Sister Emma Cecilia Busam

Date of Birth: July 27, 1921
Date of Death: December 14, 2018
Age at Death: 97 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 55

Emma Cecilia Busam was born on July 27, 1921, to Mary Cecilia Bryan Busam and John William Busam Sr., at their home at 316 East 7th Street in Owensboro, Ky. Rev. Boniface Benkert, OSB, baptized her on August 7, 1921, in St. Joseph Church on Fourth Street. She received her First Holy Communion on June…

Sister Mary Leander Burch

Date of Birth: April 24, 1906
Date of Death: April 30, 1997
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 26

Ora Agnes, one of seven children of Paul and Ida Mills Mattingly, was born on April 24, 1906, in Paynesville, Ky. Her faith journey began with her baptism at St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi Church, Paynesville. Her formal education began at St. Philip Neri School, Louisville. Ky., but the family moved to Bloomington, Ill., for…

Sister Henrietta Burch

Date of Birth: February 22, 1890
Date of Death: May 13, 1918
Age at Death: 28 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 10

Born Feb. 22, 1890, in West Louisville, Ky., to Henry and Matilda Mattingly Burch, baby Blanche was the miracle baby. On March 27, 1890, when Blanche was only five weeks old, a tornado wrecked West Louisville. Blanche was blown about a fourth of a mile from her home. In the midst of the destruction, she…

Sister Mary Denis Bumpus

Date of Birth: March 10, 1895
Date of Death: October 21, 1960
Age at Death: 65 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 26

Born March 10, 1895, in Owensboro, Ky., Forrest was the daughter of John and Teresa Clark Bumpus. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the year 1911-1912, studying in the commercial department. She entered the novitiate and received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Denis on November 21, 1912. Sister Mary Denis’ first…

Sister Mary George Buckman

Date of Birth: December 25, 1876
Date of Death: February 24, 1948
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 12

Born on Christmas day, 1876, Mary Agnes was the eleventh child of Linus and Jane Ann Wathen Buckman. Her parents, descendents of the early Catholic pioneers, migrated to Union County, Ky., from Bardstown, Ky. She was well‑trained in her Catholic faith during her early years. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1893‑1894. Returning to…

Sister Rose Agnes Buckman

Date of Birth: October 22, 1898
Date of Death: August 6, 1981
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 34

Born October 22, 1898, in Uniontown, Ky., Lillian was the daughter of Adrian and Ann Spalding Buckman. She was trained in music from early on and while attending Mount Saint Joseph Academy during 1915‑1917, she performed on the piano at all the special feasts that were celebrated during the school year. Lillian entered the novitiate…

Sister Jane Patrick Buckman

Date of Birth: April 21, 1889
Date of Death: April 21, 1970
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 33

On April 21, 1889, William and Mary Jane Boarman Buckman in New Market, Ky., were happy to welcome a baby girl, Mary Caroline, to their family. These pioneers, stemming from Maryland days, had Mary Caroline baptized at Old St. Matthew Church in Finley. Carrie learned her religion from her parents and attended the New Market…

Sister Joseph Benjamin Buckman

Date of Birth: December 31, 1903
Date of Death: September 15, 1988
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 45

Born Dec. 31, 1903, to Joseph Oliver “Ollie” and Elizabeth Lenora Shelton Buckman of Calvary, Ky., Inez was the second of 14 children. Her first years of formal education were at Moores Creek School near Jessetown. Inez completed the seventh and eighth grades and high school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. After entering the novitiate…

Sister Madeline Buckman

Date of Birth: October 7, 1886
Date of Death: April 2, 1944
Age at Death: 57 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 21

Born Oct. 7, 1886, in New Market, Ky., Mary Esther was the daughter of William and Mary Jane Boarman Buckman. She was baptized when she was only two days old. Since there were no parochial schools in that area of Marion County, Mary Esther attended the public school at New Market. She became a public…

Sister Jean Mark Buckler

Date of Birth: October 11, 1911
Date of Death: April 3, 1983
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 30

Borgia, the fourth child of William and Mary Borgia Peterson Buckler, was born Oct. 11, 1911, in Loretto, Ky. Her mother died only a few hours after the baby was born. Borgia’s maternal grandparents took her as their own and arranged for her baptism two days later. Her father married a second time and the…