Sister Carmencita Carrico

Date of Birth: June 2, 1920
Date of Death: October 19, 1998
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 52

Mary Shirley Carmen, the ninth of 12 children of Joseph Booth and Alma Bell Carrico, was born June 2, 1920, in Manton, Nelson County, Ky. On June 6, she began her faith journey with baptism at Holy Rosary Church, Manton. In September 1926, Shirley began her formal education at High View School, Nelson County, where…

Sister Virginia Mary Nichols

Date of Birth: December 28, 1923
Date of Death: January 10, 1999
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 52

Mary Leone, youngest of seven children of John Ellsworth and Marie Antoinette Daze’ Nichols, was born December 28, 1923, in Flagstaff, Ariz. Mary Leone’s formal education began in 1929 in the public schools at Kearns Canyon and Chir Lee, Ariz. Due to her father’s employment with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the family lived on or…

Sister Ruth Agnes Conners

Date of Birth: September 19, 1911
Date of Death: June 17, 1999
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 45

Ruth Elizabeth, eldest of two daughters of William Joseph and Margaret Shanks Conners, was born September 19, 1911, in Louisville, Ky. Her journey of faith began with baptism at St. Paul Church a few days later. Her non-Catholic mother had little patience with the Catholic Church beliefs and practices, so it fell to the father,…

Sister Angelina Payne

Date of Birth: January 31, 1904
Date of Death: November 17, 1999
Age at Death: 95 years
Marker Location: Row H Plot 44

Mary Matilda, the third of 11 children, was born to Sidney Ivo and Agnes Jane Millay Payne on January 31, 1904 in Knottsville, Kentucky. Her faith journey began with baptism February 9 at St. William Church. An older sister, Vetta, taught Mary many lessons before she went to school. Vetta read stories, taught nursery rhymes…

Sister Georgine Ritchie

Date of Birth: September 10, 1904
Date of Death: November 28, 1999
Age at Death: 95 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 53

Lillian Ernestine Ritchie was born to Andrew and Anna Elizabeth Ray Ritchie on September 10, 1904, at Flaherty, Ky. She was the third child of nine. She was baptized October 16 at St. Martin Church, Flaherty. Lillian lived on a large farm owned and cultivated by the family. It was an ideal place for the…

Sister Jamesina Spain

Date of Birth: April 21, 1911
Date of Death: January 12, 2000
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 52

Margaret Elizabeth (Bessie) was born to James Robert II and Mary Elizabeth Hagan Spain on April 21, 1911, at New Haven, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Catherine Church. When Bessie was 1 year old, her mother died. Her two teenage sisters cared for her until her father’s remarriage when Margaret was…

Sister Francis Marie Abell

Date of Birth: October 29, 1907
Date of Death: January 14, 2000
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 54

Anna Elizabeth, one of six children of Henry Francis and Adelaide Spalding Abell, was born October 29, 1907, on a farm near Raywick, Ky. She joined a family of six brothers and sisters from her father’s first marriage, most of whom were living away from home. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Francis…

Sister Agnes Mary Johnson

Date of Birth: February 1, 1927
Date of Death: January 16, 2000
Age at Death: 72 years
Marker Location: Row D Plot 54

Marie Beatrice, the fourth of nine children of Joseph and Marie Alice Belanger Johnson, was born February 1, 1927 at New Haven, Kentucky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Catherine Church, New Haven. In September 1933, she began her formal education at St. Catherine Elementary School, New Haven, and graduated from high school there…

Sister Charles Catherine Medley

Date of Birth: August 16, 1914
Date of Death: February 14, 2000
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 53

Marguerite, the oldest of ten children (two of whom died in infancy) was born to Albert Wesley and Catherine Lee Blandford Medley on August 16, 1914 at Holy Cross, Kentucky. Her formal education began September 1920, at Holy Cross School where she spent all 12 years of elementary and secondary education. On September 7, 1932,…

Sister Mary Justina Heimann

Date of Birth: January 23, 1916
Date of Death: March 24, 2000
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 53

Gertrude Catherine, the fifth of seven children of Peter Louis and Matilda “Tillie” Grauel Heimann, was born at Hikes Point, Jeffersontown, Ky., on January 23, 1916. Her faith journey began at St. Edward Church, Jeffersontown, on January 30, 1916. Gertrude’s formal education began at St. Edward Elementary School in September 1922. She completed eight…