Mary Jo Hardesty Roberts A’53 of Louisville, third from right, visited Mount Saint Joseph June 10, 2011. A former Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, she was known as Sister Mary Francine Hardesty from the time she entered the novitiate in 1953 until 1962. She posed in the dining room with her novitiate classmates, Sister Catherine Barber, left, Sister Mary Agnes Vonderhaar, second from left, and Sister Mary Gerald Payne. Another classmate, Sister Paul Marie Greenwell, could not be present for the photo.
Accompanying Mary Jo on the visit were her sister, Jeanne Hardesty Allin A’44 of Greenville, R.I., who is also a former Ursuline Sister; her brother, Michael Hardesty of Louisville, and Jeanne’s granddaughter.
Jeanne Hardesty Allin A’44 of Greenville, R.I., left, who was visiting Mount Saint Joseph, speaks with Sister Rita Klarer. Another Ursuline Sister (not picture) who visited with Jeanne was Sister Mary Irene Cecil, who was in her class at Mount Saint Joseph Academy.
Mary Jo and Michael also visited Mount Saint Joseph in 2010 for the memorial service of their late sister, Jeanne Mary “Margie” Hardesty, who had requested that her ashes be buried in the Mount Saint Joseph cemetery. Jeanne Mary was a former Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph who entered the novitiate in 1945 and left the community after 26 years in 1971.