Born Aug. 19, 1896, in Louisville, Ky., Anna Jeanette was the daughter of Martin and Kate Cain McCue. Very little is known about her early life but as a young adult, Anna was very involved in social justice issues and knowledgeable about politics and national issues. At the age of 30, Anna entered the Mount…
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 Marie Paschal Logsdon
Born at Sturgis, Ky., on April 21, 1885, Tillie was the daughter of Barney and Mary Susanne Lilly Logsdon. At the age of 48, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph in January 1933. She received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Marie Paschal on August 14, 1933. Sister Marie Paschal was a…
Sister Uriel Logsdon
Born August 18, 1872, to Barney and Mary Susanna Lilly Logsdon of Sturgis, Ky., Marie was one of four children. At the age of 34, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and following a 13-month postulancy, received the Ursuline habit on August 25, 1908. Marie was given the name Sister Uriel. Sister Uriel…
Sister Mary Bernadette Mattingly
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…
Sister Leona Willett
Born August 3, 1896, in Fancy Farm, Ky., Mary Sylvia was the first child of William and Mary Beatrice Fenwick Willett. When Sylvia was school age, she entered St. Jerome School at Fancy Farm. In 1912, she came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. From early youth, she was drawn to religious life and entered the…
Sister Josephine Pate
Ruby Rose was born February 11, 1892, the daughter of Austin and Mary Oelze Pate of Hardinsburg, Ky. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 19 years old. On November 21, 1912, following a 16-month postulancy, Ruby received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Josephine. Sister Josephine’s first teaching assignment…
Sister Juliana Stallings
The daughter of Mars and Susan Railey Stallings, Lillie Mae was born March 14, 1884, in West Louisville, Ky., the youngest of three children. Her father was originally from Nelson County and her mother from Marion County. At the age of 18, Lillie Mae entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and was a postulant…
Sister Aquina Losson
Born Nov. 30, 1886, in Bardstown, Ky., Eulalia was the daughter of John and Sarah Wilson Losson. She received her secondary education at Bethlehem Academy in Bardstown and at Nazareth Academy conducted by the Sister of Charity of Nazareth, also at Bardstown. Eulalia entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 19 and…
Sister Immaculata O’Reilly
The daughter of John and Elizabeth Mattingly O’Reilly, Margaret was born Nov. 28, 1902, in Hardinsburg, Ky. She received her elementary and some secondary schooling at St. Romuald School there and later attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy. When she was 21 years of age, Margaret entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. Following a seven-month…
Sister Rose Marie Thompson
The daughter of Joseph and Rose Cecil Thompson, Edna was born June 13, 1895, the fifth child in a family of 10 children. She spent early childhood in Louisville, Ky. When she was nine, the family moved to a farm on Cherry Run near Raywick, Ky. She attended St. Francis Xavier Elementary School at Raywick…