Elizabeth was born June 6, 1911, the eighth child of nine born to George and Mary Sutton Hutchins of New Haven, Ky. Elizabeth’s school days began in 1917 at St. Catherine School taught by the Sisters of Loretto. The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, who took charge of the school in 1918, taught Elizabeth…
Mount Saint Joseph Necrologies
The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph Necrology contains biographical information for Sisters buried at Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery.
Many entries include a Marker Location (for example, “Row D No. 55”), which corresponds to a location on the cemetery map.
Sister Agnes Mary Hutchins
Born to George and Mary Sutton Hutchins of New Haven, Kentucky, on February 4, 1914, Anna was the youngest of nine children. Anna began her formal education with the Ursulines at St. Catherine School in New Haven. At the age of 23, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on August 14, 1937. She…
Sister Geraldine Jarboe
Born Oct. 23, 1896, at Chenault, Meade County, Ky., Alma was the daughter of James and Columba O’Bryan Jarboe. She attended school at Chenault, then went to Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1907. After entering the novitiate and serving her time of postulancy, Alma received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Geraldine on August…
Sister Mary Lawrence Jarboe
Born October 19, 1883, to Charles and Ellen Carrico Jarboe, Anna lived a happy life with her family at St. Lawrence, Ky. The Jarboe and Carrico families had given many priests and religious to the Catholic Church in Daviess County. When Anna became 19, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. Following a two‑month…
Sister Ursula Jenkins I
Teresa was born October 5, 1873, in Uniontown, Ky., to John and Althea Payne Jenkins. Her father was a physician. Both parents were descendants of Maryland pioneers through Nelson County. An uncle, Father Thomas Jefferson Jenkins, made a great impression on the entire family. Teresa spent her girlhood days in Uniontown where she attended the…
Sister Ursula Jenkins II
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 Mary Leo Johnson
Alice was born February 17, 1877, the daughter of John and Sallie Speak Johnson of St. Lawrence, Ky., one of nine children. At age 25, Alice entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. She received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Leo on October 21, 1902. While in the novitiate, Sister Mary Leo…
Sister Agnes Mary Johnson
Marie Beatrice, the fourth of nine children of Joseph and Marie Alice Belanger Johnson, was born February 1, 1927 at New Haven, Kentucky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Catherine Church, New Haven. In September 1933, she began her formal education at St. Catherine Elementary School, New Haven, and graduated from high school there…
Sister Ann Frances Johnson
Clara Angela was born February 24, 1907 to F.G. and Anna Higdon Johnson of Knottsville, Kentucky. She graduated from Daviess County High School in Owensboro and attended Western Kentucky State Teachers College. Clara entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 29. Following a seven-month postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit on August…
Sister David Marie Johnson
Damien and Catherine Morris Johnson welcomed the birth of Rose Elizabeth into their family at St. Lawrence, Kentucky, on December 2, 1926. She attended the public schools of Daviess County and spent a year at Nazareth Academy in Nazareth, Kentucky, near Bardstown. Rose entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on August 14, 1951 and became…