Sister Rose Karen Johnson

Date of Birth: December 5, 1940
Date of Death: January 15, 2024
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 47

Mary Ellenee Johnson was born December 5, 1940, to the family of Damien and Catherine Johnson in St. Lawrence, Ky. She was the thirteenth child in the family of two boys and 11 girls. The boys were Gerald and Frank. Five of the daughters gave their lives as vowed religious to the Ursuline Sisters of…

Sister Rose Theresa Johnson

Date of Birth: March 10, 1931
Date of Death: August 10, 2012
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 48

Lucy Mae, the middle child of 13 children, (11 girls and 2 boys) was born on a farm near St. Lawrence (Ky.) Church to David Damien and Catherine Morris Johnson on March 10, 1931. She was baptized in St. Lawrence Church on April 12, 1931, and was confirmed there, taking the name Hortense, on May…

Sister Joseph Clara Johnson

Date of Birth: February 22, 1948
Date of Death: June 12, 2014
Age at Death: 66 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 50

It was on February 22, 1948, at Daviess County Hospital in Owensboro that Clara Alice was born to Ruth Agnes Higdon Johnson and Justin Aloysius Johnson, the fourth of 10 children. Her parents took her to St. Columba, Lewisport, Ky., one week after her birth to have her baptized and become a member of the…

Sister Agnes Therese Kastner

Date of Birth: September 25, 1902
Date of Death: October 25, 1977
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row D Plot 29

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 25, 1902, Agnes was the daughter of Gustave and Elizabeth Hemberger Kastner. She attended grade school at St. James School and high school at Ursuline Academy, both in Louisville, and received her music education at the Louisville Conservatory of Music. Agnes then became organist at St. James Catholic Church.…

Sister Mildred Katzer

Date of Birth: December 3, 1918
Date of Death: May 19, 2019
Age at Death: 100 years
Marker Location: Ursuline Cemetery in Paola, Kan.

Sister Mildred was born on December 3, 1918, in her home near Garnett, Kan., and was given the name Mary Agnes Katzer. She was baptized at Holy Angels Church on January 16, 1919, and received the sacrament of confirmation there on May 15, 1930. She was the seventh child born to Joseph and Catherine Katzer.…

Sister Catherine Kaufman

Date of Birth: August 29, 1931
Date of Death: July 29, 2024
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 60

On August 29, 1931, the hottest day of the year in tiny Dahlgren Township in southern Illinois, Helen Marie Kaufman joined her brother Henry, becoming the second child of Charles Albert Kaufman and Gertrude Rose Birkner Kaufman. One week later, she was baptized at Saint John the Baptist Church in Piopolis, Illinois. Just eighteen months later,…

Sister Elizabeth Kelley

Date of Birth: January 15, 1889
Date of Death: October 27, 1977
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 29

Ora Frances was the daughter of Frank and Della Summers Kelley of Owensboro, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1908-1909. That same summer she entered the novitiate and ten days later on July 14, 1909, Ora Frances received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Elizabeth. Sister Elizabeth was prepared for…

Sister Clarentia Kelly

Date of Birth: December 27, 1882
Date of Death: May 31, 1930
Age at Death: 47 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 18

The daughter of George and Anna Lamkin Kelly, Mary Jane was born Dec. 27, 1882, near Raywick, Ky. She was the fourth child in a family of seven children. She attended Cravens Public School. After completing grade school, Mary, encouraged by her parents and teachers, prepared for a teaching career by attending one term of…

Sister Mary Romuald Kennedy

Date of Birth: August 22, 1890
Date of Death: March 19, 1972
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 8

Ida Isabelle was born August 22, 1890, the daughter of James and Mary Louise Crews Kennedy of Hardinsburg, Ky. Her family was one of the pioneer families in St. Romuald Parish. She attended Hardinsburg Elementary Public School, St. Romuald Parish School (taught by lay teachers), and Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Ida became a certified public…

Sister Rosemary Keough

Date of Birth: December 11, 1938
Date of Death: November 21, 2020
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 59

Rosemary Ellen Keough was born on December 11, 1938, in Auburn, N.Y. Her parents were Thomas Patrick Keough and Catherine Agnes Scully. She was baptized on January 15, 1939, and confirmed on October 17, 1948, in St. Patrick’s Church in Aurora, N.Y. Her siblings were Sara K. Scully, Thomas Patrick Keough Jr., and John Roger…