Sister Mary Evelyn Duvall

Date of Birth: September 8, 1922
Date of Death: April 26, 2011
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 41

On a late summer Friday, September 8, 1922, in rural Sunfish, Ky., Mary Evelyn was born to James Tilford (T.J.) and Mary Bennie Duvall, their third daughter and fourth child. She was baptized on Sunday, October 29 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Sunfish. Over the next decade the Duvall family would grow to include 14…

Sister Mary Durr

Date of Birth: April 25, 1918
Date of Death: April 21, 2017
Age at Death: 98 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 51

Margaret Mary Durr was born on April 25, 1918, in the midst of the first World War. She was the sixth child born to Albert Durr and Louise Tordoff Durr of Paul, Neb. The history of her family was very interesting. The Durr, Schmitz, Tordoff and Schneider families came together when Nebraska was beginning to…

Sister Loretta Durbin

Date of Birth: January 20, 1895
Date of Death: July 9, 1973
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 20

The daughter of William and Elizabeth Yates Durbin, Matilda was born January 20, 1895, in Sunfish, Ky. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 20 years of age. After spending a three‑month postulancy, Matilda received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Loretta on March 25, 1916. Sister Loretta prepared for…

Sister Mary Pia (Pius) Dunbar

Date of Birth: April 30, 1886
Date of Death: February 27, 1921
Age at Death: 34 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 4

Magdalena was born April 30, 1886, in Reed, Ky., one of seven children born to Felix and Harriet Mitchell Dunbar. The family belonged to St. Augustine Parish. Her mother died while Magdalena was still quite young, and her father remarried. Ten children were born of this marriage. Magdalena, an apt and gifted student, attended public…

Sister Colletta Drury

Date of Birth: August 26, 1895
Date of Death: April 2, 1989
Age at Death: 93 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 13

The birth of Mary Colletta, the daughter of John Pius and Mary Lawson Drury of West Louisville, Ky., on Aug. 26, 1895, gladdened the hearts of her parents and older sister, Eula. Her formal education began at the Blandford Public School in West Louisville. When Mary Colletta was 12 years old, her mother died. She…

Sister Mary Julian Drury

Date of Birth: October 18, 1906
Date of Death: May 29, 1985
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 40

Born October 18, 1906, in Uniontown, Ky., Catherine was the fifth child of seven in the family of Francis and Bertha Clark Drury. When 6 years old, she received her First Holy Communion at St. Agnes Church and entered school at St. Agnes School. Catherine continued school at St. Agnes until her junior year in…

Sister Michelle Drury

Date of Birth: August 11, 1892
Date of Death: August 20, 1965
Age at Death: 73 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 23

Born August 11, 1892, in West Louisville, Ky., Laurentia was the daughter of Alonzo and Catherine Vettito Drury. She was one of eight children and her father died when Laurentia was quite young. She attended high school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1909‑1913, and entered the novitiate that summer. Following a 13‑month…

Sister Mary Helen Dougherty

Date of Birth: January 6, 1888
Date of Death: March 20, 1972
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 35

Born Jan. 6, 1888, in Owensboro, Ky., Ora Angela was one of eight children born to Robert and Ellen Harl Dougherty. She attended elementary school in Owensboro. For high school, she came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Ora Angela entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on July 10, 1910. On August 30, 1910, she received…

Sister Rose Catherine Donahue

Date of Birth: November 22, 1901
Date of Death: June 19, 1977
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 33

Caroline was born November 22, 1901, the first of the 10 children born to John Webster and Frances Donahue of Clarktown, Ky. Her parents were great‑grandchildren of Maryland pioneers who settled on Pottinger Greek in Nelson County. When Caroline was 6 years old, she received her First Holy Communion and began her formal education at…

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…