Sister Jean Catherine Purdy

Date of Birth: December 6, 1908
Date of Death: November 11, 2001
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 46

Anna Rose, the youngest of eight children of John Thomas and Mary Catherine Byrne Purdy, was born December 6, 1908, on a farm near Curdsville, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Elizabeth Church on December 13, 1908. The Purdy family were strict Catholics. The four daughters all became Ursulines: Sister Mary Ephrem,…

Sister Jean Gertrude Mudd

Date of Birth: August 21, 1921
Date of Death: October 13, 2013
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 50

On Sunday, August 21, 1921, Frances Vivian Mudd was the second daughter born to Xavier Eugene and Pearl Gertrude Mudd in Fredericktown, Ky. Almost three weeks later on Thursday, September 9, she received her full name – Mary Frances Vivian Mudd – at her baptism at Holy Trinity Church. She would be known as Vivian.…

Sister Jean Madeline Peake

Date of Birth: July 22, 1915
Date of Death: October 23, 2014
Age at Death: 99 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 49

Mary Wilbie, the only child of John and Nettie Medley Peake, was born July 22, 1915, at Holy Cross, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at Holy Cross Church on September 14. When she was only two months old, her father died, and she and her mother moved in with her mother’ parents. Seven…

Sister Jean Mark Buckler

Date of Birth: October 11, 1911
Date of Death: April 3, 1983
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 30

Borgia, the fourth child of William and Mary Borgia Peterson Buckler, was born Oct. 11, 1911, in Loretto, Ky. Her mother died only a few hours after the baby was born. Borgia’s maternal grandparents took her as their own and arranged for her baptism two days later. Her father married a second time and the…

Sister Jean Martin Brey

Date of Birth: April 15, 1903
Date of Death: April 3, 1994
Age at Death: 90 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 41

The daughter of James Edward and Marietta Brey, Mary Regina was born in Pettit, Ky. She was the seventh child in a family of five brothers and one sister. She received her education, grade school through high school, at St. Peter Alcantara in Stanley. The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph were her teachers. Regina…

Sister Jean Paschal Ferriell

Date of Birth: June 4, 1902
Date of Death: September 9, 1995
Age at Death: 93 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 49

Edna was born June 4, 1902, one of 12 children born to Thomas and Catherine Peake Ferriell at Holy Cross, Ky. Her formal education began at Holy Cross School under Gonzaga Sims. Later, the Ursuline Sisters came to Holy Cross, and Edna met Sister Mary Anna, who taught her several years, and inspired in her…

Sister Jane Frances Donahue

Date of Birth: June 14, 1903
Date of Death: February 11, 2001
Age at Death: 97 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 55

Barbara Ruth, one of 10 children of John Webb and Frances Beatrice Clark Donahue, was born June 14, 1903, at Holy Cross, Ky. She was baptized soon after birth. The baptism was solemnized at the parish church on June 27, 1903. The family lived on a large farm in Marion County. In June 1908, Barbara…

Sister Jane Irvin Hancock

Date of Birth: June 14, 1927
Date of Death: March 18, 2017
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 54

Martha Jane Hancock was born in Waverly, Ky., on June 14, 1927, to her parents Robert Irvin Hancock Sr. and Jane Catherine Payne Hancock. She was baptized on July 3, 1927, and confirmed on June 4, 1935 by Bishop John Floersch. Her brothers and sisters were Irvin Hancock Jr., Mary Catherine Hancock Veatch, Father Walter…

Sister Jane Miriam Hancock

Date of Birth: December 3, 1923
Date of Death: April 6, 2017
Age at Death: 93 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 58

Rita Emma Hancock was born in Waverly in Union County, Ky., on December 3, 1923. Her parents were Irvin Hancock Sr., and Jane Catherine Payne Hancock. She was baptized on December 16, 1923, by Father P. J. McNeil. She was confirmed on June 4, 1935, by Most Reverend John A. Floersch. Rita was born into…

Sister Jane Patrick Buckman

Date of Birth: April 21, 1889
Date of Death: April 21, 1970
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 33

On April 21, 1889, William and Mary Jane Boarman Buckman in New Market, Ky., were happy to welcome a baby girl, Mary Caroline, to their family. These pioneers, stemming from Maryland days, had Mary Caroline baptized at Old St. Matthew Church in Finley. Carrie learned her religion from her parents and attended the New Market…