The daughter of John and Catherine Hardesty Peterson, Beatrice was born September 14, 1895, in St. Mary, Ky. At the age of 19, Beatrice entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and on August 10, 1915, she received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Joseph. Prepared for the teaching apostolate, Sister Mary Joseph…
Mount Saint Joseph Necrologies
The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph Necrology contains biographical information for Sisters buried at Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery.
Many entries include a Marker Location (for example, “Row D No. 55”), which corresponds to a location on the cemetery map.
Sister James Marie Pfeffer
The daughter of Charles and Antoinette Losson Pfeffer, Catherine was born Feb. 18, 1903, in Jeffersonville, Ind. She attended St. James School in Louisville, Ky. Catherine’s high school years were spent at Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville taught by the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville. She graduated from there in 1921. Three years later, Catherine entered…
Sister Helen Marie Pfohl
Margie Elizabeth, one of four children of William Butler and Mary Ellen Livers Pfohl, was born November 4, 1911, in Uniontown, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Agnes Church on the very next day for there was some doubt that she would survive. Her mother died of diphtheria when Elizabeth was only…
Sister Amadeus Pike
The daughter of Joseph N. and Cordelia Haverin Pike, Mary Daisy was born April 4, 1881, in Rhodelia, Ky., the oldest of five children. Daisy attended the public school in Rhodelia. After graduating from the eighth grade, she taught for 10 years in the public schools of Meade County. At the age of 26, she…
Sister Mary Basil Pike
The daughter of Alonzo and Frances Wight Pike, Anna was born on Dec. 5, 1880, in Waverly, Ky. With pioneer roots in Maryland, Anna’s parents were deeply religious and trained their children in love for God and the Catholic Church. On April 16, 1906, Anna entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. She received the…
Sister Genevieve Pike
Born Aug. 8, 1887, in Sorgho, Ky., Agnes was the daughter of John and Nancy Pike. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was nearly 20 years old. On July 14, 1909, Agnes received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Genevieve. Following preparation for a teaching apostolate, Sister Genevieve’s early mission…
Sister Mary Gertrude Pike
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 Wilhelmina Pike
Stella was born March 16, 1880, the daughter of Thomas and Minerva Vittitoe Pike of Raywick, Ky. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 32 years old. Following a four-month postulancy, Stella received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Wilhelmina on November 21, 1912. Sister Wilhelmina spent her years in…
Sister Anacletus Poole
Nannie was the daughter of Benjamin and Ada VanMetea Poole of St. Lawrence, Kentucky, born May 22, 1878. The family moved to Owensboro and became active members of St. Paul Church. At the age of 28, Nannie entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph in January 1907. She received the Ursuline habit and the name…
Sister Mary Edward Pope
Born Aug. 18, 1892, in Owensboro, Ky., Anna Belle was the daughter of James Hamilton and Emma Lancaster Pope. Her father was the descendant of Hamilton Pope, one of the first settlers of Louisville, and her mother from the Lancaster family of Maryland, by way of Nelson County. James Hamilton Pope’s family numbered 13 children,…