Sister Mary Bartholene Warren

Date of Birth: February 10, 1903
Date of Death: April 13, 2005
Age at Death: 102 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 45

John Barton and Georgia Ann Thompson Warren of Marion County, Ky., welcomed Mary Hester, their sixth child, on Feb. 3, 1903. The family would eventually include five girls and four boys. Mary Hester began her elementary education in the Marion County Public Schools. She graduated from high school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Mary Hester…

Sister Mauritia Edelen

Date of Birth: January 23, 1912
Date of Death: October 17, 1988
Age at Death: 76 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 37

Mauritia was the daughter of John and Della Mae Cecil Edelen, born January 23, 1912, in Louisville, Ky. Except for her senior year, Mauritia attended Holy Cross School in Holy Cross, beginning in the first grade. She enrolled in Mount Saint Joseph Academy for her senior year. After she graduated in 1931, Mauritia spent a…

Sister Mercedes Ann Leake

Date of Birth: October 23, 1909
Date of Death: October 11, 1969
Age at Death: 59 years
Marker Location: Row C 40

The daughter of Joseph and Agnes Goete Leake, Mercedes was born October 23, 1909, in Raywick, Ky. When 16 years of age, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. Following a six-month postulancy, Mercedes received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mercedes Ann on March 19, 1927. In 1931, Sister Mercedes Ann was…

Sister Mercedes Wathen

Date of Birth: June 5, 1864
Date of Death: November 20, 1943
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 17

The daughter of John and Margaret Bassett Wathen, Annie was born June 5, 1864, near Morganfield, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the school term 1880-1881. When she returned to the Academy in September that same year, she was called home by the sudden death of her father on January 1, 1882. Annie…

Sister Merici Mattingly

Date of Birth: April 6, 1904
Date of Death: January 17, 1958
Age at Death: 53 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 4

Born April 6, 1904, in Knottsville, Ky., Mary Blanche was the third child of Martin and Sarah Gertrude Bowlds Mattingly. She was very generous as a child and assisted her mother in many ways with the family of five boys and eight girls. At age 17, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On…

Sister Michael Marie Friedman

Date of Birth: October 1, 1946
Date of Death: September 12, 2022
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 52

Madonna Marie Friedman was born on October 1, 1946, in Glennonville, Mo. Her parents were Michael Friedman and Johanna Vanderfeltz Friedman. She was the youngest of four children. Her siblings were Vincent, Patricia and Richard. Madonna was baptized on October 2, 1946, the day after she was born, at St. Teresa Church in Glennonville. She…

Sister Michaeline Brumlow

Date of Birth: May 22, 1907
Date of Death: February 11, 1988
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 35

Born May 22, 1907, in Fancy Farm, Ky., Julia Mary was a cheerful, loving child in a family of nine. She learned to practice her faith from the example of her parents, Edward and Sarah Vessels Brumlow. Her early school days were spent at St. Jerome School in Fancy Farm. She came to Mount Saint…

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 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 Mildred Barr

Date of Birth: July 4, 1921
Date of Death: December 12, 2006
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 55

Mildred, born July 4, 1921, was the daughter of William Garret and Ruth Cecilia Payne Ban — who cared for their 15 children (eight boys and seven girls) with loving care and guidance in a faith-filled Catholic home in Livermore, Ky. Mildred lived with her grandparents at Browns Valley to enter the first grade at…