Sister Rita Redmond

Date of Birth: September 9, 1930
Date of Death: September 3, 2012
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 58

Rita Ruth Redmond was born on September 9, 1930, in Fort Scott, Kan., the only child of William Alphonsus and Josephine Therese Gees Redmond. Rita’s baptism took place on October 12 at St. Patrick Church in Walnut, Kan. Joseph E. Dave and Dorothy Gees were her godparents. She was confirmed when she was 9 in…

Sister Joseph Carmel Redmon

Date of Birth: November 27, 1915
Date of Death: September 2, 1997
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 51

Roberta Catherine, one of 12 children of Columbus and Idell Ritchie Redmon, was born November 27, 1915 in Flaherty, Ky. Her faith journey began January 21, 1916, with baptism at St. Martin of Tours Church, Flaherty. In September 1922, Roberta began her formal education at St. Martin Elementary School, staffed by the Ursuline Sisters, where…

Sister Elizabeth Ann Ray

Date of Birth: August 7, 1910
Date of Death: November 16, 2008
Age at Death: 98 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 37

On August 7, 1910, Joseph Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth Mills Ray of Rhodelia, Kentucky, welcomed the birth of their sixth child. She was baptized Edith Elizabeth on September 11, 1910 by Father J.P. Raoux, pastor of St. Theresa Church, Rhodelia. As the years passed, this family welcomed the birth of six additional children: five boys…

Sister Rosaria Ray

Date of Birth: January 4, 1922
Date of Death: August 21, 2010
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 57

Sister Rosaria, Agnes Kathryn, was born Jan. 4, 1922, the first child to William Jennings and Bessie Pike Ray, in Sirocco, Ky. She was baptized by Reverend Joseph Gettelfinger at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Payneville, Ky. Seven siblings (including a set of twin) — four sisters and three brothers — would eventually become Kathryn’s family.…

Sister Anne Louise Ramold

Date of Birth: November 1, 1921
Date of Death: April 1, 1989
Age at Death: 67 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 11

The daughter of Frank and Anna Marie Ramold, Anna Louise was born in Billings, Montana, on November 1, 1921. She began her schooling in 1927 at Shepperd School in Billings. When the family returned to Nebraska, she entered St. Mary Elementary School in Nebraska City and was taught by the Ursuline Sisters. Following her graduation…

Sister Ophelia Raley

Date of Birth: September 16, 1897
Date of Death: November 5, 1981
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 35

Born September 16, 1897, in Waverly, Ky., Roberta was one of 10 children born to Francis and Camilla Willett Raley. She received her education in the public schools in Waverly and Morganfield. She also attended St. Ann School at Morganfield. When she was 17 years old, Roberta wanted to enter the novitiate at Mount Saint…

Sister Dolorosa Purdy

Date of Birth: November 11, 1889
Date of Death: July 20, 1969
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 29

The daughter of John and Mary Byrne Purdy, Margaret was born Nov. 11, 1889, in Curdsville, Ky. Following her schooling she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and had a four‑month postulancy. On November 21, 1912, Margaret received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Dolorosa. Her sister Helena was invested the same day…

Sister Mary John Purdy

Date of Birth: November 15, 1893
Date of Death: July 30, 1988
Age at Death: 94 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 45

Frances Helena was born November 15, 1893, the daughter of John and Mary Purdy of Curdsville, Ky. She attended school at the Blandford School until 1906 and another small school for a few years. For one year she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy but had to return home to help her mother and received the…

Sister Jean Catherine Purdy

Date of Birth: December 6, 1908
Date of Death: November 11, 2001
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 46

Anna Rose, the youngest of eight children of John Thomas and Mary Catherine Byrne Purdy, was born December 6, 1908, on a farm near Curdsville, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Elizabeth Church on December 13, 1908. The Purdy family were strict Catholics. The four daughters all became Ursulines: Sister Mary Ephrem,…

Sister Mary Felix Pritchett

Date of Birth: October 14, 1886
Date of Death: August 4, 1939
Age at Death: 52 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 5

The daughter of Peter and Anna Williams Pritchett, Mary Charlotte was born Oct. 14, 1886, in Waverly, Ky. She received her elementary education with the Sisters of Charity at St. Vincent. One of a family of converts, Mary Charlotte was baptized at Sacred Heart Church in St. Vincent when she was 10 years of age.…