Sister Rose Marian Powers

Date of Birth: February 6, 1933
Date of Death: November 27, 2017
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 52

Marian Alice Rose Powers was born on February 6, 1933, to Everett and Eva Mae Elder Powers of Cloverport, Kentucky. She was one of 10 children in the Powers family. They were a family of five boys and five girls. Verrill, Kenneth, Raphael, Father Benjamin, Sister Marian, Randolph, Sister Ann Roberta, Eulaine, Sister Rose Jean…

Sister Pauletta McCarty

Date of Birth: July 17, 1921
Date of Death: April 7, 2018
Age at Death: 96 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 59

Helen Marie McCarty was born on July 17, 1921, the third of eight children born to Ignatius Paul McCarty and Nettie Rose Mahoney McCarty in Daviess County, Ky. Her siblings included William Anthony, Paul Ignatius, James Michael, Celestine Joseph, Francis Xavier, Elizabeth Jane and Rose Mary. She was baptized one week after she was born,…

Sister Martina Rockers

Date of Birth: April 23, 1926
Date of Death: June 5, 2018
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Ursuline Cemetery in Paola, Kan.

Martha Ida Rockers was born on April 23, 1926. Her father, Edward Rockers and her mother, Magdalena Wolken Rockers lived in Scipio, Kan. There were 11 children in her family. She was in the middle with five older and five younger siblings. They were LaVera, who died at 6 weeks of age, Florence, Elva, Elmer,…

Sister M. Celine Leeker

Date of Birth: June 23, 1929
Date of Death: March 25, 2019
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 52

Mary Louise Leeker was born on June 23, 1929, in Lenexa, Kan.. Her parents were John Leeker and Mary Elizabeth McGrath Leeker. She was baptized at St. Paul Church in Olathe, Kan., on July 18, 1929. She was confirmed on April 24, 1938, at Holy Trinity Church in Lenexa. She was the oldest of eight.…

Sister Rose Marita O’Bryan

Date of Birth: October 28, 1941
Date of Death: June 10, 2019
Age at Death: 77 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 4

Rose Marie O’Bryan was born on October 28, 1941, to Marion Albin O’Bryan Sr. and Elizabeth Theresa Oberst O’Bryan. She was the oldest of the four children. She had three brothers: Marion O’Bryan Jr., Herman Joseph O’Bryan and David Eugene O’Bryan. Rose Marie was baptized on November 9, 1941, at St. Stephen Cathedral by Reverend…

Sister Mary Angela Matthews

Date of Birth: November 18, 1929
Date of Death: April 5, 2020
Age at Death: 90 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 60

Mary Rita Matthew’s life began in Detroit, Mich. Her dad, Alva Matthews, worked at Ford Motor Company. Her mom, Grace Compton Matthews, would return to Axtel, Ky., to be with her mother, Alice Pool Compton, when her babies were to be delivered. Mary Rita’s grandmother was a midwife. Mary Rita was baptized on Nov. 30,…

Sister Rose Marie Craycoft

Date of Birth: December 21, 1923
Date of Death: January 13, 2021
Age at Death: 97 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 61

Rose Marie Craycroft was born on December 21, 1923, in New Haven, Ky., to George Hix Craycroft and Mary Josephine Hagan Craycroft. She was the second child in a family of 10, three girls and seven boys. Her siblings included Dr. William Francis Craycroft, Dr. Joseph Gerald Craycroft, Rev. George Preston Craycroft, Rev. Bernard Leo Craycroft,…

Sister Mary Agnes VonderHaar

Date of Birth: December 17, 1933
Date of Death: May 10, 2023
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row M No. 40

Patricia Ann VonderHaar, the third of five children, and the only girl, was born to Bernard and Dorothy VonderHaar on December 17, 1933, in Vine Grove, Ky. Her siblings included: John, William, Jerome, and Lawrence. A week after Patsy was born, her family traveled 500 miles to Davenport, Iowa, to celebrate Christmas with family. A…

Sister Naomi Aull

Date of Birth: December 30, 1923
Date of Death: September 29, 2023
Age at Death: 99 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 40

Mary Naomi Aull was born December 30, 1923, to Michael Xavier “Harry” and Mary Pauline Mattingly Aull. She was the fourth of 15 children. They were: Theresa Elizabeth, Thomasina, Margaret Ann (Sister Margaret Joseph OSU), Mildred (Sister Marie Michael CP), William Guy, Robert Eugene, Joyce Marie, James Leo, Beverly, Joseph Allen, Joseph Harry, Anna Carolyn. Two children died…

Sister Marie Goretti Browning

Date of Birth: November 27, 1932
Date of Death: January 29, 2024
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row M No. 41

Mary Isabel Browning was born to Mary Agnes Abell Browning and Joseph Leo Browning on November 27, 1932, at Calvary, Ky. She was the sixth of seven children. Her siblings included Father Lawrence Browning CP, Father William Browning CP, Emma Rita, Josephine, Agnes Marie, and Sister Clarita. Mary Isabel was baptized at Holy Name of…