Just before noon, on August 31, 1938, Mary Helen Greenwell joined her sister, Rita Germaine, her dad, Paul Hogarty, and her mama, Margaret Marie, as the second child in the young Greenwell family in New Haven, Ky. Eager to initiate their second daughter in their faith, tiny Mary Helen was baptized just four days later,…
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 Catherine Therese Barber
Maude Michelle Barber was born October 3, 1932, in Springfield, Ky., the 13th of 14 children born to Maude Estelle and Philetus Swift Barber III. She was baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Fredericktown, Kentucky. She later attended Fredericktown Public Schools for 12 years — which were run by the Ursuline Sisters. Although two of…
Sister Paul Marie Greenwell
On August 22, 1935, tiny Rita Germaine Greenwell joined the growing family of Paul Hogarty and Margaret Marie Greenwell in New Haven, Ky. On August 29, Rita began her faith journey as she was baptized at Saint Catherine Church. By the time she had just turned 3, she was joined by her dear sister, Helen…
Sister Amanda Rose Mahoney
Josephine Ann (Joan) was born on October 10, 1929, in New Haven, Ky. Less than a month later, she was baptized on November 2, 1929, at Holy Name Church in Louisville, Ky. When she was in 3rd grade on May 19,1938, she was confirmed. She was the second of six children born to John Robert…
Sister Catherine Kaufman
On August 29, 1931, the hottest day of the year in tiny Dahlgren Township in southern Illinois, Helen Marie Kaufman joined her brother Henry, becoming the second child of Charles Albert Kaufman and Gertrude Rose Birkner Kaufman. One week later, she was baptized at Saint John the Baptist Church in Piopolis, Illinois. Just eighteen months later,…
Sister Susanne Bauer
Anna Mae Bauer was born on October 24, 1933, the youngest child of George Gustiv and Marie Auberger Bauer of Louisburg, Kan. Her siblings included George, Elizabeth, John, and Tom. A week after she was born, she was baptized at Immaculate Conception Church in Louisburg. Nine years later she was confirmed in the same parish…
Sister Marie Goretti Browning
Mary Isabel Browning was born to Mary Agnes Abell Browning and Joseph Leo Browning on November 27, 1932, at Calvary, Ky. She was the sixth of seven children. Her siblings included Father Lawrence Browning CP, Father William Browning CP, Emma Rita, Josephine, Agnes Marie, and Sister Clarita. Mary Isabel was baptized at Holy Name of…
Sister Naomi Aull
Mary Naomi Aull was born December 30, 1923, to Michael Xavier “Harry” and Mary Pauline Mattingly Aull. She was the fourth of 15 children. They were: Theresa Elizabeth, Thomasina, Margaret Ann (Sister Margaret Joseph OSU), Mildred (Sister Marie Michael CP), William Guy, Robert Eugene, Joyce Marie, James Leo, Beverly, Joseph Allen, Joseph Harry, Anna Carolyn. Two children died…
Sister Mary Agnes VonderHaar
Patricia Ann VonderHaar, the third of five children, and the only girl, was born to Bernard and Dorothy VonderHaar on December 17, 1933, in Vine Grove, Ky. Her siblings included: John, William, Jerome, and Lawrence. A week after Patsy was born, her family traveled 500 miles to Davenport, Iowa, to celebrate Christmas with family. A…
Sister Rose Marie Craycoft
Rose Marie Craycroft was born on December 21, 1923, in New Haven, Ky., to George Hix Craycroft and Mary Josephine Hagan Craycroft. She was the second child in a family of 10, three girls and seven boys. Her siblings included Dr. William Francis Craycroft, Dr. Joseph Gerald Craycroft, Rev. George Preston Craycroft, Rev. Bernard Leo Craycroft,…