Eunita was born Oct. 19, 1904, the daughter of Clarence and Lillian Butch Mackin in St. Joseph, Ky. She received her elementary education at the West Louisville Public School, then attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1919-1922. At the age of 17, Eunita entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on March 19, 1923,…
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 Hilary O’Brien
The daughter of John and Harriett N. Evans O’Brien, Harriett (Hattie) was born June 6, 1894, in Henderson, Ky. After her mother’s death, Hattie was enrolled at Mount Saint Joseph Academy while still in grade school and continued there through high school. Hattie had a beautiful singing voice and received many honors for vocal performances.…
Sister Ignatius Payne
Mary Caroline was born Oct. 11, 1898, the youngest in the family of 10 children born to William and Mary Elizabeth Payne of Knottsville, Ky. Her parents were descended from the Maryland pioneers who settled Nelson County before coming to Daviess County. Caroline attended Snowball School in Whelan. In 1912, she transferred to the new…
Sister Imelda Livers
The daughter of George and Mary Farmer Livers, Agnes was born Jan. 9, 1891, in Finley, Ky. Very little is known about her early life except that at the age of 11, she was baptized on July 5, 1902, at Holy Name of Mary Church in nearby Calvary. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint…
Sister Immaculata O’Reilly
The daughter of John and Elizabeth Mattingly O’Reilly, Margaret was born Nov. 28, 1902, in Hardinsburg, Ky. She received her elementary and some secondary schooling at St. Romuald School there and later attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy. When she was 21 years of age, Margaret entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. Following a seven-month…
Sister Isabel Beavin
The daughter of James and Alice Askins Beavin, Susan Aubrey was born Sept. 28, 1898, in Glen Dean, Ky., one of seven children. Following her schooling at Cloverport, Susan worked at the Post Office there. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was nearly 25 years of age. After an eight-month postulancy,…
Sister Isadore Brown
The daughter of Julian and Elizabeth Mattingly Brown, Josephine was born March 22, 1911, in Cloverport, Ky. Her formal education began at St. Rose School in Cloverport, taught by the Ursuline Sisters. Josephine attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for high school. On September 8, 1930, she entered the novitiate. Following a six-month postulancy, she received…
Sister James Alma Bickett
The daughter of James and Mary Alma Bickett, Mary Ellen was born Feb. 6, 1904, in Uniontown, Ky., one of 12 children, three of whom became Ursuline Sisters. Mary Ellen received her elementary education in the public schools of Union County and attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for her secondary education. At the age of…
Sister James Louis Whelan
Born in Flaherty, Ky., on April 24, 1897, Ella was the daughter of Thomas and French Lucy Whelan. She was 23 years old when she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on July 16, 1920. Following an eight‑month postulancy, Ella received the Ursuline habit on March 19, 1921, and the name Sister James Louis.…
Sister James Rita Sims
The daughter of Robert and Marie Boone Sims, Nancy Euthalia was born Aug. 26, 1911, in New Haven, Ky. Early education for Nancy and her two older sisters began with Miss Bernadette Bowling, a retired teacher who lived with them on a farm across the river from Howardstown. Later the three girls were sent to…