Sister Wilhelmina Pike

Date of Birth: March 16, 1880
Date of Death: September 8, 1972
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 29

Stella was born March 16, 1880, the daughter of Thomas and Minerva Vittitoe Pike of Raywick, Ky. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 32 years old. Following a four-month postulancy, Stella received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Wilhelmina on November 21, 1912. Sister Wilhelmina spent her years in…

Sister Wendelin Milton

Date of Birth: October 13, 1913
Date of Death: July 1, 1977
Age at Death: 63 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 39

Born October 13, 1913, in Holy Cross, Ky., Elsie was the daughter of William and Ollie Reid Milton. The seven children of the Milton family were cared for single-handedly by their mother following the tragic death of their father. Elsie and her siblings attended school in a public school until Father Jolly Paschal Hayden had…

Sister Walter Louise Lush

Date of Birth: December 7, 1914
Date of Death: December 23, 2008
Age at Death: 94 years
Marker Location: Row J, No. 43

Lura Mae Lush was born December 7, 1914, in Wax (Grayson County) Ky., the seventh child of 13 born to Leo and Ida Johnson. Her brothers included Joseph Arnold, Clevie, Isadore, John Edwin and Joyce; her sisters were Daisy, Evangeline, Generose, Carrie, Mary Richard, Audrey and Mildred. She had a happy and carefree childhood, commenting…

Sister Virginia Payne

Date of Birth: October 8, 1895
Date of Death: September 2, 1963
Age at Death: 67 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 37

Born October 8, 1895, in Knottsville, Ky., Lucy Cecilia was the daughter of William Pius and Mary Elizabeth Payne, one of 10 children. At the age of 17, Cecilia entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and on May 5, 1914, she received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Virginia. Sister Virginia’s apostolate was…

Sister Virginia Mary Nichols

Date of Birth: December 28, 1923
Date of Death: January 10, 1999
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 52

Mary Leone, youngest of seven children of John Ellsworth and Marie Antoinette Daze’ Nichols, was born December 28, 1923, in Flagstaff, Ariz. Mary Leone’s formal education began in 1929 in the public schools at Kearns Canyon and Chir Lee, Ariz. Due to her father’s employment with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the family lived on or…

Sister Vincentia Spalding

Date of Birth: July 26, 1886
Date of Death: March 11, 1920
Age at Death: 33 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 5

Born July 26, 1886, in Uniontown, Ky., Lily Travis was the daughter of Ross and Laura Wight Spalding. She grew up in a home where morning and evening prayer was the order of the day. She received her high school education at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Following graduation, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint…

Sister Victoria Brohm

Date of Birth: October 12, 1906
Date of Death: January 20, 1992
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 4

The daughter of Julius and Theresa Allgeier Brohm, Rosamond was born October 12, 1906, in Jeffersontown, Ky., one of five children. She received her elementary education at St. Edward’s in her hometown. She attended Mercy Academy in Louisville for high school. Rosamond entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on September 8, 1922. Six months…

Sister Vickie Lynn Cravens

Date of Birth: September 12, 1950
Date of Death: August 5, 2010
Age at Death: 59 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 39

Vickie Lynn Cravens, born September 12, 1950, in Laclede County, Mo., was the first child born to Hazel Loree Massey and Victor Lavern Cravens. Growing up for the first six years, Vickie’s journey took its first curve with the arrival of a second child, her cherished sister Elizabeth, known as Beth. Due to her mother’s…

Sister Veronica Benedict

Date of Birth: April 14, 1895
Date of Death: August 6, 1977
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 32

The daughter of William and Finetta Simmons Benedict, Gertrude was born April 14, 1895, in Louisville, Ky. When she was still 19 years of age, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and after an eight‑month postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit on August 10, 1915. Gertrude was given the name Sister Veronica. Prepared…

Sister Ursula Jenkins I

Date of Birth: October 5, 1873
Date of Death: May 2, 1922
Age at Death: 48 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 18

Teresa was born October 5, 1873, in Uniontown, Ky., to John and Althea Payne Jenkins. Her father was a physician. Both parents were descendants of Maryland pioneers through Nelson County. An uncle, Father Thomas Jefferson Jenkins, made a great impression on the entire family. Teresa spent her girlhood days in Uniontown where she attended the…