Born in Oberhinting, Germany, on March 15, 1838, Catherine Sedelmeier spent her early years in her home country. Responding to the cries for missionaries to the United States, she came to Louisville, Ky., and entered the novitiate of the Ursuline Convent of the Immaculate Conception. On September 21, 1872, Catherine received the Ursuline habit and…
Mount Saint Joseph Necrologies
The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph Necrology contains biographical information for Sisters buried at Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery.
Many entries include a Marker Location (for example, “Row D No. 55”), which corresponds to a location on the cemetery map.
Sister Margaret Mary Rodman
Gertrude was born Oct. 12, 1876, the daughter of Richard and Alice Blincoe Rodman of St. Joseph, Ky. She was raised within sight of St. Alphonsus Church and within hearing of the convent bells of Mount Saint Joseph. When she was almost 3 years of age, Gertrude and her mother were present for the funeral…
Sister Mary Lucian Bowlds
Mae, the only child of Thomas and Emma Wathen Bowlds, was born May 13, 1886, at St. Lawrence, Ky. She was a prayerful child, often spending hours without moving before the Blessed Sacrament while her mother did sacristy work at St. Lawrence Church. On March 8, 1905, at the age of 18, Mae entered the…
Mother Augustine Bloemer
Katrina was an only child, born Jan. 10, 1849, to Henry and Katrina Bloemer of Louisville, Ky. She attended St. Martin Elementary School. The Ursuline teachers prepared her for Ursuline Academy in Louisville where she was given the advantages of a classical and Christian education. At age 15, she entered the novitiate of the Ursuline…
Sister Johanna Froeba
Cunigunda was the daughter of Johann and Cunigunda Fröba (Froeba). She was born May 30, 1829, in Buchbach, Ludwigstadt, Ober-Franken, Germany. In the early 1850s, she came from Buchbach to Louisville, Ky., to live with her brothers on Madison Street. Their home was across the street from the home of Henry and Katrina Bloemer, the…
Sister Mary Benedict McDaniel
Born Oct. 20, 1890, in Beech Grove, Ky., Mary Isobel was the daughter of Benedict and Mary Lindsey McDaniel. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 16 years of age. Having waited for seven months, Mary Isobel received the Ursuline habit on May 31, 1907, and the name Sister Mary Benedict.…
Sister Mary Lucian Carrico
Anna Lois was born Feb. 11, 1885, the daughter of Lucian and Juliana Cash Carrico of Fancy Farm, Ky. Her parents sent her to St. Jerome School under the direction of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. In 1902, she came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She was an honor student during high school and…
Sister Mary Lawrence Jarboe
Born October 19, 1883, to Charles and Ellen Carrico Jarboe, Anna lived a happy life with her family at St. Lawrence, Ky. The Jarboe and Carrico families had given many priests and religious to the Catholic Church in Daviess County. When Anna became 19, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. Following a two‑month…
Sister Mary Irene Payne
The daughter of Robert and Joanna Millay Payne, Mary Frances was born Dec. 2, 1897, in St. Lawrence, Ky. When Mary Frances was in her early teens, her mother died. She then became “mother” to her sisters and brothers. Mary Frances entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph in March 1897 and received the Ursuline…
Sister Mary Ida Culver
The daughter of Cally and Mary Greenwell Culver, Mary Ellen was born May 12, 1885, in New Haven, Ky. She spent her early years there and began her education in the public school system of Nelson County. After the Culver family moved to Stanley, she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy and entered the novitiate in…