Sister Mary Albert O’Bryan

Date of Birth: April 27, 1924
Date of Death: July 16, 2003
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 47

Teresa Noma was born to Thomas Albertus and Mary Gervase Harp O’Bryan on April 27, 1924, in Marion County, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism on May 2, 1924, at Saint Francis of Assisi church in St. Francis, Ky. When Teresa Noma was 4 years old, her father died. She also had a brother…

Sister Mary Agnes O’Flynn

Date of Birth: July 24, 1872
Date of Death: July 14, 1947
Age at Death: 74 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 16

Born in Owensboro, Ky., on July 24, 1872, Mary Frances was the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Coomes O’Flynn. She attended grade school at St. Frances Academy in Owensboro, then she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for her high school. Following her graduation in 1890, she stayed at home two years keeping house for her…

Sister Carolyn Marie O’Harrow

Date of Birth: June 1, 1944
Date of Death: December 21, 1981
Age at Death: 37 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 38

Born June 1, 1944, in Portland, Oregon, Ann Elizabeth was the daughter of Patrick and Mary Caroline Pritchard O’Harrow. She attended Sacred Heart Academy in Waterflow, New Mexico, during the years 1958-1961, and spent her senior year at Newman High School in Mason City, Iowa, graduating from there in 1962. On September 9, Ann Elisabeth…

Sister Immaculata O’Reilly

Date of Birth: November 28, 1902
Date of Death: December 2, 1967
Age at Death: 65 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 15

The daughter of John and Elizabeth Mattingly O’Reilly, Margaret was born Nov. 28, 1902, in Hardinsburg, Ky. She received her elementary and some secondary schooling at St. Romuald School there and later attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy. When she was 21 years of age, Margaret entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. Following a seven-month…

Sister Dianna Ortiz

Date of Birth: September 2, 1958
Date of Death: February 19, 2021
Age at Death: 62 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 51

Dianna Mae Ortiz was born in Colorado Springs, Colo., on September 2, 1958. Her parents were Pilar Ortiz and Ambrosita (Amby) Esquibel Ortiz. Her siblings were Ronald, Brian, Barbara, Pilar Jr., Jonathan, Michelle, and Joshua. She was baptized on December 07, 1958, at St. Joseph Church, in Fountain, Colo. She was confirmed on June 28,…

Sister Judith Osthoff

Date of Birth: November 9, 1926
Date of Death: July 10, 2017
Age at Death: 90 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 58

Caroline Marie Osthoff was born in Lenora, Kan., to Frank Clement Osthoff and Anna Margaret Hickert on November 6, 1926. She was baptized at St. Joseph Church in New Almelo, Kan., on November 11, 1926, and confirmed at Immaculate Conception Church in Leoville, Kan., on March 29, 1939. Sister Judith wrote a short autobiography while…

Sister Patrice Padgett

Date of Birth: March 6, 1895
Date of Death: May 30, 1983
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 5

Born March 6, 1895, in Mannsville, Ky., Lena was the oldest child of John and Nina Adams Padgett. She was not baptized until the family moved to Stithton in 1897, where her parents had their marriage rectified by Father James L. Whelan at St. Patrick Church. Lena’s mother died in 1906 at the birth of…

Sister Josephine Pate

Date of Birth: February 11, 1892
Date of Death: July 21, 1967
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 31

Ruby Rose was born February 11, 1892, the daughter of Austin and Mary Oelze Pate of Hardinsburg, Ky. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 19 years old. On November 21, 1912, following a 16-month postulancy, Ruby received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Josephine. Sister Josephine’s first teaching assignment…

Sister Mary Cecilia Payne

Date of Birth: December 13, 1905
Date of Death: July 29, 1987
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 42

Born Dec. 13, 1905, in Owensboro, Ky., Dorothy was the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth O’Flynn Payne. She attended grade and high school at St. Frances Academy where she also studied violin for eight years. Dorothy entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph following her senior year and on March 19, 1925, she received the…

Sister Constantia Payne

Date of Birth: July 4, 1901
Date of Death: November 21, 1970
Age at Death: 69 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 33

Born in Knottsville, Ky., on Independence Day 1901, Bertha was the daughter of Thomas and Susan Montgomery Payne. She received her early education at St. Lawrence School. At the age of 18, Bertha entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. Following a postulancy of eight months, she received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Constantia…