Sister Mary Rose Lindauer

Date of Birth: March 18, 1915
Date of Death: February 24, 1990
Age at Death: 74 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 14

Mary Rose was born March 18, 1915, the daughter of John and Betty Husk Lindauer, a German family who lived in Newman, Ky. Her formal education began at St. Peter of Alcantara School in Stanley. She continued there through her graduation from high school. Mary Rose spent several years in the business world of Owensboro.…

Sister Patricia Ann Frey

Date of Birth: August 7, 1909
Date of Death: February 9, 1990
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 47

Mary Pauline was born August 7, 1909, the seventh child born to John and Susan Wagner Frey of Owensboro, Ky. This Catholic German family helped build and support St. Joseph Church. Pauline began her formal education at St. Hubertus Academy (later renamed St. Joseph School) in September 1915. Her first teachers were the Ursulines of…

Sister Mary Aloysius Wathen

Date of Birth: November 11, 1900
Date of Death: February 8, 1990
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 47

Born at Anthoston, Ky., on Nov. 11, 1900, Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Caroline Lee Wathen. Soon after birth she became “May” to her family. Most likely this was because she had a twin brother, Raphael Joseph, so the twins were called Ray and May. Raphael Joseph died when he was less…

Sister Marie Secunda Mudd

Date of Birth: March 25, 1903
Date of Death: January 28, 1990
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 45

Born in St. Mary, Ky., on March 25, 1903, Marie was the ninth child of Charles Thaddeus and Gertrude Elizabeth Wheatley Mudd. Marie was 6 years old when she began her formal education at Mudd Elementary School near her home. She later attended St. Charles School and came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy for high…

Sister Thomas Ann Thompson

Date of Birth: September 8, 1903
Date of Death: January 14, 1990
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 46

Thelma was tenth in the family of 12 children, born September 8, 1903, to Thomas and Anna Florence Ballard Thompson of Holy Cross, Ky. Her formal education began in the one‑room Clarktown School. When the Ursuline Sisters opened a school at Holy Cross, Thelma was one of their first fifth grade pupils. At the age…

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 Marie Wathen

Date of Birth: January 19, 1905
Date of Death: December 23, 1989
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 38

Born at Morganfield, Ky., on Jan. 19, 1905, Ursula Margaret was the daughter of John and Carrie Manning Wathen, one of 11 children. Her formal education began in the Wathen School of Union County and continued at St. Ann School at Morganfield. When Ursula was 19 years old, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint…

Sister Louis Bertrand Thompson

Date of Birth: August 22, 1903
Date of Death: October 19, 1989
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 45

The daughter of Francis and Bridget (Thompson) Thompson, Estelle was born Aug. 22, 1903, in Loretto, Ky. On the day after her birth, she was baptized in the Church of Seven Dolors at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Loretto. Her formal education began in a public school in Loretto. In 1912, when the Ursuline…

Sister Francis Xavier Miles

Date of Birth: July 19, 1901
Date of Death: October 18, 1989
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 46

Born in Raywick, Ky., on July 19, 1901, Catherine was the daughter of Milburn and Anna Bartley Miles. Before the Ursuline Sisters opened St. Francis Xavier School in Raywick, Catherine attended public school in Marion County. After she finished the eighth grade at St. Francis Xavier School, she kept house for the Sisters at Raywick…

Sister Joseph Volk Newton

Date of Birth: November 1, 1907
Date of Death: October 3, 1989
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 46

Born in Manton, Ky., on Nov. 1, 1907, Ada was the daughter of Joseph and Alice Hughes Newton and was one of eight children. Her formal education began in two Marion County schools, Gandertown and Nalton. The family moved to Flaherty, Ky., and the children enrolled at St. Martin School in Flaherty. Ada attended Mount…