Sister Mary Jean Cotter

Date of Birth: March 4, 1898
Date of Death: November 15, 1980
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 29

The daughter of John and Mary Jane Cotter, Bernadette was born March 4, 1898, in Cedar Hill, Tenn., one of eight children. She was enrolled as a student at Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1914-1917. At the age of 20, Bernadette entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and received the Ursuline habit…

Sister Mary Lawrence Abell

Date of Birth: April 3, 1898
Date of Death: January 9, 1981
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 30

Ella joined the family of Lawrence and Emma Luckett Abell on April 3, 1899, at Calvary, Ky., the eighth of nine children. The Abell family, pioneers from Maryland, was active in the history of the Catholic Church in the Rolling Fork territory from the time of its settlement in 1785. Ella attended Calvary Public School.…

Sister Joetta Mattingly

Date of Birth: August 24, 1901
Date of Death: January 11, 1981
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 31

Myrtle was born Aug. 24, 1901, the daughter of Monroe and Alice Bennett Mattingly of Loretto, Ky. She was baptized, received her First Communion and was confirmed at St. Francis of Assisi Church in nearby Chicago. Her mother died and her father remarried when she was a small child. She attended Mills Public School at…

Sister Marguerite Younker

Date of Birth: November 12, 1900
Date of Death: April 4, 1981
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 32

Mary Josephine, the daughter of Henry and Rosa Poat Younker, was born November 12, 1900, in St. John, Ky. Her father died when she was a year old and before the birth of her sister, Margaret. When Father Charles Haeseley, her mother’s uncle, became pastor at St. Jerome in Fancy Farm, Ky., he invited Rosa…

Sister Lucille Blincoe

Date of Birth: September 14, 1897
Date of Death: May 30, 1981
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 33

The daughter of Richard and Lucy Burnett Blincoe, Alice was born September 14, 1897, in Blincoe, Ky. Her parents were devout Catholics and trained their 12 children in love of God and Church. Alice attended the public schools of Marion County, but when the Ursuline Sisters began Holy Cross School at Loretto, she enrolled as…

Sister Rose Agnes Buckman

Date of Birth: October 22, 1898
Date of Death: August 6, 1981
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 34

Born October 22, 1898, in Uniontown, Ky., Lillian was the daughter of Adrian and Ann Spalding Buckman. She was trained in music from early on and while attending Mount Saint Joseph Academy during 1915‑1917, she performed on the piano at all the special feasts that were celebrated during the school year. Lillian entered the novitiate…

Sister Ophelia Raley

Date of Birth: September 16, 1897
Date of Death: November 5, 1981
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 35

Born September 16, 1897, in Waverly, Ky., Roberta was one of 10 children born to Francis and Camilla Willett Raley. She received her education in the public schools in Waverly and Morganfield. She also attended St. Ann School at Morganfield. When she was 17 years old, Roberta wanted to enter the novitiate at Mount Saint…

Sister Ursula Jenkins II

Date of Birth: January 8, 1904
Date of Death: November 7, 1981
Age at Death: 77 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 36

Emily was born January 8, 1904, the daughter of James and Mary Jenkins of Louisville, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1918-1922, and entered the formation program the following September. Following a six-month postulancy, Emily received the Ursuline habit on March 19, 1923, and the name Sister Ursula. In 1924, Sister…

Sister Henrietta Mackin

Date of Birth: October 19, 1904
Date of Death: December 6, 1981
Age at Death: 77 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 37

Eunita was born Oct. 19, 1904, the daughter of Clarence and Lillian Butch Mackin in St. Joseph, Ky. She received her elementary education at the West Louisville Public School, then attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1919-1922. At the age of 17, Eunita entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on March 19, 1923,…

Sister Carolyn Marie O’Harrow

Date of Birth: June 1, 1944
Date of Death: December 21, 1981
Age at Death: 37 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 38

Born June 1, 1944, in Portland, Oregon, Ann Elizabeth was the daughter of Patrick and Mary Caroline Pritchard O’Harrow. She attended Sacred Heart Academy in Waterflow, New Mexico, during the years 1958-1961, and spent her senior year at Newman High School in Mason City, Iowa, graduating from there in 1962. On September 9, Ann Elisabeth…