Sister Helen Ann Stuart

Date of Birth: May 25, 1922
Date of Death: April 15, 2012
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 46

Mary Rita was born May 25, 1922, in Daviess County, Ky., the second of five children of Joseph Alexander (Jr.) and Minnie Catherine Ballard Stuart. She grew up in a religious family where prayer, the Mass and the Sacraments were an important part of family life. She first learned the love of God from her…

Sister Helen Hermreck

Date of Birth: November 24, 1923
Date of Death: March 27, 2011
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 57

Helen Margaret Hermreck: musician, teacher, novice mistress, devoted family member, gardener, RCIA director, storyteller, nature-lover, champion of special education, prayer leader, flower arranger extraordinaire. Helen was born Nov. 24, 1923, in Scipio, Kansas, and joined the Ursulines of Paola when she was 15 years old. Shortly after entering the convent her family came to tell…

Sister Gonzaga Cotter

Date of Birth: June 21, 1890
Date of Death: September 16, 1970
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 13

Born June 21, 1890, at Cedar Hill, Tenn., Annie was the daughter of John and Mary Jane Crouch Cotter and was one of eight children. Annie attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the school year of 1907-1908. She returned home to Tennessee for Christmas that year and responding to the call to religious life, she…

Sister Geraldine Jarboe

Date of Birth: October 23, 1896
Date of Death: August 10, 1918
Age at Death: 21 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 9

Born Oct. 23, 1896, at Chenault, Meade County, Ky., Alma was the daughter of James and Columba O’Bryan Jarboe. She attended school at Chenault, then went to Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1907. After entering the novitiate and serving her time of postulancy, Alma received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Geraldine on August…

Sister Geraldine Thompson

Date of Birth: February 22, 1905
Date of Death: August 25, 1983
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 39

The daughter of William Ivo and Dora Blandford Thompson, Mary Edna was born Feb. 22, 1905, in St. Joseph, Ky., one of their 10 children. She received her early education at St. Frances Academy in Owensboro and later attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy. At the age of 16, Mary Edna entered the novitiate and on…

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 Georgetta Higdon

Date of Birth: June 2, 1907
Date of Death: December 20, 2002
Age at Death: 95 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 56

Cecelia Higdon was the oldest of 10 children born to Lawrence Henson and Mary Rose Coomes Higdon. She was born on June 2, 1907, in a log house in St. Lawrence, Ky. When about 3 years old, Cecilia was struck by lightning and temporarily blinded. Throughout her entire life, she relived that trauma during thunderstorms…

Sister George Ann Warren

Date of Birth: February 25, 1894
Date of Death: October 29, 1939
Age at Death: 45 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 4

Born at St. Mary, Ky., on Feb. 25, 1894, Ann Mariah was the daughter of John and Georgia Thompson Warren. As one of the older children, Ann Mariah assisted her mother with the care of the family. She was 27 years old when she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On March 20, 1922,…

Sister George Ann Cecil

Date of Birth: December 30, 1927
Date of Death: December 12, 1985
Age at Death: 57 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 6

The fourth of 10 children, Helen Doris was born Dec. 30, 1927, the daughter of Charles Leo and Georgia A. Mattingly Cecil of St. Joseph, Ky. Helen received her education at St. Alphonsus School in St. Joseph and at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She entered the novitiate when she was 18. On August 14, 1947,…

Sister George Marie Morgan

Date of Birth: September 10, 1900
Date of Death: December 21, 1925
Age at Death: 25 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 13

Mary Ruth was born Sept. 10, 1900, the daughter of George and Mary Alice Hayden Morgan of Owensboro, Ky. Mary Ruth attended school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy from fourth grade in grammar school through the tenth grade. In the summer following her sophomore year, at age 16, she entered the novitiate. On November 28,…