Cleo was born Oct. 21, 1920, the daughter of Damien and Bertha Wethington Stallings of Waterflow, N.M., the third of eight children. She received her elementary and secondary education at Sacred Heart Academy in Waterflow. Cleo graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Junior College in June 1940. She entered the novitiate and received the Ursuline habit…
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 Mercedes Ann Leake
The daughter of Joseph and Agnes Goete Leake, Mercedes was born October 23, 1909, in Raywick, Ky. When 16 years of age, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. Following a six-month postulancy, Mercedes received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mercedes Ann on March 19, 1927. In 1931, Sister Mercedes Ann was…
Sister Alberta Birkhead
The daughter of George and Alberta Abell Birkhead, Ernestine was born Jan. 12, 1896, in Ensor, Ky. At age 18, Ernestine entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on Sept. 8, 1914. She received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Alberta on Dec. 30, 1914. In 1915, Sister Alberta spent a few months teaching…
Sister Jerome Cooper
Effie Jean was born to Ignatius and Louisa Alvey Cooper, in Curdsville, Ky. The family later lived in the surrounding areas of Beech Grove, and Congleton. Effie received her early schooling in the public schools of Daviess and McLean counties. She enrolled at Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1899. She advanced rapidly in her studies…
Sister Pancratius Wethington
The daughter of Patrick and Louise Wethington, Orene was born November 4, 1899, in Clementsville, Ky. She came into a family that possessed a deep and abiding Catholic faith. Orene attended public school at an early age. In 1911, when the Ursuline Sisters opened St. Bernard School in Clementsville, Orene was one of the first…
Sister Charles Emaline Clements
Born in St. Vincent, Kentucky, on August 12, 1903, Louise was the daughter of Charles and Mary Emma Payne Clements. She was one of seven children. Louise, like her older sisters, attended grade and high school at St. Vincent. In 1919, she enrolled as a sophomore at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. The first year, she…
Sister Jane Patrick Buckman
On April 21, 1889, William and Mary Jane Boarman Buckman in New Market, Ky., were happy to welcome a baby girl, Mary Caroline, to their family. These pioneers, stemming from Maryland days, had Mary Caroline baptized at Old St. Matthew Church in Finley. Carrie learned her religion from her parents and attended the New Market…
Sister Mary Frederick Redmond
Born April 28, 1889, in Flaherty, Ky., Mary Catherine was one of the six children of James Valentine and Anna Cordelia Brown Redmond. After her mother’s death, her father married his sister‑in‑law, Harriet, who raised the family. Following Harriet’s death, he married Beatrice Tuell. There were five children from that marriage. Mary Catherine attended the…
Sister Angelica Sisk
Born at Mortons Gap, Ky., on March 10, 1899, Juanita was the daughter of Thomas Hansby and Henrietta Morgan Sisk. Juanita was a teenager when her mother died and the family members were taken by relatives who placed the three youngest girls at Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1913. The family was not Catholic but…
Sister Gonzaga Cotter
Born June 21, 1890, at Cedar Hill, Tenn., Annie was the daughter of John and Mary Jane Crouch Cotter and was one of eight children. Annie attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the school year of 1907-1908. She returned home to Tennessee for Christmas that year and responding to the call to religious life, she…