Sister Frances McDonagh

Date of Birth: September 18, 1924
Date of Death: November 22, 2011
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 2

Nora was born Sept. 18, 1924, to John and Bridget Collins McDonagh in the village of Trienbawn, County Galway, Ireland. She was the eighth child in a family of 11. Mary, the oldest, was born in 1910, then Julia, Michael, Delia, Sara, Maragret, Willie, Nora (Sister Frances), Eileen, Annie (Sister Mary Patrick), and John, who…

Sister Frances Therese Hagan

Date of Birth: October 21, 1910
Date of Death: October 16, 1993
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 49

The daughter of Charles and Ellen Porter Hagan, Mary Pauline was born in Holy Cross, Ky., on Oct. 21, 1910, the tenth of 13 children. She received her early education at Holy Cross School, staffed by the Ursuline Sisters. She completed elementary and high school at Loretto Public School. In the summer of 1929, Mary…

Sister Frances Ursula Heimes

Date of Birth: April 9, 1916
Date of Death: September 14, 2000
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 45

Agatha, one of 14 children (a set of twins and two other infants died at birth) of Anton and Frances Hochstein Heimes, was born April 9, 1916, in Wynot, Neb. She was one of a set of triplets –Ursula, Agatha and Victor. They began their faith journey with baptism on April 12th. She completed elementary…

Sister Francis Xavier Miles

Date of Birth: July 19, 1901
Date of Death: October 18, 1989
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 46

Born in Raywick, Ky., on July 19, 1901, Catherine was the daughter of Milburn and Anna Bartley Miles. Before the Ursuline Sisters opened St. Francis Xavier School in Raywick, Catherine attended public school in Marion County. After she finished the eighth grade at St. Francis Xavier School, she kept house for the Sisters at Raywick…

Sister Francesca Hazel

Date of Birth: July 28, 1903
Date of Death: March 22, 1987
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 34

Lillian was born July 28, 1903, the daughter of William and Anna Clark Hazel of Owensboro, Ky. When she was 3 years old, her mother died, leaving a grieving family that was soon splintered. Lillian’s brother was sent to an orphanage and her sister was sent to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Florence Coppage of Leitchfield,…

Sister Francis Joseph Porter

Date of Birth: June 29, 1934
Date of Death: July 7, 2013
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 45

Inza Marie was the daughter of Joseph and Frances Porter of Owensboro, Ky. Her early education was in and around the Owensboro area, including Blessed Mother School, St. Peter in Stanley school and St. Frances Academy and eventually Catholic High in Owensboro. During the 1950s and early 1960s Inza attended Bresica College and Catherine Spalding…

Sister Francis Xavier Smith

Date of Birth: August 1, 1893
Date of Death: September 7, 1924
Age at Death: 31 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 25

Born in Owensboro, Ky., on Aug. 1, 1893, Martha Serena was the only daughter, among six sons, of Cornelius and Frances Emma Long Smith. At age 17, Martha entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on August 5, 1910. She received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Xavier on August 30, 1910. At…

Sister Francis Borgia Wathen

Date of Birth: December 2, 1887
Date of Death: March 10, 1969
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 41

The daughter of Wingate and Anna Hite Wathen, Anna Mary was born Dec. 2, 1887, not many miles from Uniontown, Ky. When Anna Mary was very young, her mother died. Her father remarried. She attended St. Vincent Academy in Uniontown and completed her high school education at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She entered the novitiate…

Sister Francis Marie Abell

Date of Birth: October 29, 1907
Date of Death: January 14, 2000
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 54

Anna Elizabeth, one of six children of Henry Francis and Adelaide Spalding Abell, was born October 29, 1907, on a farm near Raywick, Ky. She joined a family of six brothers and sisters from her father’s first marriage, most of whom were living away from home. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Francis…

Sister Gabriel Hayden

Date of Birth: February 16, 1892
Date of Death: September 24, 1971
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 9

Mary Lillian, born Feb. 16, 1892, in Owensboro, Ky., was the daughter of Henry and Frances Clark Hayden. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph at the age of 18. After a 25-day postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit on August 30, 1910. Mary Lillian was given the name Sister Gabriella. Somewhere through the…