Sister Helen Marie Pfohl

Date of Birth: November 4, 1911
Date of Death: August 21, 2002
Age at Death: 90 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 54

Margie Elizabeth, one of four children of William Butler and Mary Ellen Livers Pfohl, was born November 4, 1911, in Uniontown, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Agnes Church on the very next day for there was some doubt that she would survive. Her mother died of diphtheria when Elizabeth was only…

Sister James Marie Pfeffer

Date of Birth: February 18, 1903
Date of Death: November 3, 1992
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 39

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…

Sister Mary Joseph Peterson

Date of Birth: September 14, 1895
Date of Death: July 10, 1976
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 7

The daughter of John and Catherine Hardesty Peterson, Beatrice was born September 14, 1895, in St. Mary, Ky. At the age of 19, Beatrice entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and on August 10, 1915, she received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Joseph. Prepared for the teaching apostolate, Sister Mary Joseph…

Sister Thomas James Peake

Date of Birth: March 17, 1905
Date of Death: December 30, 1989
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row H, No. 37

One of the nine children born to Boone and Madeline Greenwell Peake, Mary Cecilia was born March 17, 1905, in New Haven, Ky. Her formal education began at St. Catherine School in New Haven where she was taught by the Sisters of Loretto. Mary Cecilia also received her high school education at St. Catherine School,…

Sister Jean Madeline Peake

Date of Birth: July 22, 1915
Date of Death: October 23, 2014
Age at Death: 99 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 49

Mary Wilbie, the only child of John and Nettie Medley Peake, was born July 22, 1915, at Holy Cross, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at Holy Cross Church on September 14. When she was only two months old, her father died, and she and her mother moved in with her mother’ parents. Seven…

Sister Angelina Payne

Date of Birth: January 31, 1904
Date of Death: November 17, 1999
Age at Death: 95 years
Marker Location: Row H Plot 44

Mary Matilda, the third of 11 children, was born to Sidney Ivo and Agnes Jane Millay Payne on January 31, 1904 in Knottsville, Kentucky. Her faith journey began with baptism February 9 at St. William Church. An older sister, Vetta, taught Mary many lessons before she went to school. Vetta read stories, taught nursery rhymes…

Sister Diane Marie Payne

Date of Birth: July 9, 1945
Date of Death: November 19, 2020
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 59

Diane Marie Payne was born on July 9, 1945, in Glennonville, Mo. Her parents were David Payne and Anna Marie Peters. She was baptized the day after she was born, in St. Teresa Church in Glennonville. She was later confirmed on October 5, 1952, in the same church. She was raised by her grandparents, John…

Sister Mary Cecilia Payne

Date of Birth: December 13, 1905
Date of Death: July 29, 1987
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 42

Born Dec. 13, 1905, in Owensboro, Ky., Dorothy was the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth O’Flynn Payne. She attended grade and high school at St. Frances Academy where she also studied violin for eight years. Dorothy entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph following her senior year and on March 19, 1925, she received the…

Sister Constantia Payne

Date of Birth: July 4, 1901
Date of Death: November 21, 1970
Age at Death: 69 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 33

Born in Knottsville, Ky., on Independence Day 1901, Bertha was the daughter of Thomas and Susan Montgomery Payne. She received her early education at St. Lawrence School. At the age of 18, Bertha entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. Following a postulancy of eight months, she received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Constantia…

Sister Dorothy Payne

Date of Birth: September 30, 1893
Date of Death: April 20, 1989
Age at Death: 95 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 44

Born Sept. 30, 1893, in Knottsville, Ky., Monica Anna, the daughter of William and Mary Elizabeth Martin Payne, was baptized at birth by Mrs. James Higdon. She was baptized later by Father Louis Hilary Spalding, pastor of St. William Church. Monica’s formal education began at Snowball School in Whalen. She attended school at St. Claire…