Sister Loretta Durbin

Date of Birth: January 20, 1895
Date of Death: July 9, 1973
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 20

The daughter of William and Elizabeth Yates Durbin, Matilda was born January 20, 1895, in Sunfish, Ky. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 20 years of age. After spending a three‑month postulancy, Matilda received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Loretta on March 25, 1916. Sister Loretta prepared for…

Sister Mary Durr

Date of Birth: April 25, 1918
Date of Death: April 21, 2017
Age at Death: 98 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 51

Margaret Mary Durr was born on April 25, 1918, in the midst of the first World War. She was the sixth child born to Albert Durr and Louise Tordoff Durr of Paul, Neb. The history of her family was very interesting. The Durr, Schmitz, Tordoff and Schneider families came together when Nebraska was beginning to…

Sister Mary Evelyn Duvall

Date of Birth: September 8, 1922
Date of Death: April 26, 2011
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 41

On a late summer Friday, September 8, 1922, in rural Sunfish, Ky., Mary Evelyn was born to James Tilford (T.J.) and Mary Bennie Duvall, their third daughter and fourth child. She was baptized on Sunday, October 29 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Sunfish. Over the next decade the Duvall family would grow to include 14…

Sister Helen Leo Ebelhar

Date of Birth: January 17, 1933
Date of Death: November 10, 2020
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 60

Martha Louise Ebelhar was born on January 17, 1933, in Sorgho, located in Daviess County, Ky. Her parents were Leo Ebelhar and Helen Cecilia Russell Ebelhar. Her siblings included five sisters and four brothers. They were Thomas Hugh Ebelhar, Clarence Alphonsus Ebelhar, Barbara Ann Ebelhar Powers, Patricia Marie Ebelhar-Mearkle, Robert Douglas Ebelhar, Francis Russell Ebelhar, Mary Leo Ebelhar-Guinn,…

Sister Christina Eckmans

Date of Birth: May 7, 1894
Date of Death: July 25, 1963
Age at Death: 69 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 34

Born in Elizabethtown, Illinois, on May 7, 1894, Mary Josephine was the daughter of Henry and Christina Shettler Eckmans. At the age of 20 she entered the novitiate of Mount Saint Joseph. On December 30, 1914, following a six‑month postulancy, Mary Josephine received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Christina. Her first two mission…

Sister Mauritia Edelen

Date of Birth: January 23, 1912
Date of Death: October 17, 1988
Age at Death: 76 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 37

Mauritia was the daughter of John and Della Mae Cecil Edelen, born January 23, 1912, in Louisville, Ky. Except for her senior year, Mauritia attended Holy Cross School in Holy Cross, beginning in the first grade. She enrolled in Mount Saint Joseph Academy for her senior year. After she graduated in 1931, Mauritia spent a…

Sister Philomena Elliott

Date of Birth: April 10, 1903
Date of Death: September 5, 1935
Age at Death: 32 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 10

The daughter of J.W. and Carrie Hayden Elliott, Ophelia was born April 10, 1903, in Paducah, Ky. At the age of five, following the death of her mother, she was placed in the care of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in Louisville. When 18 years of age, Ophelia went to live with her paternal…

Sister Ruth Ann Essex

Date of Birth: October 5, 1921
Date of Death: January 11, 1991
Age at Death: 69 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 19

It was a day of celebration in New Haven, Ky., when Mary Ruth was born October 5, 1921, to John and Margaret Mattingly Essex. When Mary Ruth was very young, her mother died. Aunts Agnita and Elizabeth Mattingly admitted her into their home. Mary Ruth began her formal education at St. Catherine School in New…

Sister Benita Faller

Date of Birth: December 29, 1898
Date of Death: April 14, 1960
Age at Death: 61 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 27

Born Dec. 29, 1898, in Louisville, Ky., Catherine was the daughter of Albert and Elizabeth Strangel Faller, second generation Germans who spoke and prayed in their ancestral language in their home. Catherine continued praying privately in German throughout her life. She attended St. Paul School. After the completion of elementary school, she remained at home…

Sister Marie Julie Fecher

Date of Birth: October 13, 1923
Date of Death: September 22, 2022
Age at Death: 98 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 60

Mary Margaret Fecher was born on October 13, 1923, to Constantine and Anna Marie Nordenbrock Fecher in Hamilton, Ohio. She was the second of five children. Her siblings included: Mark Patrick, Con John Jr., Marie Rose Julie, and Roger James. Mary Margaret was baptized on October 28, 1923, at Saint Mary Church in Oxford, Ohio. Later,…