Sister Thomas James Peake

Date of Birth: March 17, 1905
Date of Death: December 30, 1989
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row H, No. 37

One of the nine children born to Boone and Madeline Greenwell Peake, Mary Cecilia was born March 17, 1905, in New Haven, Ky. Her formal education began at St. Catherine School in New Haven where she was taught by the Sisters of Loretto. Mary Cecilia also received her high school education at St. Catherine School,…

Sister Thomas Ann Thompson

Date of Birth: September 8, 1903
Date of Death: January 14, 1990
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 46

Thelma was tenth in the family of 12 children, born September 8, 1903, to Thomas and Anna Florence Ballard Thompson of Holy Cross, Ky. Her formal education began in the one‑room Clarktown School. When the Ursuline Sisters opened a school at Holy Cross, Thelma was one of their first fifth grade pupils. At the age…

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…

Sister Mary Aloysius Wathen

Date of Birth: November 11, 1900
Date of Death: February 8, 1990
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 47

Born at Anthoston, Ky., on Nov. 11, 1900, Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Caroline Lee Wathen. Soon after birth she became “May” to her family. Most likely this was because she had a twin brother, Raphael Joseph, so the twins were called Ray and May. Raphael Joseph died when he was less…

Sister Patricia Ann Frey

Date of Birth: August 7, 1909
Date of Death: February 9, 1990
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 47

Mary Pauline was born August 7, 1909, the seventh child born to John and Susan Wagner Frey of Owensboro, Ky. This Catholic German family helped build and support St. Joseph Church. Pauline began her formal education at St. Hubertus Academy (later renamed St. Joseph School) in September 1915. Her first teachers were the Ursulines of…

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 Mary Edwina Rhodes

Date of Birth: October 14, 1906
Date of Death: February 28, 1990
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 16

The daughter of Joseph and Melvina Lancaster Rhodes, Patricia was born Oct. 14, 1906, in Rhodelia, Ky. The Rhodes family lived on a farm and each of the 11 children had plenty of chores to do. While she was still very young, her parents moved to Flaherty, Ky. When she was 6, her formal education…

Sister Mary Fides Thompson

Date of Birth: July 3, 1903
Date of Death: April 11, 1990
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 17

The daughter of Joseph and Rose Cecil Thompson, Aletha was born on July 3, 1903, in Louisville, Ky. She was not a year old when the family moved from Louisville to a farm about a mile from Raywick. Her parents were from Washington County and they both longed for the good country air for their…

Sister Mary Wilfrid Hayden

Date of Birth: January 4, 1906
Date of Death: June 8, 1990
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 10

Born January 4, 1906, in Tuck, Ky., Mary Lucy was the second child of Charles and Lucy (Hayden) Hayden. She began her formal education at Sutherland School, a one‑room public school. She transferred to St. Anthony School in Browns Valley which was opened by the Ursuline Sisters from Mount Saint Joseph in 1912. Lucy had…

Sister Agnese Coomes

Date of Birth: March 29, 1903
Date of Death: July 6, 1990
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 47

Myrtle was born March 29, 1903, the first child of Walter and Emma Aull Coomes of Knottsville, Ky. Her grade school education began at Pleasant Valley School in 1910. Later, she was enrolled at St. William School where the Ursuline Sisters were her teachers. After completing her first year of high school at St. William,…