Sister Agnes Therese Kastner

Date of Birth: September 25, 1902
Date of Death: October 25, 1977
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row D Plot 29

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 25, 1902, Agnes was the daughter of Gustave and Elizabeth Hemberger Kastner. She attended grade school at St. James School and high school at Ursuline Academy, both in Louisville, and received her music education at the Louisville Conservatory of Music. Agnes then became organist at St. James Catholic Church.…

Sister Agnes Vincent Chapman

Date of Birth: August 15, 1901
Date of Death: February 9, 1932
Age at Death: 30 years
Marker Location: Row C Plot 15

Born in St. Vincent, Kentucky, on August 15, 1901, Agnes was the oldest daughter of Robert and Martha Hite Chapman. Agnes received her early training at St. Peter School in Waverly. She completed her high school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Because of her warm and cheerful disposition she was a favorite among her classmates.…

Sister Agnese Coomes

Date of Birth: March 29, 1903
Date of Death: July 6, 1990
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 47

Myrtle was born March 29, 1903, the first child of Walter and Emma Aull Coomes of Knottsville, Ky. Her grade school education began at Pleasant Valley School in 1910. Later, she was enrolled at St. William School where the Ursuline Sisters were her teachers. After completing her first year of high school at St. William,…

Sister Agnita Sweeney

Date of Birth: December 20, 1893
Date of Death: April 26, 1955
Age at Death: 61 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 11

Born in Mayfield, Ky., on Dec. 20, 1893, Mary Agnes was the daughter of John and Mary Haggerty Sweeney. She spent time at Mount Saint Joseph Academy as a student between the years 1903 and 1912. At the age of 18, she entered the novitiate on Nov. 17, 1912, and four days later received the…

Sister Alberta Birkhead

Date of Birth: January 12, 1896
Date of Death: November 13, 1969
Age at Death: 73 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 39

The daughter of George and Alberta Abell Birkhead, Ernestine was born Jan. 12, 1896, in Ensor, Ky. At age 18, Ernestine entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on Sept. 8, 1914. She received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Alberta on Dec. 30, 1914. In 1915, Sister Alberta spent a few months teaching…

Sister Alicia Cecil

Date of Birth: March 7, 1895
Date of Death: June 26, 1983
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 32

Born in West Louisville, Ky., on March 7, 1895, Leona was the fifth of eight children of Clement and Eva Hayden Cecil. Her father died when she was 7 years of age. Leona began her elementary education at St. Alphonsus School in St. Joseph and completed high school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. When she…

Sister Aloise Boone

Date of Birth: August 6, 1914
Date of Death: April 30, 1995
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row B Plot 49

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…

Sister Aloise Murphy

Date of Birth: February 1, 1890
Date of Death: February 2, 1930
Age at Death: 40 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 21

Elizabeth was born Feb. 1, 1890, the daughter of John and Mollie York Murphy of Browns Valley, Ky. Her parents were members of St. Anthony parish. Elizabeth was often seen carrying flowers to decorate the altars, helping her mother clean the church and keeping the pastor’s table supplied with vegetables and fruits in season. Elizabeth…

Mother Aloysius Willett

Date of Birth: September 8, 1862
Date of Death: October 1, 1920
Age at Death: 58 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 18

The daughter of Samuel and Mary Ellen Wathen Willett, Mary Leona was born Sept. 8, 1862, in Union County, Ky. Her ancestors came from Maryland to western Kentucky. Leona’s brother, Thomas, was born in 1864. When their mother died in 1865, the two small children were sent to live with their maternal grandmother. In 1867,…

Sister Alphonsa Wiggins

Date of Birth: May 26, 1886
Date of Death: July 29, 1963
Age at Death: 77 years
Marker Location: Row J Plot 36

The daughter of Thomas and Eliza Wiggins, Julia was born May 26, 1886, in Beech Grove, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy from 1900‑1904. When 20 years old, Julia entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and following a four‑day postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Alphonsa on August 23,…