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 Marie Michael Hayden

Date of Birth: September 17, 1932
Date of Death: June 13, 2018
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 58

Helen was born on September 17, 1932, in Owensboro, Ky., to Henry Walter Hayden Jr., and Mayola Mullican Hayden. She was one of 16 children. She was the ninth child born to the family. Several of the children died when they were very young. Her brothers and sisters include: John Pascal, Henry Walter, Lucian Paul,…

Sister Marie Brenda Vowels

Date of Birth: April 24, 1926
Date of Death: July 27, 2018
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 54

Francis Marie Vowels was born on April 24, 1926, in Louisville, Ky., to Maud Elizabeth Byerly Vowels and Stephen Vowels. She was the second child of 14. Her siblings were: Ruby, Joseph, Helen, Virginia, William, Leo, Jane, David, Barbara, Judith, Dale and twins, Stephen and Sylvester who were still born. Francis Marie was baptized on…

Sister Marie William Blyth

Date of Birth: August 30, 1929
Date of Death: March 10, 2019
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 59

Helen Louise Blyth was born in Denver, Colorado, on August 30, 1929. Her parents were Allen Blyth and Katherine Teresa Carrullo Blyth. She had an older brother, James, and an older sister, Marietta. She was baptized at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Denver, on February 26, 1933, when she was 4 years old. She…

Sister Marie Julie Fecher

Date of Birth: October 13, 1923
Date of Death: September 22, 2022
Age at Death: 98 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 60

Mary Margaret Fecher was born on October 13, 1923, to Constantine and Anna Marie Nordenbrock Fecher in Hamilton, Ohio. She was the second of five children. Her siblings included: Mark Patrick, Con John Jr., Marie Rose Julie, and Roger James. Mary Margaret was baptized on October 28, 1923, at Saint Mary Church in Oxford, Ohio. Later,…

Sister Marie Goretti Browning

Date of Birth: November 27, 1932
Date of Death: January 29, 2024
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row M No. 41

Mary Isabel Browning was born to Mary Agnes Abell Browning and Joseph Leo Browning on November 27, 1932, at Calvary, Ky. She was the sixth of seven children. Her siblings included Father Lawrence Browning CP, Father William Browning CP, Emma Rita, Josephine, Agnes Marie, and Sister Clarita. Mary Isabel was baptized at Holy Name of…

Sister Marie Bernadette Blanford

Date of Birth: March 30, 1912
Date of Death: July 7, 2000
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 46

Mary Elsie, one of 11 children of Francis Palmer and Mary Daisy Head Blanford, was born March 30, 1912, in Holy Cross, Marion County, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at Holy Cross Church, April 8, 1912. Elsie’s formal education began March 30, 1918, at Holy Cross School, staffed by the Ursuline Sisters of…

Sister Marie Claire Davis

Date of Birth: April 23, 1918
Date of Death: January 29, 1998
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 53

Anna Mildred, one of nine children of William Weston and Clara Frances Fuerst Davis, was born April 23, 1918, in Owensboro, Ky. Her faith journey began May 5, 1918, at St. Joseph Church, Owensboro. Mildred’s formal education began in September 1924 at St. Joseph School, Owensboro, and continued there through graduation from high school in…

Sister Marie Paschal Logsdon

Date of Birth: April 21, 1885
Date of Death: September 10, 1966
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 27

Born at Sturgis, Ky., on April 21, 1885, Tillie was the daughter of Barney and Mary Susanne Lilly Logsdon. At the age of 48, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph in January 1933. She received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Marie Paschal on August 14, 1933. Sister Marie Paschal was a…

Sister Marie Secunda Mudd

Date of Birth: March 25, 1903
Date of Death: January 28, 1990
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 45

Born in St. Mary, Ky., on March 25, 1903, Marie was the ninth child of Charles Thaddeus and Gertrude Elizabeth Wheatley Mudd. Marie was 6 years old when she began her formal education at Mudd Elementary School near her home. She later attended St. Charles School and came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy for high…