Born October 22, 1898, in Uniontown, Ky., Lillian was the daughter of Adrian and Ann Spalding Buckman. She was trained in music from early on and while attending Mount Saint Joseph Academy during 1915‑1917, she performed on the piano at all the special feasts that were celebrated during the school year. Lillian entered the novitiate…
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 Lucille Blincoe
The daughter of Richard and Lucy Burnett Blincoe, Alice was born September 14, 1897, in Blincoe, Ky. Her parents were devout Catholics and trained their 12 children in love of God and Church. Alice attended the public schools of Marion County, but when the Ursuline Sisters began Holy Cross School at Loretto, she enrolled as…
Sister Marguerite Younker
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 Joetta Mattingly
Myrtle was born Aug. 24, 1901, the daughter of Monroe and Alice Bennett Mattingly of Loretto, Ky. She was baptized, received her First Communion and was confirmed at St. Francis of Assisi Church in nearby Chicago. Her mother died and her father remarried when she was a small child. She attended Mills Public School at…
Sister Mary Lawrence Abell
Ella joined the family of Lawrence and Emma Luckett Abell on April 3, 1899, at Calvary, Ky., the eighth of nine children. The Abell family, pioneers from Maryland, was active in the history of the Catholic Church in the Rolling Fork territory from the time of its settlement in 1785. Ella attended Calvary Public School.…
Sister Mary Jean Cotter
The daughter of John and Mary Jane Cotter, Bernadette was born March 4, 1898, in Cedar Hill, Tenn., one of eight children. She was enrolled as a student at Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1914-1917. At the age of 20, Bernadette entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and received the Ursuline habit…
Sister Agnes Marie Smith
Born at New Hope, Kentucky, on January 18, 1899, Mary Olivia was one of the 10 children of Thomas and Susan Hicks Smith. Her early education was obtained at St. Charles School in Lebanon. Entering the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph, Mary Olivia served her three‑month postulancy then received the Ursuline habit and the name…
Sister Antoinette Krampe
Mary Aloysius was born on Aug. 31, 1896, in St. Joseph, Ky., to Joseph and Effie Turner Krampe. At this time her father was overseer at Mount Saint Joseph. She was one of 13 children and when her father found the meager salary he received as overseer insufficient to sustain them, the family moved to…
Sister Mary Carmel Browning
Born July 17, 1896, to Charles and Mary Josephine Fry Browning at St. Mary, Ky., Mary Alice brightened the lives of that Catholic family. They were thrifty, hard‑working people who lived near Lebanon, and were members of St. Charles parish. Later the family moved to Lebanon. Alice was educated in the Marion County public schools.…
Sister Richarda Blincoe
Born October 26, 1890, to Richard and Lucy Burnett Blincoe of Blincoe, Ky., Rose belonged to a large Catholic family. Her parents were devout church members and trained their children to know and serve God. Rose attended Hagan Public School in Marion County. She also traveled a short distance to Loretto Academy and took music…