Sister Miram Medley

Date of Birth: April 23, 1919
Date of Death: November 26, 2012
Age at Death: 93 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 44

It was just after Easter Sunday, on Wednesday the Octave of Easter, April 23, 1919, that the fourth little girl was born to the family of Albert Wesley and Catherine Lee Blandford Medley in Loretto, Ky. Ten days later, May 3, the worshipping community of Holy Cross Church was enriched by the addition of one…

Sister Mary Patrick McDonagh

Date of Birth: August 12, 1930
Date of Death: December 28, 2020
Age at Death: 90 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 50

Ann (Annie) McDonagh was born on August 12, 1930, the tenth child of a family of 11 children born to John and Bridget Collins McDonagh in Trienbawn, Ireland. Her siblings included Mary, Julia, Michael, Delia, Sarah, Willie, Sister Frances, Eileen and Father Jarlath. Her parents owned a small farm of about 40 acres in County…

Sister Frances McDonagh

Date of Birth: September 18, 1924
Date of Death: November 22, 2011
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 2

Nora was born Sept. 18, 1924, to John and Bridget Collins McDonagh in the village of Trienbawn, County Galway, Ireland. She was the eighth child in a family of 11. Mary, the oldest, was born in 1910, then Julia, Michael, Delia, Sara, Maragret, Willie, Nora (Sister Frances), Eileen, Annie (Sister Mary Patrick), and John, who…

Sister Mary Benedict McDaniel

Date of Birth: October 20, 1890
Date of Death: September 27, 1910
Age at Death: 19 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 20

Born Oct. 20, 1890, in Beech Grove, Ky., Mary Isobel was the daughter of Benedict and Mary Lindsey McDaniel. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 16 years of age. Having waited for seven months, Mary Isobel received the Ursuline habit on May 31, 1907, and the name Sister Mary Benedict.…

Sister Mary Celeste McCue

Date of Birth: August 19, 1896
Date of Death: July 8, 1966
Age at Death: 69 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 26

Born Aug. 19, 1896, in Louisville, Ky., Anna Jeanette was the daughter of Martin and Kate Cain McCue. Very little is known about her early life but as a young adult, Anna was very involved in social justice issues and knowledgeable about politics and national issues. At the age of 30, Anna entered the Mount…

Sister Pauletta McCarty

Date of Birth: July 17, 1921
Date of Death: April 7, 2018
Age at Death: 96 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 59

Helen Marie McCarty was born on July 17, 1921, the third of eight children born to Ignatius Paul McCarty and Nettie Rose Mahoney McCarty in Daviess County, Ky. Her siblings included William Anthony, Paul Ignatius, James Michael, Celestine Joseph, Francis Xavier, Elizabeth Jane and Rose Mary. She was baptized one week after she was born,…

Sister Angeline Mattingly

Date of Birth: December 31, 1888
Date of Death: March 2, 1962
Age at Death: 73 years
Marker Location: Row J Plot 28

Malissa was born Dec. 31, 1888, in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, the daughter of Robert and Ellen Powers Mattingly, descendants of the Maryland pioneers who came to Kentucky. From words and example of her parents, Malissa learned the beauty and truths of the Catholic faith. Her school days were spent in the public schools of Breckinridge…

Sister Ruth Mattingly

Date of Birth: September 22, 1935
Date of Death: November 1, 2018
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 48

Frances Ruth Mattingly was born on September 22, 1935, to Joseph George Mattingly and Annie Mae Hall Mattingly of St. Francis, Ky.. She was baptized by Father Fitzgibbon on September 28, 1935, at St. Francis of Assisi in St. Francis. She was confirmed on May 11, 1942, at St. Francis of Assisi by Archbishop Floersh.…

Sister Louis Hilary Mattingly

Date of Birth: September 23, 1899
Date of Death: April 1, 1972
Age at Death: 72 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 37

Born in Knottsville, Ky., on Sept. 23, 1899, Susan was the daughter of John Henry and Anna Aull Mattingly. Father Louis Hilary Spalding, pastor at St. William Church, baptized her. She attended the public school until the Ursuline Sisters opened St. William School in 1912. Gifted with a beautiful voice, Susan was a good student…

Sister Martin Gertrude Mattingly

Date of Birth: November 21, 1907
Date of Death: September 18, 2005
Age at Death: 97 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 34

Stella Mae was born November 21, 1907, in Knottsville, Ky., to Martin Spalding and Sarah Gertrude Bowlds Mattingly. She was one of 11 children. There were seven girls and four boys. Her life as a daughter of God began with baptism at St. William Church. Her schooling began at St. William followed by years at…