Sister Ann Marie Scherman

Date of Birth: October 14, 1941
Date of Death: November 8, 2010
Age at Death: 69 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 42

It seems that Mary Ann was born into the world of the Ursuline Sisters. Her family always lived in Paola, Kan., and a few days after her birth her parents, Anna Belle and Ernest, brought little Mary Ann to the Ursuline convent where she was held in the arms of Sister Jerome, founder of the…

Sister Mary Eugenia Scherm

Date of Birth: August 25, 1888
Date of Death: June 30, 1973
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 27

Mary Pauline was born Aug. 25, 1888, the daughter of Michael and Mary Grausz Scherm of Owensboro, Ky. Mary’s early school days were spent in her home under the supervision of several governesses. After completing the eighth grade, she was sent to Mount Saint Joseph Academy and graduated in June 1908. Mary had a love…

Sister Mary Henry Russell

Date of Birth: May 29, 1916
Date of Death: January 3, 2003
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 43

Sarah Frances Russell, the tenth child of 11, was born May 29, 1916, to Frank William and Mary Josephine Blanford Russell of Louisville. She began her formal education at St. Brigid Elementary School staffed by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. She continued there until she completed grade eight. She then attended Our Lady of…

Sister Joseph Adrian Russell

Date of Birth: January 16, 1914
Date of Death: August 3, 2008
Age at Death: 94 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 44

Frank William and Mary Josephine Blandford Russell of Louisville welcomed their ninth child, Ann Beatrice, on January 16, 1914. The family was completed later with the birth of two more children, a total of seven girls and four boys. The family belonged to St. Brigid Church. The children were baptized, received First Holy Communion and…

Sister Charles Albert Rowe

Date of Birth: January 28, 1904
Date of Death: October 10, 1968
Age at Death: 64 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 29

Mary Hazel was born January 28, 1904, the daughter of Joseph and Frances Vessels Rowe of Fancy Farm, Kentucky, the fourth of twelve children. At the age of 20, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On August 15, 1925, following a nine-month postulancy, Mary Hazel received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister…

Sister Madeline Rogers

Date of Birth: September 22, 1891
Date of Death: August 20, 1915
Age at Death: 23 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 12

The daughter of Sam and Arlee Ballew Rogers, Nila was born September 22, 1891, in Owensboro, Ky. She attended St. Frances Academy during her grade school years and spent her high school years at Mount Saint Joseph Academy, graduating from there in June 1911. After spending a year at home, Nila entered the novitiate at…

Sister Mary Victor Rogers

Date of Birth: February 3, 1921
Date of Death: June 15, 2005
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 35

Agnes Evelyn was born February 3, 1921, to William Thomas and Mary Otto “Mame” Dugan Rogers, near Bardstown, Ky. She was the youngest of nine children, six brothers and two sisters. Six weeks after her birth, Agnes Evelyn’s mother died and her father followed four years later. Baby Agnes Evelyn went to live with her…

Sister Margaret Mary Rodman

Date of Birth: October 12, 1876
Date of Death: August 9, 1901
Age at Death: 24 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 23

Gertrude was born Oct. 12, 1876, the daughter of Richard and Alice Blincoe Rodman of St. Joseph, Ky. She was raised within sight of St. Alphonsus Church and within hearing of the convent bells of Mount Saint Joseph. When she was almost 3 years of age, Gertrude and her mother were present for the funeral…

Sister Martina Rockers

Date of Birth: April 23, 1926
Date of Death: June 5, 2018
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Ursuline Cemetery in Paola, Kan.

Martha Ida Rockers was born on April 23, 1926. Her father, Edward Rockers and her mother, Magdalena Wolken Rockers lived in Scipio, Kan. There were 11 children in her family. She was in the middle with five older and five younger siblings. They were LaVera, who died at 6 weeks of age, Florence, Elva, Elmer,…

Sister Mary Dolorita Robinson

Date of Birth: January 13, 1923
Date of Death: March 23, 2011
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 48

Mary Dolores (Dola) was born January 13, 1923, in the small rural community of Little Saint Joseph in Marion County, Ky., the eighth of nine children to William Spalding and Lallie Marie Thomas Robinson. At age 2, her mother died. Shortly afterward the family moved to St. Mary, Ky. In 1929, her father married a kind…