Catherine T Brant

Mrs. Catherine Trisler Brant, 90, of Bartlesville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, May 15, 2023 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Catherine was born in the town of Ramona in northeast Oklahoma on September 19, 1932. She was the daughter of Earl and Katie (Searle) Trisler. Her family was musically talented and enjoyed making music and singing together. Catherine sang and actively played the mandolin, tambourine, organ, or piano at family get-togethers for many years. She started her education in Ramona, Oklahoma. Around 1946 her family moved to Fritch, Texas, where she would continue her education and graduate from Phillips High School. She married the love of her life, John Dale Brant on December 19, 1953. She was a devoted housewife and mother. They moved themselves and their three children to Miami, Oklahoma in 1967, where she added the role of helping her husband with the business in his new career of vacuum sales. In August of 1974 they moved their family to Bartlesville, Oklahoma and established the Kirby Company of Bartlesville, where he was the Kirby distributor for Northeast Oklahoma. In 1992, the name of the business was changed to Sweeper City and they began carrying other vacuum brands. Dale and Catherine operated their business until they retired and turned over daily operations to their son Mark Brant, until he passed in June 2022, when the business was closed. Catherine was strong in her faith in God. She was deeply devoted to Christ and the Church and held many church offices throughout her life. She and her husband Dale loved to entertain their friends with game nights including a big annual October 31st/ Halloween party for Dale’s Birthday. Her sweet spirit was recognized by many. Throughout her entire life she had a continuing strong devotion to Love and caring for God, Family, and Friends. Survivors include her daughter Elaine B. Turner of Bartlesville, son Roger D. Brant and his wife Sue of Fort Worth, Texas, her brother Herb Trisler and his wife Kaye of Colleyville, Texas, five grandchildren, Melodye Brant, Shelby Brant, Stacey Turner, Shane Turner, and Laura Dacy, and four great-granchildren, Matthew Turner, Xander Dacy, Zoey Dacy, and Damian Dacy. She was preceded in death by her parents Earl and Katie Trisler, Dale Brant, her husband of 55 years, infant brother, brother Ted Trisler and his wife Sharon, son-in-law Keith Turner, son Mark Brant, and grandson Brad Rohne. The Memorial service for Catherine will be held at 11a.m. Saturday, June 3, 2023, at the First Church of the Nazarene in Bartlesville, with Senior Adults Pastor David Mosher, officiating. Memorial services and cremation are under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home and Crematory in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. A memorial has been established in lieu of flowers and those who wish may send their contributions to First Church of the Nazarene, 3650 S.E. Adams Blvd., Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 74006.

Catherine T Brant

September 19, 1932 - May 15, 2023