Sister Mercedes Wathen

Date of Birth: June 5, 1864
Date of Death: November 20, 1943
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 17

The daughter of John and Margaret Bassett Wathen, Annie was born June 5, 1864, near Morganfield, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the school term 1880-1881. When she returned to the Academy in September that same year, she was called home by the sudden death of her father on January 1, 1882. Annie…

Sister Mauritia Edelen

Date of Birth: January 23, 1912
Date of Death: October 17, 1988
Age at Death: 76 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 37

Mauritia was the daughter of John and Della Mae Cecil Edelen, born January 23, 1912, in Louisville, Ky. Except for her senior year, Mauritia attended Holy Cross School in Holy Cross, beginning in the first grade. She enrolled in Mount Saint Joseph Academy for her senior year. After she graduated in 1931, Mauritia spent a…

Mother Augustine Bloemer

Date of Birth: January 10, 1849
Date of Death: March 28, 1906
Age at Death: 57 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 17

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 Mary Aurea O’Bryan

Date of Birth: November 18, 1902
Date of Death: February 27, 1984
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 2

Anna was born Nov. 18, 1902, the first of 13 children born to James and Mary Edna Nally O’Bryan of Stanley, Ky. By both word and example, her parents taught her the beauties of the Catholic faith. At home she learned to be considerate of others and helpful with her brothers and sisters. Anna attended…

Sister Mary Barbara Ketzer

Date of Birth: July 4, 1915
Date of Death: March 16, 1996
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 49

Marie was born July 4, 1915, in Rossford, Ohio, the daughter of Frank and Tillie Schilling Ketzer. Her faith life began with her baptism at St. Rose Church, Perrysburg, Ohio. In September 1921, Marie began her formal education at St. Rose School staffed by the Toledo Ursulines. When her grandfather died in 1930, she went to…

Sister Mary Basil Pike

Date of Birth: December 5, 1880
Date of Death: March 21, 1948
Age at Death: 67 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 11

The daughter of Alonzo and Frances Wight Pike, Anna was born on Dec. 5, 1880, in Waverly, Ky. With pioneer roots in Maryland, Anna’s parents were deeply religious and trained their children in love for God and the Catholic Church. On April 16, 1906, Anna entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. She received the…

Sister Mary Beatrice Tanner

Date of Birth: May 6, 1905
Date of Death: December 13, 1926
Age at Death: 21 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 23

Frances May was born May 6, 1905, the daughter of Joseph and Bessie Brown Tanner of St. John, Ky. She attended Bethlehem Academy where she received her elementary and secondary schooling from the Sisters of Loretto. At the age of 18, Frances entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and had a postulancy of nine months.…

Sister Mary Benedict McDaniel

Date of Birth: October 20, 1890
Date of Death: September 27, 1910
Age at Death: 19 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 20

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 Benedict Thomas

Date of Birth: June 30, 1898
Date of Death: May 18, 1966
Age at Death: 67 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 25

Mercedes was born May 30, 1898, the oldest child of John and Elizabeth Greenwell Thomas in Morganfield, Ky. She was 6 years old when her mother died. Aunt Minnie Thomas took Mercedes to make a home for her with the six children of her own. Mercedes spent her first school days at St. Vincent Academy…

Sister Mary Bernadette Mattingly

Date of Birth: October 19, 1891
Date of Death: February 19, 1967
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 29

The daughter of Joseph and Martha Buckman Mattingly, Lucy was born Oct. 19, 1891, in Morganfield, Ky. Her father belonged to the pioneer Mattingly family from Maryland, and her mother to the Buckman family from Maryland. Lucy had a loving home life in a truly Catholic family. She attended St. Ann Elementary School. She came…