Sister Marita Greenwell

Date of Birth: February 2, 1926
Date of Death: June 21, 2011
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 43

Rena Catherine was born in Rhodelia, in Meade County, Ky., on February 2, 1926, the third and last child of Junius Marcellus and Sarah Eudora (Sallie) Vessels Greenwell. Rena Catherine joined her two sisters, Mary Anita and Dorothy Marie. She received the sacraments of Baptism on February 21, 1926, and Confirmation June 14, 1937 in…

Sister Lucita Greenwell

Date of Birth: March 5, 1906
Date of Death: March 11, 1994
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 48

The daughter of Nicholas and Mary Veronica Bowling Greenwell, Edna was born March 5, 1906, in New Haven, Ky. She was the fifth in a family of two boys and six girls. Edna’s formal education began at St. Catherine School in New Haven with the Sisters of Loretto. She was still in elementary school when…

Sister Mary Clement Greenwell

Date of Birth: April 22, 1908
Date of Death: September 23, 2009
Age at Death: 101 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 57

Mary Magdalen Greenwell was born April 22, 1908, in Curdsville, Ky., to Matthew Greenwell and Elizabeth Sauer Byrne Greenwell. Elizabeth Sauer had four children —Leo, Michael, Wallace and Anna Marie— from her first marriage to Augusta Byrne. One year after her husband’s death, Elizabeth married Matthew Greenwell. Mary Magdalen was the first of the seven…

Sister Mary Cleophas Greenwell

Date of Birth: July 14, 1895
Date of Death: June 6, 1986
Age at Death: 90 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 33

Born July 14, 1895, in St. Vincent, Ky., Matilda was the daughter of Sylvester and Margaret Mills Greenwell, descendants of the Maryland Catholic families who settled Nelson County. Following her earlier education at Cruz School in Waverly, Matilda spent her high school years (1910-1914) at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She received special awards for various…

Sister Margaret Marie Greenwell

Date of Birth: August 31, 1938
Date of Death: April 7, 2026
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 61

Just before noon, on August 31, 1938, Mary Helen Greenwell joined her sister, Rita Germaine, her dad, Paul Hogarty, and her mama, Margaret Marie, as the second child in the young Greenwell family in New Haven, Ky. Eager to initiate their second daughter in their faith, tiny Mary Helen was baptized just four days later,…

Sister Paul Marie Greenwell

Date of Birth: August 22, 1935
Date of Death: January 3, 2026
Age at Death: 90 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 52

On August 22, 1935, tiny Rita Germaine Greenwell joined the growing family of Paul Hogarty and Margaret Marie Greenwell in New Haven, Ky. On August 29, Rita began her faith journey as she was baptized at Saint Catherine Church. By the time she had just turned 3, she was joined by her dear sister, Helen…

Sister Mary Charles Gough

Date of Birth: November 7, 1891
Date of Death: June 28, 1958
Age at Death: 66 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 2

Born November 7, 1891 at Uniontown, Kentucky, Ida Laura was the daughter of Henry and Mary (Gough) Gough. Following her elementary education, she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1907‑1910. That same summer, Ida Laura entered the novitiate and after a six‑week postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary…

Sister Martha Goodin

Date of Birth: November 1, 1890
Date of Death: December 21, 1972
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 19

Born November 1, 1890, in Finley, Ky., Willie was the daughter of James and Martha Preayer Goodin. When she was 17 years of age, she was baptized a Catholic at Our Lady of the Hills Church in Finley. Seven years later, Willie entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and after a postulancy of seven…

Sister Sara Marie Gomez

Date of Birth: August 31, 1943
Date of Death: July 24, 2022
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 55

Maria Evelyn Gomez was born on Tuesday, August 31, 1943, in Pagosa Springs, Colo., the first child born to Juan Christobal (Chris) Gomez and Lila Sarah Padilla Gomez. Just a few weeks later, on Sunday, September 19th, Maria Evelyn was baptized into her faith family at Sacred Heart Church in Durango. Over the next years,…

Sister Mary Dolores Gatton

Date of Birth: September 2, 1907
Date of Death: October 15, 1985
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 32

Born Sept. 2, 1907, in Browns Valley, Ky., Mary Anna was the daughter of David and Dolores Cline Gatton. Her formal education began at St. Martin School in Rome, Ky., and continued at St. Frances Academy in Owensboro through elementary school. She began high school at St. Frances Academy also, but graduated from Mount Saint…