Sister Marcella Schrant

Date of Birth: June 17, 1926
Date of Death: September 25, 2021
Age at Death: 95 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 2

Marcella Schrant was born on June 17, 1926, to Henry and Catherine Etzel Schrant. She was the fifth of seven children. Her siblings included: Marie, Louis, Herman, Ralph, Norbert and Virginia. Marcella was born on a farm in Walker, Kan. She was baptized at St. Ann Church in Walker on June 18, 1926. She was…

Sister Madeline Buckman

Date of Birth: October 7, 1886
Date of Death: April 2, 1944
Age at Death: 57 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 21

Born Oct. 7, 1886, in New Market, Ky., Mary Esther was the daughter of William and Mary Jane Boarman Buckman. She was baptized when she was only two days old. Since there were no parochial schools in that area of Marion County, Mary Esther attended the public school at New Market. She became a public…

Sister Madeline Rogers

Date of Birth: September 22, 1891
Date of Death: August 20, 1915
Age at Death: 23 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 12

The daughter of Sam and Arlee Ballew Rogers, Nila was born September 22, 1891, in Owensboro, Ky. She attended St. Frances Academy during her grade school years and spent her high school years at Mount Saint Joseph Academy, graduating from there in June 1911. After spending a year at home, Nila entered the novitiate at…

Sister Lucita Greenwell

Date of Birth: March 5, 1906
Date of Death: March 11, 1994
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 48

The daughter of Nicholas and Mary Veronica Bowling Greenwell, Edna was born March 5, 1906, in New Haven, Ky. She was the fifth in a family of two boys and six girls. Edna’s formal education began at St. Catherine School in New Haven with the Sisters of Loretto. She was still in elementary school when…

Sister Lucille Blincoe

Date of Birth: September 14, 1897
Date of Death: May 30, 1981
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 33

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 Lucilla Chamberlain

Date of Birth: March 19, 1885
Date of Death: February 1, 1955
Age at Death: 69 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 6

Mary, daughter of James and Elizabeth Campion Chamberlain, was born March 19, 1885, the oldest of a family of six. Her early years were spent at Stanley, Ky. The family had moved to Browns Valley just before she started to school. Mary attended the public school. From her parents she learned a love of the…

Sister Loyola Hayden

Date of Birth: July 17, 1889
Date of Death: December 26, 1964
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 24

Born July 17, 1889, in Hodgenville, Ky., Mae was the daughter of James and Matilda Morley Hayden. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 25 years of age. She received the Ursuline habit on December 30, 1914, and was given the name Sister Loyola. Sister Loyola, prepared for the teaching apostolate,…

Sister Louis Hilary Mattingly

Date of Birth: September 23, 1899
Date of Death: April 1, 1972
Age at Death: 72 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 37

Born in Knottsville, Ky., on Sept. 23, 1899, Susan was the daughter of John Henry and Anna Aull Mattingly. Father Louis Hilary Spalding, pastor at St. William Church, baptized her. She attended the public school until the Ursuline Sisters opened St. William School in 1912. Gifted with a beautiful voice, Susan was a good student…

Sister Louis Bertrand Thompson

Date of Birth: August 22, 1903
Date of Death: October 19, 1989
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 45

The daughter of Francis and Bridget (Thompson) Thompson, Estelle was born Aug. 22, 1903, in Loretto, Ky. On the day after her birth, she was baptized in the Church of Seven Dolors at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Loretto. Her formal education began in a public school in Loretto. In 1912, when the Ursuline…

Sister Loretta Durbin

Date of Birth: January 20, 1895
Date of Death: July 9, 1973
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 20

The daughter of William and Elizabeth Yates Durbin, Matilda was born January 20, 1895, in Sunfish, Ky. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 20 years of age. After spending a three‑month postulancy, Matilda received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Loretta on March 25, 1916. Sister Loretta prepared for…