Sister Mary Felix Pritchett

Date of Birth: October 14, 1886
Date of Death: August 4, 1939
Age at Death: 52 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 5

The daughter of Peter and Anna Williams Pritchett, Mary Charlotte was born Oct. 14, 1886, in Waverly, Ky. She received her elementary education with the Sisters of Charity at St. Vincent. One of a family of converts, Mary Charlotte was baptized at Sacred Heart Church in St. Vincent when she was 10 years of age.…

Sister Mary Frances Weise

Date of Birth: October 8, 1891
Date of Death: January 29, 1920
Age at Death: 28 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 7

The daughter of Joseph and Catherine Elder Weise, Margaret Victoria [Vic] was born Oct. 8, 1891. She spent her childhood among her brothers and sisters in Balltown, a small village near McQuady, Ky. At the age of 11, she cast aside her dolls and playthings to begin piecing quilts, weaving, and sewing for the six…

Sister Mary Francis Brumlow

Date of Birth: July 11, 1905
Date of Death: December 4, 1979
Age at Death: 74 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 31

Born July 11, 1905, in Fancy Farm, Ky., Edna was the daughter of Edward and Sarah Vessels Brumlow. She was 20 years old when she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on February 10,1926. Following a six-month postulancy, Edna received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Francis on August 15, 1926. Sister…

Sister Mary Frederick Redmond

Date of Birth: April 28, 1889
Date of Death: June 20, 1970
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 38

Born April 28, 1889, in Flaherty, Ky., Mary Catherine was one of the six children of James Valentine and Anna Cordelia Brown Redmond. After her mother’s death, her father married his sister‑in‑law, Harriet, who raised the family. Following Harriet’s death, he married Beatrice Tuell. There were five children from that marriage. Mary Catherine attended the…

Sister Mary George Buckman

Date of Birth: December 25, 1876
Date of Death: February 24, 1948
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 12

Born on Christmas day, 1876, Mary Agnes was the eleventh child of Linus and Jane Ann Wathen Buckman. Her parents, descendents of the early Catholic pioneers, migrated to Union County, Ky., from Bardstown, Ky. She was well‑trained in her Catholic faith during her early years. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1893‑1894. Returning to…

Sister Mary Gertrude Pike

Date of Birth: January 22, 1892
Date of Death: November 13, 1990
Age at Death: 98 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 46

Born Jan. 22, 1892, Frances Rosalia was one of eight children born to Samuel and Anna Lucy Meagher Pike in Waverly, Ky. When Frances was 2 years old, her mother died and she went to live with an aunt and uncle near Uniontown. Her formal education began at Hite School, a public school located in…

Sister Mary Grace Hutchins

Date of Birth: May 11, 1912
Date of Death: July 16, 1964
Age at Death: 52 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 19

Born July 16, 1964, in Holy Cross, Ky., Lorine was the daughter of Rad and Elizabeth Riggs Hutchins. Following the death of Lorine’s father, Lorine’s mother and her 12 children moved from the farm to the town of Holy Cross so they would be closer to the church. Lorine attended Holy Cross High School in…

Sister Mary Gregory Cooper

Date of Birth: September 9, 1904
Date of Death: March 15, 1989
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 7

Born Sept. 9, 1904, in Whitesville, Ky., Mary Helen was the daughter of Peter and Catherine Hoheimer Cooper. The family moved from Whitesville to Owensboro before Helen was school age. She began her formal education at St. Frances Academy under the direction of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. Later she transferred to St. Joseph…

Sister Mary Helen Brown

Date of Birth: June 2, 1905
Date of Death: November 15, 1984
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 39

Born June 2, 1905, at Hardinsburg, Ky., Mary Helen was the daughter of John and Martha Basham Brown, one of eight children. She received her early education at St. Romuald School in her hometown. When she was 21 years of age, Mary Helen entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On March 19, 1927, Mary…

Sister Mary Helen Dougherty

Date of Birth: January 6, 1888
Date of Death: March 20, 1972
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 35

Born Jan. 6, 1888, in Owensboro, Ky., Ora Angela was one of eight children born to Robert and Ellen Harl Dougherty. She attended elementary school in Owensboro. For high school, she came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Ora Angela entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on July 10, 1910. On August 30, 1910, she received…