Sister Mary Eva Thompson

Date of Birth: April 21, 1917
Date of Death: April 30, 1992
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 48

Born April 21, 1917, to Ambrose and Ellen Mattingly Thompson, Mary Lillian was welcomed into the family at St. Joseph, Ky., by Cecilia, Catherine, and Bill. Later she would welcome James, Paul, and Frank. In 1924, her mother died. Cecilia, Catherine, and Lillian went to Mount Saint. Joseph Academy. The four boys went to St.…

Sister Ernestine Ritchie

Date of Birth: September 2, 1902
Date of Death: June 21, 1992
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 48

Born on Sept. 2, 1902, Julietta was the oldest daughter of Andrew and Anne Ray Ritchie of Flaherty, Ky. She began her formal education in Meade County Public School at Flaherty and later attended Bethlehem Academy where she was taught by the Sisters of Loretto. In 1919, she met the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint…

Sister Mary Oda Mudd

Date of Birth: May 14, 1909
Date of Death: September 4, 1992
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 47

Mary Oda was born May 14, 1909, the seventh of 11 children born to James and Virginia Hamilton Mudd of Loretto, Ky. Her formal education began at a one-room school at Frogtown, near St. Mary. Later Mary Oda attended St. Charles School at Lebanon where she was taught by the Ursuline Sisters. Having entered the…

Sister Mary Edith Coomes

Date of Birth: October 20, 1907
Date of Death: October 15, 1992
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 45

One of nine children of Francis and Anna Jarboe Coomes of Rome, Ky., Mary Thelma was born Oct. 20, 1907. Later the family moved to Knottsville where the children attended St. William School. Mary Thelma finished high school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. In January 1928, she entered the novitiate. She received the Ursuline habit…

Sister Mary Boniface Speaks

Date of Birth: July 6, 1907
Date of Death: October 15, 1992
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 18

Born on July 6, 1907, in Waverly, Ky., Catherine was the daughter of James and Anabel Roberts Speaks. She was the only girl of four children. Her first schooling was received in a nearby one-room school. She completed elementary and high school at St. Peter School in Waverly. Following graduation from a business college, she…

Sister Ann Frances Johnson

Date of Birth: February 24, 1907
Date of Death: November 2, 1992
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row J Plot 47

Clara Angela was born February 24, 1907 to F.G. and Anna Higdon Johnson of Knottsville, Kentucky. She graduated from Daviess County High School in Owensboro and attended Western Kentucky State Teachers College. Clara entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 29. Following a seven-month postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit on August…

Sister James Marie Pfeffer

Date of Birth: February 18, 1903
Date of Death: November 3, 1992
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 39

The daughter of Charles and Antoinette Losson Pfeffer, Catherine was born Feb. 18, 1903, in Jeffersonville, Ind. She attended St. James School in Louisville, Ky. Catherine’s high school years were spent at Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville taught by the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville. She graduated from there in 1921. Three years later, Catherine entered…

Sister Nazaria Mattingly

Date of Birth: March 30, 1901
Date of Death: November 3, 1992
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 40

Emma was born March 30, 1901, one of the 12 children born to William and Sarah Thompson Mattingly of Loretto, Ky. Her early formal education was received at the elementary school in Loretto. Emma entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 19. Following postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit and the name…

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 Mary Reginald Hutchins

Date of Birth: June 6, 1911
Date of Death: January 5, 1993
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 48

Elizabeth was born June 6, 1911, the eighth child of nine born to George and Mary Sutton Hutchins of New Haven, Ky. Elizabeth’s school days began in 1917 at St. Catherine School taught by the Sisters of Loretto. The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, who took charge of the school in 1918, taught Elizabeth…