Mary Joan was one of 15 children born to William Joseph and Mary Josephine Greenwell Boone of New Haven, Kentucky. As the oldest daughter, Mary Joan learned early in life to assume responsibilities for caring for her younger brother and nine sisters. Hers was a close-knit family who gathered at the table for all meals…
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 Joseph Emma Morris
Frances Agnita was the daughter of Joseph B. and Emma D. Johnson Morris. She was born June 5, 1923, in Knottsville, Ky., the third of 13 children — seven brothers and five sisters. Agnita was baptized when she was five days old at Saint William Church and confirmed there on April 28, 1936, at the…
Sister Casimir Czurles
Emily was the daughter of John and Rosalia Malinski Czurles and was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on July 9, 1907. She was baptized July 21, 1907 at Saint Adelbert Parish Church. Emily attended Saint Stanislaus Polish School and Amsterdam High School before going to New York State College and Cornell University for graduate work.…
Sister Rose Ann Boone
Mary Rose was one of seven children born to Milburn Boone and Mary Magdalene Bryan Boone. She was born April 26,1910, and was baptized April 30,1910, at Saint Catherine Church in New Haven, Ky. On September 10,1916, she was confirmed at Saint Catherine Church. Her siblings were Andrew, Miles Nicholas, Chester, Stephen Jesse, Agnes Emily,…
Sister Mary Anselm Beavin
Lula was the second of four children, born Dec. 30, 1911, in McQuady, Ky., to Samuel Anselm and Mary Jessie Carol Ryan Beavin. There were two sisters and a brother — Mary Mabel, Martha Alberta and Samuel Thomas. Lula began her faith journey with baptism by Father John F. Knue, pastor of St. Mary of…
Sister Margaret Sipes
Martha Delphine — “Mattie” — was born Sept. 7, 1907, the third child of 13, six boys and seven girls. Her parents were Chester Taylor and Leora (Barnes) Sipes of Flaherty, Ky. Living in close daily contact with a group this size was an education in itself. Martha’s first six years of formal education were…
Sister Barbara Ann Simpson
Pauline was born March 29, 1912, one of nine children born to Hall and Claudia Downs Simpson in Holy Cross, Kentucky. Her siblings were John Adrian, Joseph Hall, Jr. and Susan who preceded her in death, and Martha, Elizabeth, Gladys, Marietta and Garnetta. Her first four school years were spent at Ballard School in Nelson…
Sister Jean Martin Brey
The daughter of James Edward and Marietta Brey, Mary Regina was born in Pettit, Ky. She was the seventh child in a family of five brothers and one sister. She received her education, grade school through high school, at St. Peter Alcantara in Stanley. The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph were her teachers. Regina…
Sister Lucita Greenwell
The daughter of Nicholas and Mary Veronica Bowling Greenwell, Edna was born March 5, 1906, in New Haven, Ky. She was the fifth in a family of two boys and six girls. Edna’s formal education began at St. Catherine School in New Haven with the Sisters of Loretto. She was still in elementary school when…
Sister Susanne Head
The daughter of Joseph and Mary Anna Boone Head, Jessamine was born September 22, 1924, in New Haven, Ky., the seventh child in a family of nine. Her formal education began at Nelson County Public School, a one‑room school in Boone’s Mill. Jessamine enrolled at St. Catherine School in New Haven for high school. Following…