Sister Mary Beatrice Donahue

Date of Birth: February 11, 1910
Date of Death: October 15, 2006
Age at Death: 96 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 43

Mary Fidelma was born on Feb. 11, 1910, to John Webb and Frances Beatrice Clark Donahue, of Holy Cross, Ky., the fifth in a family of 10 children. In her biography, Fidelma writes about the beauties of her home life: morning and evening prayer, her mother reading stories and her father teaching them nursery rhymes…

Sister Mary Philip Doll

Date of Birth: December 1, 1912
Date of Death: October 28, 1973
Age at Death: 60 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 23

The daughter of Philip and Emma Hausman Doll, Edith Mary was born December 1, 1912, in Louisville, Ky. Her secondary education was obtained at Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Louisville. At the age of 28, Edith entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On August 14,1942, she received the Ursuline habit and the name…

Sister Mary Raymond Dieckman

Date of Birth: January 27, 1932
Date of Death: October 27, 2016
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 6

Joann Irene Dieckman was born on January 29, 1932, in Kansas City, Kan., to Raymond and Catherine Malloy Dieckman. She had one brother, John and two sisters, Elizabeth Louise and Mary Catherine. She attended Blessed Sacrament Grade School and Bishop Ward High School. She received a bachelor’s degree from Creighton University in education in 1958…

Sister Darlene Denton

Date of Birth: May 17, 1948
Date of Death: September 5, 2011
Age at Death: 63 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 56

Monday morning, May 17, 1948, just before 3:30 a.m. in the darkest reaches of the night, Judith Darlene brought to the loving family of Martin Edward and Elizabeth Helen Denton the gift of delight and laughter. She joined her older brother Tony. Within a week, Sunday, May 23rd, she began her faith journey in the…

Sister Charles Ann DeNardi

Date of Birth: July 16, 1912
Date of Death: December 17, 2004
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 43

John Baptist and Mary Ann Busse DeNardi welcomed their youngest child, Mary Ann, on July 16, 1912, joining six older children, one sister and five brothers. Her mother died and the baby was given her mother’s name, Mary Ann. Father James Pike baptized her at St. Charles Church. Mary Ann began her formal education in…

Sister Joan of Arc Davis

Date of Birth: November 7, 1891
Date of Death: January 17, 1950
Age at Death: 58 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 15

Annie Hill was born Nov. 7, 1891, the daughter of Sprig and Elizabeth Hancock Davis, a pioneer Catholic family in Sturgis, Ky. She received elementary education in the local public school. In 1906, Annie came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She was awarded a prize for diligence during her first year at boarding school, and…

Sister Marie Claire Davis

Date of Birth: April 23, 1918
Date of Death: January 29, 1998
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 53

Anna Mildred, one of nine children of William Weston and Clara Frances Fuerst Davis, was born April 23, 1918, in Owensboro, Ky. Her faith journey began May 5, 1918, at St. Joseph Church, Owensboro. Mildred’s formal education began in September 1924 at St. Joseph School, Owensboro, and continued there through graduation from high school in…

Sister Thomas Marie Davis

Date of Birth: February 17, 1906
Date of Death: April 24, 1940
Age at Death: 34 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 2

Catherine was born February 17, 1906, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Spalding Davis of Owensboro, Ky. Her parents came to Owensboro from Marion County and were members of St. Stephen parish. Catherine was welcomed into the family by a brother and two older sisters, Winifred and Marie. She was six years old when her…

Sister Mildred Davis

Date of Birth: December 1, 1899
Date of Death: January 23, 1937
Age at Death: 37 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 1

Born December 1, 1899, in Owensboro, Ky., Winifred was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Spalding Davis. Winnie’s home life was happy and free throughout her childhood. She and her siblings often listened to her mother play the piano and have family “sing alongs.” In 1912, her father died from an injury received at…

Sister Casimir Czurles

Date of Birth: July 9, 1907
Date of Death: December 19, 1994
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 50

Emily was the daughter of John and Rosalia Malinski Czurles and was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on July 9, 1907. She was baptized July 21, 1907 at Saint Adelbert Parish Church. Emily attended Saint Stanislaus Polish School and Amsterdam High School before going to New York State College and Cornell University for graduate work.…