Sister Ruth Helen Flaherty

Date of Birth: May 28, 1913
Date of Death: August 14, 1989
Age at Death: 76 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 46

The first of the nine children of William and Helen Flaherty, Emma Mae was born May 28, 1913, in Concordia, Ky. Her schooling began at Fairview School in Andyville, and continued at St. Theresa School in Rhodelia and St. Martin School in Louisville. For high school Emma Mae went to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Following…

Sister Joseph Marie Williams

Date of Birth: September 27, 1895
Date of Death: April 21, 1989
Age at Death: 93 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 10

The daughter of William and Catherine Stengell Williams, Eva Catherine was born on Sept. 27, 1895, in Owensboro, Ky. She had five brothers, and two sisters who also became Ursulines of Mount Saint Joseph. In 1904, Eva began her formal education at St. Frances Academy in Owensboro. She enrolled at Mount Saint Joseph Academy in…

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…

Sister Rose Frances Mahoney

Date of Birth: November 25, 1907
Date of Death: April 19, 1989
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 12

The daughter of Francis and Martha Whelan Mahoney, Rose Mary was born November 25, 1907, in New Haven, Ky. Her parents were strict Catholics of Maryland pioneer ancestry. Rose Mary’s formal education began at St. Catherine School under the direction of the Sisters of Loretto. When the Ursuline Sisters replaced the Loretto Sisters in 1919,…

Sister Colletta Drury

Date of Birth: August 26, 1895
Date of Death: April 2, 1989
Age at Death: 93 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 13

The birth of Mary Colletta, the daughter of John Pius and Mary Lawson Drury of West Louisville, Ky., on Aug. 26, 1895, gladdened the hearts of her parents and older sister, Eula. Her formal education began at the Blandford Public School in West Louisville. When Mary Colletta was 12 years old, her mother died. She…

Sister Anne Louise Ramold

Date of Birth: November 1, 1921
Date of Death: April 1, 1989
Age at Death: 67 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 11

The daughter of Frank and Anna Marie Ramold, Anna Louise was born in Billings, Montana, on November 1, 1921. She began her schooling in 1927 at Shepperd School in Billings. When the family returned to Nebraska, she entered St. Mary Elementary School in Nebraska City and was taught by the Ursuline Sisters. Following her graduation…

Sister Ursula Marie O’Bryan

Date of Birth: July 22, 1905
Date of Death: March 28, 1989
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 9

The daughter of Joseph and Regina Mattingly O’Bryan, Mary Ursula was born July 22, 1905. She began life in the log cabin on her grandfather’s farm in West Louisville, Ky. She attended the West Louisville public school, and when ready for the eighth grade, became a student at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. After graduation in…

Sister Mary Gregory Cooper

Date of Birth: September 9, 1904
Date of Death: March 15, 1989
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 7

Born Sept. 9, 1904, in Whitesville, Ky., Mary Helen was the daughter of Peter and Catherine Hoheimer Cooper. The family moved from Whitesville to Owensboro before Helen was school age. She began her formal education at St. Frances Academy under the direction of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Later she transferred to St. Joseph…

Sister Monica Aud II

Date of Birth: June 24, 1903
Date of Death: November 3, 1988
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 45

Born June 24, 1903, in Knottsville, Ky., Mary Agnes was the daughter of William and Mary Matilda Payne Aud. She received her early education at a one-room school on Short Station Road — called Snowball School. At times her father paid a cousin to stay in their home and tutor the children. Mary Agnes also…

Sister Mary Robert Buckler

Date of Birth: September 20, 1909
Date of Death: November 1, 1988
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 36

The daughter of George and Mary Cleve Cambron Buckler, Frances Alice was born September 20, 1909, in St. Mary, Ky., one of nine children. She received her grade school education in the public school at Loretto. For her junior and senior years in high school she attended St. Charles School in St. Mary (Lebanon) staffed…