Sister Joan Marie Lechner

Date of Birth: August 25, 1913
Date of Death: October 6, 1975
Age at Death: 62 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 41

Grace was born Aug. 25, 1913, the daughter of John George and Anna Tongish Lechner of Nebraska City, Neb. She graduated from St. Bernard Academy in Nebraska City in 1931. Grace entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and on August 14, 1934, she received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Joan Marie. Sister…

Sister Joan of Arc Walz

Date of Birth: July 1, 1931
Date of Death: July 5, 2017
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 4

Joan was born on July 1, 1931 in Cloverport, Ky., to Otto Walz and Ida May Brown Walz. She was baptized on September 13, 1931, at St. Rose Church in Cloverport by Rev. Gardian Lewis C.P. She joined her sisters, Martha, Regina and Dorothy and welcomed a younger brother, George in 1937. Though Joan’s formal…

Sister Jeromena Willett

Date of Birth: February 25, 1905
Date of Death: October 9, 1986
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 42

Born in Springfield, Ky., on Feb. 25, 1905, Mary Hazel was the daughter of Joseph and Jeromena Bell Willett, one of 10 children. She received her early schooling at several places —Howardstown, New Hope, and Fredericktown. At the age of 17, Mary Hazel entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On March 19, 1923, following…

Sister Jerome Cooper

Date of Birth: August 22, 1878
Date of Death: January 18, 1970
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 39

Effie Jean was born to Ignatius and Louisa Alvey Cooper, in Curdsville, Ky. The family later lived in the surrounding areas of Beech Grove, and Congleton. Effie received her early schooling in the public schools of Daviess and McLean counties. She enrolled at Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1899. She advanced rapidly in her studies…

Sister Joan of Arc Davis

Date of Birth: November 7, 1891
Date of Death: January 17, 1950
Age at Death: 58 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 15

Annie Hill was born Nov. 7, 1891, the daughter of Sprig and Elizabeth Hancock Davis, a pioneer Catholic family in Sturgis, Ky. She received elementary education in the local public school. In 1906, Annie came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She was awarded a prize for diligence during her first year at boarding school, and…

Sister Jean Richard Stukenholtz

Date of Birth: May 7, 1923
Date of Death: September 8, 2012
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 53

In a small town of Julian, Neb., just south of Nebraska City, on Monday, May 7, 1923, Fern Ella was born to Rollan Frederick and Walburga Ann Wirth Stukenholtz. Fern Ella soon became just Fern, joining her older sister, Rose. On Sunday, May 25, Fern Ella was baptized into her faith at Saint Mary Church…

Sister Jean Bernadine Collard

Date of Birth: December 26, 1905
Date of Death: December 12, 1990
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 46

Born at Peonia, Ky., on Dec. 26, 1905, Elizabeth was the daughter of Benjamin and Mary T. Lucas Collard. Elizabeth received her education at Oklahoma Public School in Grayson County. During the school year 1923-1924, she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Elizabeth entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph that September. On March 19, 1925,…

Sister Jean Marie Wathen

Date of Birth: January 19, 1905
Date of Death: December 23, 1989
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 38

Born at Morganfield, Ky., on Jan. 19, 1905, Ursula Margaret was the daughter of John and Carrie Manning Wathen, one of 11 children. Her formal education began in the Wathen School of Union County and continued at St. Ann School at Morganfield. When Ursula was 19 years old, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint…

Sister Jean Claire Ballard

Date of Birth: September 11, 1912
Date of Death: February 15, 1998
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 53

Wilhelmina Clara, one of five children born to Ernest E. and Nora Ballard Downs, was born September 11, 1912, in Louisville, Ky. Her faith journey began September 22, 1912, with baptism at St. William Church, Louisville. Clara was only a few days old when her mother died. Uncle John and Aunt Sara Downs Ballard took…

Sister Jean Teresa Taylor

Date of Birth: August 26, 1911
Date of Death: March 26, 1988
Age at Death: 76 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 44

Beatrice Collard and James Taylor of Peonia, Ky., were happy to welcome Virginia, the first of their 12 children, on Aug. 26, 1911. Her education began in the public school of Oklahoma, a small school near Peonia. She spent the first year of high school at Peonia and completed the last three years at Mount…