars at their house for interested kids from their ward as well as for their teenage grandchildren.
These classes were held on their own initiative. What priceless moments that will turn out to be. Kathy gave so freely and cheerfully of all that she had, despite the fact that in exchange for so much, so much is expected in return. Her legacy will be remembered as one of love and service. Unadulterated and genuine affection. Those who had the good fortune to know her will always be influenced by her. We will never be able to put into words how much we will miss you, our most precious Oma. Kathy Dibble’s parents, Wallace and Frances Dibble, as well as her brother, David Dibble, and her sister, Joyce Dibble, all passed away before she did.