Joann Irene Dieckman was born on January 29, 1932, in Kansas City, Kan., to Raymond and Catherine Malloy Dieckman. She had one brother, John and two sisters, Elizabeth Louise and Mary Catherine. She attended Blessed Sacrament Grade School and Bishop Ward High School. She received a bachelor’s degree from Creighton University in education in 1958…
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 Mary Philip Doll
The daughter of Philip and Emma Hausman Doll, Edith Mary was born December 1, 1912, in Louisville, Ky. Her secondary education was obtained at Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Louisville. At the age of 28, Edith entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On August 14,1942, she received the Ursuline habit and the name…
Sister Rose Catherine Donahue
Caroline was born November 22, 1901, the first of the 10 children born to John Webster and Frances Donahue of Clarktown, Ky. Her parents were great‑grandchildren of Maryland pioneers who settled on Pottinger Greek in Nelson County. When Caroline was 6 years old, she received her First Holy Communion and began her formal education at…
Sister Jane Frances Donahue
Barbara Ruth, one of 10 children of John Webb and Frances Beatrice Clark Donahue, was born June 14, 1903, at Holy Cross, Ky. She was baptized soon after birth. The baptism was solemnized at the parish church on June 27, 1903. The family lived on a large farm in Marion County. In June 1908, Barbara…
Sister Mary Beatrice Donahue
Mary Fidelma was born on Feb. 11, 1910, to John Webb and Frances Beatrice Clark Donahue, of Holy Cross, Ky., the fifth in a family of 10 children. In her biography, Fidelma writes about the beauties of her home life: morning and evening prayer, her mother reading stories and her father teaching them nursery rhymes…
Sister Mary Helen Dougherty
Born Jan. 6, 1888, in Owensboro, Ky., Ora Angela was one of eight children born to Robert and Ellen Harl Dougherty. She attended elementary school in Owensboro. For high school, she came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Ora Angela entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on July 10, 1910. On August 30, 1910, she received…
Sister Colletta Drury
The birth of Mary Colletta, the daughter of John Pius and Mary Lawson Drury of West Louisville, Ky., on Aug. 26, 1895, gladdened the hearts of her parents and older sister, Eula. Her formal education began at the Blandford Public School in West Louisville. When Mary Colletta was 12 years old, her mother died. She…
Sister Mary Julian Drury
Born October 18, 1906, in Uniontown, Ky., Catherine was the fifth child of seven in the family of Francis and Bertha Clark Drury. When 6 years old, she received her First Holy Communion at St. Agnes Church and entered school at St. Agnes School. Catherine continued school at St. Agnes until her junior year in…
Sister Michelle Drury
Born August 11, 1892, in West Louisville, Ky., Laurentia was the daughter of Alonzo and Catherine Vettito Drury. She was one of eight children and her father died when Laurentia was quite young. She attended high school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1909‑1913, and entered the novitiate that summer. Following a 13‑month…
Sister Mary Pia (Pius) Dunbar
Magdalena was born April 30, 1886, in Reed, Ky., one of seven children born to Felix and Harriet Mitchell Dunbar. The family belonged to St. Augustine Parish. Her mother died while Magdalena was still quite young, and her father remarried. Ten children were born of this marriage. Magdalena, an apt and gifted student, attended public…