Eudocia, one of the children of James A. and Virginia Hamilton Mudd, was born November 3, 1903, at Lebanon, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Charles Church on November 8. Her formal education began in September 1910 at St. Charles Elementary School, St. Mary, Ky. She attended St. Charles High during the first…
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 Eulalia Blandford
Born in West Louisville, Ky., Faretta was the daughter of John and Ellen Cashion Blandford. She was a small child when her mother died. After her father remarried the family moved to Mayfield, Ky. She received her elementary schooling in Graves County Public Schools. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during 1895‑1899. She entered the…
Sister Eva Marie Boone
Mary Estelle was born on Wednesday, April 25, 1934, in Louisville, Ky. She was the fourth child born to Richard Leo and Regina Eva Spalding Boone. Ten days later, on May 6, Estelle was baptized at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Louisville. Later when Estelle was 4 years old, her father gave up…
Sister Fidelis Weise
Annie Laura was the daughter of Joseph and Catherine Elder Weise of Cloverport, Ky. Her early education was in the public schools of Breckinridge County. Annie attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for one year of schooling after which she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On November 21, 1912, Annie received the Ursuline habit…
Sister Florence Monarch
Born in Knottsville, Ky., Anna Paschal was the daughter of James and Florence Riley Monarch. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the school year 1909-1910, and entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on July 10. Anna received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Florence on August 30, 1910. In 1919, Sister Florence…
Sister Florence Rita Chapman
Florence was the third child born to Robert and Martha Hite Chapman of Waverly, Ky. She attended St. Peter Elementary School at Waverly, and enrolled at Mount Saint Joseph Academy for high school. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph with the September class of 1924. Florence received the Ursuline habit March 19, 1925…
Sister Florentia Mahoney
The daughter of James and Frances Mahoney, Genevieve was born in New Haven, Ky., on May 25, 1905. At the age of 16 she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and on March 20, 1922, she received the Ursuline habit following her postulancy. Genevieve was given the name Sister Florentia. Prepared for the teaching…
Sister Florine Wiseman
Born to Charles and Florence Cooper Wiseman of Rineyville, Ky., on Aug. 12, 1900, Irene was the only girl in a large family of boys. During her elementary grades she attended St. Patrick School at Stithton. She began high school as a boarding student at Bethlehem Academy, taught by the Sisters of Loretto, in St.…
Sister Frances Mary Wilhelm
Joan Frances Wilhelm was born on January 07, 1929, in a two- room adobe cabin at the northeast corner of the orchard at Sacred Heart Academy. Her parents were Frank Leo and Mary Lucille Warren Wilhelm. She was the third daughter in the family followed by a son and another daughter. Her other siblings included…
Sister Frances Miriam Spalding
Elizabeth Theresa, the fifth of seven children of John Collins and Elizabeth Esther Beavin Spalding, was born in Bardstown, Ky., on October 21, 1918. She began her journey with baptism at St. Thomas Church five days later. The Spalding home was dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and all the family names were entered…