Sister Jamesetta Newton

Date of Birth: May 2, 1901
Date of Death: October 24, 1934
Age at Death: 33 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 11

The daughter of James and Cecilia Elmore Newton, Regina was born May 2, 1901, in Holy Cross, Ky. Her mother died following the birth of a baby brother. A maternal aunt assisted the father in caring for the children. Her formal education began at a Marion County Public School with lay teachers. When the Ursuline…

Sister Agnes Leo Newton

Date of Birth: June 2, 1911
Date of Death: August 22, 2002
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 56

Mary Marcella, one of eight children of Joseph Lawrence and Alice Hughes Newton, was born at Manton, Ky. on June 6, 1911. Her faith journey began with baptism at Holy Rosary Church, Manton, on September 2. Her mother died when Marcella was only six years old, and an older sister, Golda, quit school to take…

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…

Sister Bertha Marie Nally

Date of Birth: March 30, 1921
Date of Death: October 6, 2006
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 49

Susan Elizabeth (Sue) was born March 30, 1921, the daughter of Joseph Warren and Bertha Mary Hite Nally of Springfield, Kentucky. She was the seventh of eight children — six brothers and one sister. She was baptized at St. Rose Church in Springfield. The Nally home was full of love and faithfulness to the Catholic…

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…

Sister Edwardine Murphy

Date of Birth: February 13, 1914
Date of Death: November 2, 1984
Age at Death: 70 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 38

Born Feb. 13, 1914, in Central City, Ky., Mary Callista was the daughter of James Patrick and Mary Ellen McGown Murphy of Irish descent. She was one of nine children. Mary Callista received most of her formal education at St Joseph School in Central City, then attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1930-1933.…

Sister Rose Beatrice Murphy

Date of Birth: December 29, 1903
Date of Death: November 7, 1961
Age at Death: 57 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 26

One of the nine children of Richard and Rose Anne Holland Murphy, Elizabeth was born December 29, 1903, in Stanley, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy as a day student through the years 1917-1928, receiving her elementary, secondary and junior college education. Elizabeth entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on September 7, 1927,…

Sister Joseph Cecelia Muller

Date of Birth: March 2, 1923
Date of Death: March 17, 2003
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 40

Mary Rose Patricia Ann Muller was born March 2, 1923, in Louisville, Ky. She was the only daughter among four sons of Joseph Nicholas and Cecelia Aloysius Ballman Muller. Her home life was special as the family spent time together making candy, playing cards and listening to good music. In 1929, Patricia attended Hazelwood Elementary…

Sister Eileen Mullen

Date of Birth: May 24, 1912
Date of Death: March 12, 2008
Age at Death: 95 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 24

Eileen Veronica Rose Mullen was born on May 24, 1912, on the family farm near the Canadian border, between Colgan and Fortuna, North Dakota. The town in which Eileen was born was named after her maternal grandfather Mac Colgan. She was the second child of the homesteading pioneers Michael Joseph Mullen and Edith Eileen Colgan…

Sister Anne Michelle Mudd

Date of Birth: January 12, 1941
Date of Death: August 11, 2020
Age at Death: 79 years

Nancy Ann Mudd was born on January 12, 1941, in Peonia, Ky., to Julian Dent Mudd Sr., and Gladys Evelyn Stith Mudd. She was baptized on August 21, 1943, at St. Anthony Church, Peonia, and was confirmed on October 22, 1950, by Bishop Francis R. Cotton. Nancy Ann had nine brothers and sisters in her…