Sister James Rita Sims

Date of Birth: August 26, 1911
Date of Death: July 12, 1990
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 15

The daughter of Robert and Marie Boone Sims, Nancy Euthalia was born Aug. 26, 1911, in New Haven, Ky. Early education for Nancy and her two older sisters began with Miss Bernadette Bowling, a retired teacher who lived with them on a farm across the river from Howardstown. Later the three girls were sent to…

Sister Mary Ethel Sims

Date of Birth: April 15, 1919
Date of Death: March 27, 1996
Age at Death: 76 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 51

Mary Ethel, one of seven children, was born April 15, 1919, to Lewis and Florence Mahoney Sims at New Haven, Ky. Two days later, she began her faith journey with baptism at St. Catherine Church, New Haven. Prayer, church, school work and good family fun were the order of the day in her home. On…

Sister Barbara Ann Simpson

Date of Birth: March 29, 1912
Date of Death: July 5, 1994
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 40

Pauline was born March 29, 1912, one of nine children born to Hall and Claudia Downs Simpson in Holy Cross, Kentucky. Her siblings were John Adrian, Joseph Hall, Jr. and Susan who preceded her in death, and Martha, Elizabeth, Gladys, Marietta and Garnetta. Her first four school years were spent at Ballard School in Nelson…

Sister Marcella Schrant

Date of Birth: June 17, 1926
Date of Death: September 25, 2021
Age at Death: 95 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 2

Marcella Schrant was born on June 17, 1926, to Henry and Catherine Etzel Schrant. She was the fifth of seven children. Her siblings included: Marie, Louis, Herman, Ralph, Norbert and Virginia. Marcella was born on a farm in Walker, Kan. She was baptized at St. Ann Church in Walker on June 18, 1926. She was…

Sister Mary Gesine Sherron

Date of Birth: November 17, 1898
Date of Death: June 28, 1950
Age at Death: 51 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 15

Born Nov. 17, 1898, to Denis and Mary Ryan Sherron, Catherine was one of 11 children. This family lived in McQuady, Ky., and Catherine grew up there when Father John Francis Knue was pastor. Catherine and her younger sister, Mary, traveled by horse and buggy to the Church of St. Mary of the Woods where…

Sister Mary Carl Sherron

Date of Birth: May 5, 1919
Date of Death: October 30, 1982
Age at Death: 63 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 29

One of eight children, Mary Ruth was born May 5, 1919, the daughter of Carl and Frances Rhodes Sherron of McQuady, Ky. She attended St. Mary of the Woods for elementary school and graduated form Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Mary Ruth earned an associate degree from Mount Saint Joseph Junior College and completed an AB…

Sister Mary Laurine Sheeran

Date of Birth: November 17, 1899
Date of Death: February 21, 1978
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 11

The daughter of Patrick and Louella Wheatley Sheeran, Mary Isabelle was born November 17, 1899, in Kirk, Ky. She attended Breckinridge County Elementary School. While Isabelle was still in elementary school, her mother, a devout member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, died and was buried in the Franciscan habit. Isabelle’s mother had attended…

Sister Mary Oderic Settles II

Date of Birth: April 20, 1916
Date of Death: June 18, 1996
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 44

Mary Magdalene, one of eight children of Joseph A. and Elizabeth Gertrude (Settles) Settles, was born April 20, 1916, at Sorgho, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Sorgho. In September 1923, Mary Magdalene began her formal education at St. Mary Magdalene School. When the family moved to Browns Valley three…

Sister Mary Oderic Settles I

Date of Birth: October 10, 1903
Date of Death: April 21, 1929
Age at Death: 25 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 22

The daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Settles, Alice Irmin was born October 10, 1903, in Sorgho, Ky. She was the oldest daughter, cared for the children in the family of seven and took over the general chores to help her mother. After attending the Daviess County Public School at Sorgho, Alice entered the novitiate at…

Sister Rosina Sedelmeier

Date of Birth: March 15, 1838
Date of Death: September 24, 1879
Age at Death: 41 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 22

Born in Oberhinting, Germany, on March 15, 1838, Catherine Sedelmeier spent her early years in her home country. Responding to the cries for missionaries to the United States, she came to Louisville, Ky., and entered the novitiate of the Ursuline Convent of the Immaculate Conception. On September 21, 1872, Catherine received the Ursuline habit and…