Sister M. Celine Leeker

Date of Birth: June 23, 1929
Date of Death: March 25, 2019
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 52

Mary Louise Leeker was born on June 23, 1929, in Lenexa, Kan.. Her parents were John Leeker and Mary Elizabeth McGrath Leeker. She was baptized at St. Paul Church in Olathe, Kan., on July 18, 1929. She was confirmed on April 24, 1938, at Holy Trinity Church in Lenexa. She was the oldest of eight.…

Sister Theresa Ann Legeay

Date of Birth: April 5, 1925
Date of Death: September 2, 1996
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 2

Suzanne, one of six children (three of whom died in childhood) of August and Theresa Kirchoff Legeay, Paducah, Ky., was born April 5, 1925. Her faith journey began at St. Francis de Sales Church on April 19. Her father died when Suzanne was only 5 years old. Her mother worked to support the family, Suzanne’s…

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 Imelda Livers

Date of Birth: January 9, 1891
Date of Death: June 6, 1972
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 31

The daughter of George and Mary Farmer Livers, Agnes was born Jan. 9, 1891, in Finley, Ky. Very little is known about her early life except that at the age of 11, she was baptized on July 5, 1902, at Holy Name of Mary Church in nearby Calvary. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint…

Sister Mary Charlene Logsdon

Date of Birth: November 16, 1906
Date of Death: April 29, 1983
Age at Death: 76 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 33

Born Nov. 16, 1906, in St. Mary, Ky., Agnes Nevita was the second child of 13 born to Joseph and Susan Thompson Logsdon. Most of her grade school years were spent at St. Charles School. When she was in the eighth grade, the family moved to Loretto and the children attended St. Francis of Assisi…

Sister Uriel Logsdon

Date of Birth: August 18, 1872
Date of Death: September 30, 1966
Age at Death: 94 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 28

Born August 18, 1872, to Barney and Mary Susanna Lilly Logsdon of Sturgis, Ky., Marie was one of four children. At the age of 34, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and following a 13-month postulancy, received the Ursuline habit on August 25, 1908. Marie was given the name Sister Uriel. Sister Uriel…

Sister Joseph Marian Logsdon

Date of Birth: November 14, 1914
Date of Death: November 3, 1992
Age at Death: 77 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 9

Born at St. Mary, Ky., on Nov. 14, 1914, Gonzaga was the daughter of Herman and Susan Thompson Logsdon, one of 13 children. When she was 5 years old, the family moved to Chicago, Ky. Gonzaga attended St Francis of Assisi School, St. Charles School, and Loretto School for her elementary education. For her secondary…

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 Delores “Dee” Long

Date of Birth: May 19, 1939
Date of Death: June 7, 2020
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 60

Delores Ruth Long was born on May 19, 1939, the oldest of four daughters born to Cloyd Harold Long and Wilma Francis Gibson Long, in Mexico, Mo. Dee’s father was born in Pratt, Kan., and her mother was born in Hawk Point, Mo. They were both Methodists. Dee said that her family began in the…

Sister Aquina Losson

Date of Birth: November 30, 1886
Date of Death: November 11, 1967
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 28

Born Nov. 30, 1886, in Bardstown, Ky., Eulalia was the daughter of John and Sarah Wilson Losson. She received her secondary education at Bethlehem Academy in Bardstown and at Nazareth Academy conducted by the Sister of Charity of Nazareth, also at Bardstown. Eulalia entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 19 and…