Sister Mary Edna Robinson

Date of Birth: March 18, 1877
Date of Death: October 11, 1947
Age at Death: 70 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 17

Born on March 18, 1877, at Morganfield, Ky., Alberta was the daughter of Albert and Mary Ann Russell Robinson. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 37 years old. Following a six-month postulancy, Alberta received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Edna on August 15, 1915. Sister Mary Edna’s…

Sister Ernestine Ritchie

Date of Birth: September 2, 1902
Date of Death: June 21, 1992
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 48

Born on Sept. 2, 1902, Julietta was the oldest daughter of Andrew and Anne Ray Ritchie of Flaherty, Ky. She began her formal education in Meade County Public School at Flaherty and later attended Bethlehem Academy where she was taught by the Sisters of Loretto. In 1919, she met the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint…

Sister Georgine Ritchie

Date of Birth: September 10, 1904
Date of Death: November 28, 1999
Age at Death: 95 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 53

Lillian Ernestine Ritchie was born to Andrew and Anna Elizabeth Ray Ritchie on September 10, 1904, at Flaherty, Ky. She was the third child of nine. She was baptized October 16 at St. Martin Church, Flaherty. Lillian lived on a large farm owned and cultivated by the family. It was an ideal place for the…

Sister Mary Leon Riney

Date of Birth: February 25, 1919
Date of Death: January 28, 2003
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 34

Ruth Helen, the third child of 11 born to Thomas Leon and Irmine Mulligan Riney, was born February 25, 1919, at St. Joseph, Ky. As the oldest daughter, she assumed much responsibility for her younger brothers and sisters. Ruth’s formal education began at St. Alphonsus School in September 1925 where she commuted daily with her two…

Sister Mary Louise Riney

Date of Birth: April 23, 1885
Date of Death: August 31, 1940
Age at Death: 55 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 3

The daughter of John and Elizabeth Alvey Riney, Florence was born April 23, 1885, in Rineyville, Ky., and was the sixth child of 13. When she was a year old, the family moved to Leitchfield where they stayed for three years and then moved to Union County settling near Morganfield. With no parochial school available…

Sister Teresa Riley

Date of Birth: September 24, 1936
Date of Death: November 24, 2020
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 59

Teresa Ann Riley was born on September 24, 1936, in Graves County near Mayfield, Ky. She was the seventh child of Cecil Anthony Riley and Mary Lucille Sanderson Riley. Her older brothers and sisters were Cecil, Margie, Wilma, Joseph, Mary and James. Her younger siblings were John, Ruth, and Roy. Teresa Ann was baptized at St.…

Sister Mary Edwina Rhodes

Date of Birth: October 14, 1906
Date of Death: February 28, 1990
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 16

The daughter of Joseph and Melvina Lancaster Rhodes, Patricia was born Oct. 14, 1906, in Rhodelia, Ky. The Rhodes family lived on a farm and each of the 11 children had plenty of chores to do. While she was still very young, her parents moved to Flaherty, Ky. When she was 6, her formal education…

Sister Clara Reid

Date of Birth: January 14, 1939
Date of Death: December 29, 2019
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 51

Clara Mae Reid was born on January 14, 1939, in Nelson County near Loretto, Ky. She was the third of nine children born to William Joseph Reid and Mary Josephine Corbett Reid. She was preceded in birth by Carolyn Maurice and Joseph Gerald and followed by Bernadette, Joseph Parker, Charles Stanley, William Michael, Helman Philip…

Sister Cecilia Redmond

Date of Birth: September 23, 1889
Date of Death: January 9, 1922
Age at Death: 32 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 3

Virginia, the daughter of George and Helen Powers Redmond, was born on September 23, 1889, in Louisville, Ky. She attended St. Cecilia Elementary School. During high school, she studied to earn a business certificate. She worked as a bookkeeper for several years. She was a prayerful young woman who spent much time in Sodality work.…

Sister Mary Frederick Redmond

Date of Birth: April 28, 1889
Date of Death: June 20, 1970
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 38

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…