Margie Elizabeth, one of four children of William Butler and Mary Ellen Livers Pfohl, was born November 4, 1911, in Uniontown, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Agnes Church on the very next day for there was some doubt that she would survive. Her mother died of diphtheria when Elizabeth was only…
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 Mary Ann Krampe
Mary Frances, youngest of 13 children of Joseph Anthony and Effie Turner Krampe, was born September 17, 1910, in Browns Valley, Ky. She had a half-sister from her father’s first marriage. Five siblings died in infancy. Mary Frances’ faith journey began the very next day with baptism at St. Anthony Church. Mary Frances began her…
Sister Mary Raymond Smith
Della, one of eight children of Joseph Matthew and Anna Marie Logsdon Smith, was born September 8, 1899 at Springfield, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Rose Church on October 10, 1899. Her mother died when Della was 13 years old, and as the older children were grown and settled, only the…
Sister Ancilla Marie Warren
Edgar and Loretta Stallings Warren, of St. Joseph, Kentucky, were delighted to welcome a baby girl, Thelma Rosina, on September 18, 1913. She joined two older sisters and three brothers. When Thelma was less than two years old, her family moved to Waterflow, New Mexico, in search of a healthier climate for her mother. In…
Sister Jean Catherine Purdy
Anna Rose, the youngest of eight children of John Thomas and Mary Catherine Byrne Purdy, was born December 6, 1908, on a farm near Curdsville, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Elizabeth Church on December 13, 1908. The Purdy family were strict Catholics. The four daughters all became Ursulines: Sister Mary Ephrem,…
Sister Therese Martin Mattingly
On March 12, 1907, during a terrible electrical storm, Mary Alice was born in Loretto, Ky., to Hugh Bernard and Mary Lila Lyon Mattingly, the second of five children. She began her faith journey with baptism on March 17, 1907, at St. Francis of Assisi Church. Soon after this, the family moved from Loretto to…
Sister Mary Janette Bowling
Mary Janette, the oldest of seven children of James Nicholas and Mary Irene Boone Bowling, was born October 30, 1917, in New Haven, Ky. On November 3, 1917, she began her faith journey with baptism at St. Catherine Church. The family’s strong beliefs came from ancestors Thomas and Anna Bowling who were among the first…
Sister Mary Bernice Uhing
Alma Anne Marie Uhing, the oldest of five children, was born Oct. 23, 1916, to Herman Joseph and Anne Marie Promes Uhing, on a farm near Bow Valley, Neb. Alma had one sister and three brothers. She was baptized at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, October 26, 1916. The Uhings were a happy family. Education…
Sister Mary Corda Carrico
Maxine Catherine was born on March 25, 1922, in Manton, Ky., the tenth child of 12 children in the family of Joseph Booth and Alma Austin Bell Carrico. When she was 5 years old, she started at the public school in Manton. Maxine spent her high school years at Holy Trinity in Fredericktown. The Ursuline…
Sister Mary Damien Abell
Mildred, daughter of Henry Frank and Elizabeth Adelade Spalding Abell, was born August 23, 1910, near Elizabethtown, Ky. Mildred was next to the youngest of six children of her father’s second marriage. When Mildred was 3 years old, her mother died giving birth to a baby boy named Richard. The baby also died. Mildred’s formal education…