Sister Alberta Birkhead

Date of Birth: January 12, 1896
Date of Death: November 13, 1969
Age at Death: 73 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 39

The daughter of George and Alberta Abell Birkhead, Ernestine was born Jan. 12, 1896, in Ensor, Ky. At age 18, Ernestine entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on Sept. 8, 1914. She received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Alberta on Dec. 30, 1914. In 1915, Sister Alberta spent a few months teaching…

Sister Eulalia Blandford

Date of Birth: February 10, 1878
Date of Death: March 4, 1950
Age at Death: 72 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 14

Born in West Louisville, Ky., Faretta was the daughter of John and Ellen Cashion Blandford. She was a small child when her mother died. After her father remarried the family moved to Mayfield, Ky. She received her elementary schooling in Graves County Public Schools. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during 1895‑1899. She entered the…

Sister Marie Bernadette Blanford

Date of Birth: March 30, 1912
Date of Death: July 7, 2000
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 46

Mary Elsie, one of 11 children of Francis Palmer and Mary Daisy Head Blanford, was born March 30, 1912, in Holy Cross, Marion County, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at Holy Cross Church, April 8, 1912. Elsie’s formal education began March 30, 1918, at Holy Cross School, staffed by the Ursuline Sisters of…

Sister Lucille Blincoe

Date of Birth: September 14, 1897
Date of Death: May 30, 1981
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 33

The daughter of Richard and Lucy Burnett Blincoe, Alice was born September 14, 1897, in Blincoe, Ky. Her parents were devout Catholics and trained their 12 children in love of God and Church. Alice attended the public schools of Marion County, but when the Ursuline Sisters began Holy Cross School at Loretto, she enrolled as…

Sister Richarda Blincoe

Date of Birth: October 26, 1890
Date of Death: May 15, 1980
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 30

Born October 26, 1890, to Richard and Lucy Burnett Blincoe of Blincoe, Ky., Rose belonged to a large Catholic family. Her parents were devout church members and trained their children to know and serve God. Rose attended Hagan Public School in Marion County. She also traveled a short distance to Loretto Academy and took music…

Mother Augustine Bloemer

Date of Birth: January 10, 1849
Date of Death: March 28, 1906
Age at Death: 57 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 17

Katrina was an only child, born Jan. 10, 1849, to Henry and Katrina Bloemer of Louisville, Ky. She attended St. Martin Elementary School. The Ursuline teachers prepared her for Ursuline Academy in Louisville where she was given the advantages of a classical and Christian education. At age 15, she entered the novitiate of the Ursuline…

Sister Marie William Blyth

Date of Birth: August 30, 1929
Date of Death: March 10, 2019
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 59

Helen Louise Blyth was born in Denver, Colorado, on August 30, 1929. Her parents were Allen Blyth and Katherine Teresa Carrullo Blyth. She had an older brother, James, and an older sister, Marietta. She was baptized at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Denver, on February 26, 1933, when she was 4 years old. She…

Sister Aloise Boone

Date of Birth: August 6, 1914
Date of Death: April 30, 1995
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row B Plot 49

Mary Joan was one of 15 children born to William Joseph and Mary Josephine Greenwell Boone of New Haven, Kentucky. As the oldest daughter, Mary Joan learned early in life to assume responsibilities for caring for her younger brother and nine sisters. Hers was a close-knit family who gathered at the table for all meals…

Sister Joseph Angela Boone

Date of Birth: September 20, 1928
Date of Death: November 11, 2018
Age at Death: 90 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 8

Mary Bernice Boone was born in New Haven, Ky. She was the twelfth child in the family. Her parents were William Joseph Boone and Mary Josephine Greenwell Boone. She was born on September 20, 1928, and was baptized on September 24, 1928. Mary Bernice and all the Boone children including Frederick Joseph, Joseph Aloysius, Mary…

Sister Eva Marie Boone

Date of Birth: April 25, 1934
Date of Death: January 15, 2025
Age at Death: 90 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 54

Mary Estelle was born on Wednesday, April 25, 1934, in Louisville, Ky. She was the fourth child born to Richard Leo and Regina Eva Spalding Boone. Ten days later, on May 6, Estelle was baptized at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Louisville. Later when Estelle was 4 years old, her father gave up…