Sister Elizabeth Kelley

Date of Birth: January 15, 1889
Date of Death: October 27, 1977
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 29

Ora Frances was the daughter of Frank and Della Summers Kelley of Owensboro, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1908-1909. That same summer she entered the novitiate and ten days later on July 14, 1909, Ora Frances received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Elizabeth. Sister Elizabeth was prepared for…

Sister Agnes Therese Kastner

Date of Birth: September 25, 1902
Date of Death: October 25, 1977
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row D Plot 29

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 25, 1902, Agnes was the daughter of Gustave and Elizabeth Hemberger Kastner. She attended grade school at St. James School and high school at Ursuline Academy, both in Louisville, and received her music education at the Louisville Conservatory of Music. Agnes then became organist at St. James Catholic Church.…

Sister Paul Joseph Mattingly

Date of Birth: October 17, 1896
Date of Death: October 22, 1977
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 30

Pauline was born October 17, 1896, the daughter of William and Roxanna Vowels Mattingly of St. Joseph, Ky. She attended school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1903-1915, most likely a day student as she lived close by. When she was 18 years of age, Pauline entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph…

Sister Charlesetta Clayton

Date of Birth: December 3, 1896
Date of Death: September 30, 1977
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 31

Eula was born December 3, 1896, the daughter of Charles and Genevieve Fogle Clayton of West Louisville, Kentucky. She attended the Daviess County public schools, and Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1913-1917. Eula entered the novitiate from the Academy and after a six-month postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister…

Sister Mary Samuel Hamilton

Date of Birth: December 20, 1900
Date of Death: August 21, 1977
Age at Death: 76 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 6

Cecilia was the daughter of Samuel and Emma Hite Hamilton, born December 20, 1900, in Waverly, Ky. After her schooling, Cecilia entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 15 years of age. Following a seven‑month postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit on October 24, 1916. Cecilia was given the name Sister Mary…

Sister Veronica Benedict

Date of Birth: April 14, 1895
Date of Death: August 6, 1977
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 32

The daughter of William and Finetta Simmons Benedict, Gertrude was born April 14, 1895, in Louisville, Ky. When she was still 19 years of age, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and after an eight‑month postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit on August 10, 1915. Gertrude was given the name Sister Veronica. Prepared…

Sister Wendelin Milton

Date of Birth: October 13, 1913
Date of Death: July 1, 1977
Age at Death: 63 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 39

Born October 13, 1913, in Holy Cross, Ky., Elsie was the daughter of William and Ollie Reid Milton. The seven children of the Milton family were cared for single-handedly by their mother following the tragic death of their father. Elsie and her siblings attended school in a public school until Father Jolly Paschal Hayden had…

Sister Rose Catherine Donahue

Date of Birth: November 22, 1901
Date of Death: June 19, 1977
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 33

Caroline was born November 22, 1901, the first of the 10 children born to John Webster and Frances Donahue of Clarktown, Ky. Her parents were great‑grandchildren of Maryland pioneers who settled on Pottinger Greek in Nelson County. When Caroline was 6 years old, she received her First Holy Communion and began her formal education at…

Sister David Marie Johnson

Date of Birth: December 2, 1926
Date of Death: March 26, 1977
Age at Death: 50 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 34

Damien and Catherine Morris Johnson welcomed the birth of Rose Elizabeth into their family at St. Lawrence, Kentucky, on December 2, 1926. She attended the public schools of Daviess County and spent a year at Nazareth Academy in Nazareth, Kentucky, near Bardstown. Rose entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on August 14, 1951 and became…

Sister Mary Laura Henning

Date of Birth: September 20, 1919
Date of Death: March 26, 1977
Age at Death: 57 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 35

Laura was born September 20, 1919, in Roff, Ky. Her parents, Eugene and Elizabeth Wheatley Henning, were descendants of Maryland pioneers in Kentucky. She was one of eight children. She attended the public schools of Breckinridge County, elementary grades through high school. After graduation, Laura went to St. Louis, Mo., finding employment in a factory…