Sister Johanna Lechner

Date of Birth: September 15, 1910
Date of Death: July 21, 1978
Age at Death: 67 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 36

The daughter of John and Mary Tongish Lechner, Leona was born Sept. 15, 1910, in Nebraska City, Neb. Her formal education began in a public school where she stayed for the first three grades. Leona then attended St. Bernard Academy where the Madames of the Sacred Heart taught her through the remainder of grade school.…

Sister Rosalia Knott

Date of Birth: April 2, 1895
Date of Death: November 12, 1978
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 35

Born on April 2, 1895, Alma Genevieve was one of 12 children of Martin and Genevieve Payne Knott of Rome, Ky. She received her education in the public schools of Daviess County. When Alma was 16 she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and following a 16-month postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit on…

Sister Helene Thompson

Date of Birth: October 12, 1902
Date of Death: December 30, 1978
Age at Death: 76 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 34

Louise was born on Oct. 12, 1902, one of the five children of John and Helena Walker Thompson of Uniontown, Ky. She completed grammar school at St. Vincent Academy in Union County. Louise completed her high school education at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. In September 1918, at age 18, she entered the novitiate, and received…

Sister Florentia Mahoney

Date of Birth: May 25, 1905
Date of Death: August 22, 1979
Age at Death: 74 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 33

The daughter of James and Frances Mahoney, Genevieve was born in New Haven, Ky., on May 25, 1905. At the age of 16 she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and on March 20, 1922, she received the Ursuline habit following her postulancy. Genevieve was given the name Sister Florentia. Prepared for the teaching…

Sister Mary DeSales Thomas

Date of Birth: September 16, 1912
Date of Death: September 26, 1979
Age at Death: 67 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 32

Mary Prudence was born Sept. 16, 1912, the daughter of William and Susan Wathen Thomas of Calvary, Ky. Her education began at St. Joseph School in Raywick where she remained through her freshman year in high school. Mary Prudence went to St. Charles School in Lebanon for her sophomore year, then attended Mount Saint Joseph…

Sister Mary Francis Brumlow

Date of Birth: July 11, 1905
Date of Death: December 4, 1979
Age at Death: 74 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 31

Born July 11, 1905, in Fancy Farm, Ky., Edna was the daughter of Edward and Sarah Vessels Brumlow. She was 20 years old when she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on February 10,1926. Following a six-month postulancy, Edna received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Francis on August 15, 1926. Sister…

Sister Richarda Blincoe

Date of Birth: October 26, 1890
Date of Death: May 15, 1980
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 30

Born October 26, 1890, to Richard and Lucy Burnett Blincoe of Blincoe, Ky., Rose belonged to a large Catholic family. Her parents were devout church members and trained their children to know and serve God. Rose attended Hagan Public School in Marion County. She also traveled a short distance to Loretto Academy and took music…

Sister Mary Carmel Browning

Date of Birth: July 17, 1896
Date of Death: May 24, 1980
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 29

Born July 17, 1896, to Charles and Mary Josephine Fry Browning at St. Mary, Ky., Mary Alice brightened the lives of that Catholic family. They were thrifty, hard‑working people who lived near Lebanon, and were members of St. Charles parish. Later the family moved to Lebanon. Alice was educated in the Marion County public schools.…

Sister Antoinette Krampe

Date of Birth: August 31, 1896
Date of Death: August 27, 1980
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row G, No. 28

Mary Aloysius was born on Aug. 31, 1896, in St. Joseph, Ky., to Joseph and Effie Turner Krampe. At this time her father was overseer at Mount Saint Joseph. She was one of 13 children and when her father found the meager salary he received as overseer insufficient to sustain them, the family moved to…

Sister Agnes Marie Smith

Date of Birth: January 18, 1899
Date of Death: August 29, 1980
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row E Plot 28

Born at New Hope, Kentucky, on January 18, 1899, Mary Olivia was one of the 10 children of Thomas and Susan Hicks Smith. Her early education was obtained at St. Charles School in Lebanon. Entering the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph, Mary Olivia served her three‑month postulancy then received the Ursuline habit and the name…