Sister Mary Bertha Wethington

Date of Birth: April 24, 1906
Date of Death: December 2, 2009
Age at Death: 103 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 52

Catherine was born to Albert Clarence and Mary Bertha Clements Wethington on April 24, 1906, in Clementsville, Ky. She was one of 12 children: nine brothers ─ Carl, Albert, Frank, Aloysius, Louis, John, William, James and David; and two sisters, Mary Louise and Betty Jane. The family moved to Beardstown, Ill. Catherine entered first grade,…

Sister Pancratius Wethington

Date of Birth: November 4, 1899
Date of Death: April 20, 1970
Age at Death: 70 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 34

The daughter of Patrick and Louise Wethington, Orene was born November 4, 1899, in Clementsville, Ky. She came into a family that possessed a deep and abiding Catholic faith. Orene attended public school at an early age. In 1911, when the Ursuline Sisters opened St. Bernard School in Clementsville, Orene was one of the first…

Sister Richard Wethington

Date of Birth: January 17, 1889
Date of Death: December 24, 1936
Age at Death: 47 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 8

The daughter of Alex and Martha Thompson Wethington, Gertrude was born January 17, 1889, in St. Joseph, Ky. Gertrude was one of nine children, three of whom became Ursuline Sisters. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the year 1900-1901. At the age of 21, Gertrude entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on July…

Sister Rose Angela Wethington

Date of Birth: December 10, 1897
Date of Death: October 15, 1946
Age at Death: 48 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 19

Born December 10, 1897, in Clementsville, Ky., Ursula was the daughter of Henry Alfred and Cordelia Clements Wethington. She was one of the first students to enroll at St. Bernard School in Clementsville, opened by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph. When she was 17 years of age, Ursula entered the novitiate at Mount…

Sister Robertus Wethington

Date of Birth: May 28, 1886
Date of Death: June 19, 1963
Age at Death: 77 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 33

Mary was born May 28, 1886, the daughter of Alex and Martha Thompson Wethington of St. Joseph, Ky. She was in her early twenties when she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. Following a two‑month postulancy, Mary received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Robertus on July 14, 1909. Sister Robertus’ first assignment…

Sister Mary Frances Weise

Date of Birth: October 8, 1891
Date of Death: January 29, 1920
Age at Death: 28 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 7

The daughter of Joseph and Catherine Elder Weise, Margaret Victoria [Vic] was born Oct. 8, 1891. She spent her childhood among her brothers and sisters in Balltown, a small village near McQuady, Ky. At the age of 11, she cast aside her dolls and playthings to begin piecing quilts, weaving, and sewing for the six…

Sister Fidelis Weise

Date of Birth: October 19, 1893
Date of Death: July 25, 1985
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 41

Annie Laura was the daughter of Joseph and Catherine Elder Weise of Cloverport, Ky. Her early education was in the public schools of Breckinridge County. Annie attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for one year of schooling after which she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On November 21, 1912, Annie received the Ursuline habit…

Sister Francis Borgia Wathen

Date of Birth: December 2, 1887
Date of Death: March 10, 1969
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 41

The daughter of Wingate and Anna Hite Wathen, Anna Mary was born Dec. 2, 1887, not many miles from Uniontown, Ky. When Anna Mary was very young, her mother died. Her father remarried. She attended St. Vincent Academy in Uniontown and completed her high school education at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She entered the novitiate…

Sister George Marie Wathen

Date of Birth: April 15, 1909
Date of Death: August 20, 2003
Age at Death: 94 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 43

Mary Catherine, one of seven children of George Xavier and Myrtle Ann Raley Wathen, was born April 15, 1909, in Marion County, Ky. On April 25, she began her journey of faith with baptism at Holy Name of Mary Church, Calvary, Ky. Her father and an uncle bought a house near Little Saint Joseph in…

Sister Jean Marie Wathen

Date of Birth: January 19, 1905
Date of Death: December 23, 1989
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 38

Born at Morganfield, Ky., on Jan. 19, 1905, Ursula Margaret was the daughter of John and Carrie Manning Wathen, one of 11 children. Her formal education began in the Wathen School of Union County and continued at St. Ann School at Morganfield. When Ursula was 19 years old, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint…