Sister Mary Renee Monaghan

Date of Birth: May 18, 1929
Date of Death: August 30, 2013
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 49

On May 18, 1929, Patricia Jean Monaghan became the fifth child born to John William and Mary Louise Monaghan, in Central City, Ky. Pat – or Patty Jean – joined one brother and three sisters in the growing Monaghan family. As the years followed, the Monaghan family grew to include seven daughters and three sons.…

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…

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 Mary Rose Lindauer

Date of Birth: March 18, 1915
Date of Death: February 24, 1990
Age at Death: 74 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 14

Mary Rose was born March 18, 1915, the daughter of John and Betty Husk Lindauer, a German family who lived in Newman, Ky. Her formal education began at St. Peter of Alcantara School in Stanley. She continued there through her graduation from high school. Mary Rose spent several years in the business world of Owensboro.…

Sister Mary Sylvester Craycroft

Date of Birth: April 8, 1907
Date of Death: February 15, 1993
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 20

Agnita, daughter of Sylvester and Anna Mae Hughes Craycroft, was born April 8, 1907, in Big Spring, Ky. Her formal education began at Hall School in Big Spring. The family moved to Vine Grove where she enrolled as a fourth-grader at Maple Grove School. In 1919, the Mount Saint Joseph Ursulines opened St. Martin School…

Sister Mary Rose Lyvers

Date of Birth: May 13, 1901
Date of Death: August 13, 1988
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 45

Pauline was born May 13, 1901, one of the six children born to William and Rose Hayden Lyvers in Rome, Ky. Her education began at St. Joseph School in Bowling Green where she was taught by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, then she later attended the public school at Russellville. Pauline’s high school years…

Sister Mary Rudolph Castile

Date of Birth: December 8, 1896
Date of Death: September 30, 1988
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 44

Born December 8, 1896, in Elizabethtown, Ky., Catherine was the daughter of William and Florence Thomas Castile. The Castile family moved to Stithton when Catherine was 6 years old. Her formal education began at Stithton Public School. The Ursulines from Mount Saint Joseph opened St. Patrick School in Stithton in 1913, and Catherine attended school…

Sister Mary Ruth Vick

Date of Birth: August 27, 1882
Date of Death: August 5, 1951
Age at Death: 68 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 13

Blanche was born August 27, 1882, the daughter of Sebastian and Nancy Whanger Vick of Greenville, Ky. At the age of 31, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On December 30, 1914, following an eight‑month postulancy, Blanche received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Ruth. Sister Mary Ruth’s first assignment was…

Sister Mary Samuel Hamilton

Date of Birth: December 20, 1900
Date of Death: August 21, 1977
Age at Death: 76 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 6

Cecilia was the daughter of Samuel and Emma Hite Hamilton, born December 20, 1900, in Waverly, Ky. After her schooling, Cecilia entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 15 years of age. Following a seven‑month postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit on October 24, 1916. Cecilia was given the name Sister Mary…

Sister Mary Stephen Smith

Date of Birth: September 9, 1898
Date of Death: May 23, 1932
Age at Death: 33 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 14

James and Martha Redmond Smith had moved from New Haven, Ky., to St. Mary, and had finally settled at Browns Valley where Anna was born on September 9, 1898. She was a cousin of Father Leo Smith and Sister Francis Xavier Smith, OSU. At the age of 19, Anna entered the novitiate at Mount Saint…