Sister Mary Jane Payne

Date of Birth: August 1, 1905
Date of Death: September 14, 1996
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 43

Mary, one of eight children of Marshall Thomas and Mary June Raley Payne, was born August 1, 1905, in Knottsville, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism October 31 at St William Church, Knottsville. In September 1912, Mary began her formal education at St. William School, where she completed grade eight and began high school…

Sister Ignatius Payne

Date of Birth: October 11, 1898
Date of Death: April 17, 1987
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 5

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 Mary Irene Payne

Date of Birth: December 2, 1879
Date of Death: April 5, 1915
Age at Death: 35 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 17

The daughter of Robert and Joanna Millay Payne, Mary Frances was born Dec. 2, 1897, in St. Lawrence, Ky. When Mary Frances was in her early teens, her mother died. She then became “mother” to her sisters and brothers. Mary Frances entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph in March 1897 and received the Ursuline…

Sister Mary Merici Payne

Date of Birth: February 26, 1885
Date of Death: March 4, 1920
Age at Death: 35 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 6

Rita was the daughter of Simeon and Margaret Lanham Payne, a pioneer Catholic family of Daviess County, Ky. Her home parish was St. Lawrence in the rural community of Philpot. At the age of 21, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. She received the Ursuline habit on May 31, 1907 and the name…

Sister Virginia Payne

Date of Birth: October 8, 1895
Date of Death: September 2, 1963
Age at Death: 67 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 37

Born October 8, 1895, in Knottsville, Ky., Lucy Cecilia was the daughter of William Pius and Mary Elizabeth Payne, one of 10 children. At the age of 17, Cecilia entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and on May 5, 1914, she received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Virginia. Sister Virginia’s apostolate was…

Sister Josephine Pate

Date of Birth: February 11, 1892
Date of Death: July 21, 1967
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 31

Ruby Rose was born February 11, 1892, the daughter of Austin and Mary Oelze Pate of Hardinsburg, Ky. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 19 years old. On November 21, 1912, following a 16-month postulancy, Ruby received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Josephine. Sister Josephine’s first teaching assignment…

Sister Patrice Padgett

Date of Birth: March 6, 1895
Date of Death: May 30, 1983
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 5

Born March 6, 1895, in Mannsville, Ky., Lena was the oldest child of John and Nina Adams Padgett. She was not baptized until the family moved to Stithton in 1897, where her parents had their marriage rectified by Father James L. Whelan at St. Patrick Church. Lena’s mother died in 1906 at the birth of…

Sister Judith Osthoff

Date of Birth: November 9, 1926
Date of Death: July 10, 2017
Age at Death: 90 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 58

Caroline Marie Osthoff was born in Lenora, Kan., to Frank Clement Osthoff and Anna Margaret Hickert on November 6, 1926. She was baptized at St. Joseph Church in New Almelo, Kan., on November 11, 1926, and confirmed at Immaculate Conception Church in Leoville, Kan., on March 29, 1939. Sister Judith wrote a short autobiography while…

Sister Dianna Ortiz

Date of Birth: September 2, 1958
Date of Death: February 19, 2021
Age at Death: 62 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 51

Dianna Mae Ortiz was born in Colorado Springs, Colo., on September 2, 1958. Her parents were Pilar Ortiz and Ambrosita (Amby) Esquibel Ortiz. Her siblings were Ronald, Brian, Barbara, Pilar Jr., Jonathan, Michelle, and Joshua. She was baptized on December 07, 1958, at St. Joseph Church, in Fountain, Colo. She was confirmed on June 28,…

Sister Immaculata O’Reilly

Date of Birth: November 28, 1902
Date of Death: December 2, 1967
Age at Death: 65 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 15

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…