Born at Browns Valley, Kentucky, on March 3, 1907, Mary Helena was the daughter of Anthony and Effie Turner Krampe. Anthony Krampe had served as the farm manager at the Mount. She received her early education at St. Anthony School in Browns Valley and at St. Peter of Alcantara School in Stanley. After attending Mount…
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 Ann Vincentia Abell
Blanche was the third of nine children born to William and Ann Emma Luckett Abell at Calvary, Ky., on November 26, 1889. She received her early schooling from the Sisters of Loretto in Calvary until the Abell family moved to a house on the farm of her paternal grandfather. Blanche’s father died when she was…
Sister Geraldine Thompson
The daughter of William Ivo and Dora Blandford Thompson, Mary Edna was born Feb. 22, 1905, in St. Joseph, Ky., one of their 10 children. She received her early education at St. Frances Academy in Owensboro and later attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy. At the age of 16, Mary Edna entered the novitiate and on…
Sister Mary Bridget Fulkerson
Mary Emma was born March 28, 1902, the daughter of Lillard and Eliza Coomes Fulkerson of Rome, Ky. Her early education began in the public schools of Davies County. She later attended St. Elizabeth School in Curdsville, staffed by the Ursuline Sisters. When 20 years of age, Mary Emma entered the novitiate of Mount Saint…
Sister Mary Paula Hundley
Dorothy was born on March 9, 1917, one of the eight children born to Jasper and Caroline McKay Hundley in Stanley, Ky. Most of her 12 years of education were spent at St. Peter of Alcantara School in Stanley. When she was 21 years old, Dorothy entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. She received…
Sister Josepha Newton
Frances Athel was born April 15, 1906, one of seven children of Joseph and Nettie Hughes Newton of Manton, Ky. She attended public school there until her mother died. The family moved to Flaherty where Frances became a student at St. Martin of Tours School. Responding to the call to religious life in June 1923,…
Sister Mary Aurea O’Bryan
Anna was born Nov. 18, 1902, the first of 13 children born to James and Mary Edna Nally O’Bryan of Stanley, Ky. By both word and example, her parents taught her the beauties of the Catholic faith. At home she learned to be considerate of others and helpful with her brothers and sisters. Anna attended…
Sister Pauline Chamberlain
Rose was born September 7, 1897, one of the six children born to James and Elizabeth Campion Chamberlain who lived in Browns Valley, Ky. Her early education was in the public school of Utica and at St. Anthony School, Browns Valley. At the age of 17, Rose entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. She…
Sister Edwardine Murphy
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 Mary Helen Brown
Born June 2, 1905, at Hardinsburg, Ky., Mary Helen was the daughter of John and Martha Basham Brown, one of eight children. She received her early education at St. Romuald School in her hometown. When she was 21 years of age, Mary Helen entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On March 19, 1927, Mary…