Frances was born October 23, 1891, the daughter of Horace and Lydia Goodwin Hagan of Owensboro, Ky. She was the middle of seven children who had not been baptized when their father died. He had been baptized but not raised as a Catholic. Their mother, never a Catholic, died a year later. When the oldest…
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 Frances Therese Hagan
The daughter of Charles and Ellen Porter Hagan, Mary Pauline was born in Holy Cross, Ky., on Oct. 21, 1910, the tenth of 13 children. She received her early education at Holy Cross School, staffed by the Ursuline Sisters. She completed elementary and high school at Loretto Public School. In the summer of 1929, Mary…
Sister Mary Hilda Mudd
Mary Hilda was born Aug. 12, 1910, one of 10 children of Edward and Estelle Howard Mudd of New Haven, Ky. Her father was a physician. Hilda received her elementary and secondary education at St. Catherine School in New Haven. She was first taught by the Sisters of Loretto. In 1919, the Sisters of Loretto…
Sister Margaret Louise Yates
Born June 10, 1910, to John and Coletta Bowling Yates in Waverly, Ky., Lillian was one of the six Yates children. They were descended from the Maryland settlement on Pottinger Creek. Lillian’s formal education began at Phipps Public School. From second grade through grade 12, she attended St. Peter School in Waverly. In high school,…
Sister Thomasine Mattingly
Born November 6, 1899, in St. Mary, Ky., Mary Teresa was one of twin daughters born to Thomas and Mary Mattingly. At the age of 3, both twins had pneumonia, which proved fatal for Mary Alethia. Schooling for Mary Teresa began at Birk’s Spring School near Loretto. Her elementary education continued at St. Charles School,…
Sister Mary Sylvester Craycroft
Agnita, daughter of Sylvester and Anna Mae Hughes Craycroft, was born April 8, 1907, in Big Spring, Ky. Her formal education began at Hall School in Big Spring. The family moved to Vine Grove where she enrolled as a fourth-grader at Maple Grove School. In 1919, the Mount Saint Joseph Ursulines opened St. Martin School…
Sister Mary Reginald Hutchins
Elizabeth was born June 6, 1911, the eighth child of nine born to George and Mary Sutton Hutchins of New Haven, Ky. Elizabeth’s school days began in 1917 at St. Catherine School taught by the Sisters of Loretto. The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, who took charge of the school in 1918, taught Elizabeth…
Sister Nazaria Mattingly
Emma was born March 30, 1901, one of the 12 children born to William and Sarah Thompson Mattingly of Loretto, Ky. Her early formal education was received at the elementary school in Loretto. Emma entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 19. Following postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit and the name…
Sister Joseph Marian Logsdon
Born at St. Mary, Ky., on Nov. 14, 1914, Gonzaga was the daughter of Herman and Susan Thompson Logsdon, one of 13 children. When she was 5 years old, the family moved to Chicago, Ky. Gonzaga attended St Francis of Assisi School, St. Charles School, and Loretto School for her elementary education. For her secondary…
Sister James Marie Pfeffer
The daughter of Charles and Antoinette Losson Pfeffer, Catherine was born Feb. 18, 1903, in Jeffersonville, Ind. She attended St. James School in Louisville, Ky. Catherine’s high school years were spent at Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville taught by the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville. She graduated from there in 1921. Three years later, Catherine entered…