Sister Cecele Stewart

Date of Birth: December 25, 1901
Date of Death: December 10, 1962
Age at Death: 60 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 30

Leora was born on Christmas day 1901, the daughter of John and Susanna Alton Stewart of Uniontown, Kentucky. Following the death of her mother, Leora was sent to grade school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy along with her younger sister, Cecilia. Leora attended the Academy during the years 1911-1919. At the age of 17, she…

Sister Catherine Kaufman

Date of Birth: August 29, 1931
Date of Death: July 29, 2024
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 60

On August 29, 1931, the hottest day of the year in tiny Dahlgren Township in southern Illinois, Helen Marie Kaufman joined her brother Henry, becoming the second child of Charles Albert Kaufman and Gertrude Rose Birkner Kaufman. One week later, she was baptized at Saint John the Baptist Church in Piopolis, Illinois. Just eighteen months later,…

Sister Catherine Smith

Date of Birth: October 9, 1875
Date of Death: January 30, 1931
Age at Death: 55 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 17

The daughter of Lawrence and Mary O’Hara Smith, Mary was born Oct. 9, 1875, in Cochiantown, Pa. Her parents were deeply religious and when the family moved to Louisville, Ky., they became staunch members of St. Louis Bertrand Parish. Through the influence of Dominican priests and brothers at Saint Louis Bertrand, they became involved in…

Sister Catherine Therese Barber

Date of Birth: October 3, 1932
Date of Death: March 25, 2026
Age at Death: 93 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 60

Maude Michelle Barber was born October 3, 1932, in Springfield, Ky., the 13th of 14 children born to Maude Estelle and Philetus Swift Barber III. She was baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Fredericktown, Kentucky. She later attended Fredericktown Public Schools for 12 years — which were run by the Ursuline Sisters. Although two of…

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.…

Sister Carolyn Marie O’Harrow

Date of Birth: June 1, 1944
Date of Death: December 21, 1981
Age at Death: 37 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 38

Born June 1, 1944, in Portland, Oregon, Ann Elizabeth was the daughter of Patrick and Mary Caroline Pritchard O’Harrow. She attended Sacred Heart Academy in Waterflow, New Mexico, during the years 1958-1961, and spent her senior year at Newman High School in Mason City, Iowa, graduating from there in 1962. On September 9, Ann Elisabeth…

Sister Caroline Wathen

Date of Birth: January 19, 1898
Date of Death: June 15, 1988
Age at Death: 90 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 43

Born Jan. 19, 1898, in Anthoston, Ky., Lillian was the daughter of John and Caroline Manning Wathen. She had eight sisters and two brothers. Lillian was 5 years old when she began her formal education at the Wathen School, a one‑room school with all eight grades and one teacher. She came to Mount Saint Joseph…

Sister Carmencita Carrico

Date of Birth: June 2, 1920
Date of Death: October 19, 1998
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 52

Mary Shirley Carmen, the ninth of 12 children of Joseph Booth and Alma Bell Carrico, was born June 2, 1920, in Manton, Nelson County, Ky. On June 6, she began her faith journey with baptism at Holy Rosary Church, Manton. In September 1926, Shirley began her formal education at High View School, Nelson County, where…

Sister Carmelita Mattingly

Date of Birth: May 15, 1898
Date of Death: December 23, 1964
Age at Death: 66 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 22

The daughter of William and Sarah Thompson Mattingly, Mae was born May 15, 1898, in Loretto, Ky., one of 12 children. She went to the public schools in Marion County through grade and high school. In July 1916, Mae entered the novitiate at Mount St. Joseph. She received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister…

Sister Callista Langan

Date of Birth: November 6, 1896
Date of Death: May 6, 1976
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 39

Nora was born Nov. 6, 1896, in Louisville, Ky., to James and Mary Marron Langan. She was 7 years old when her mother died. Her father was in the armed forces and was unable to care for his two daughters as he thought best. His sister, Mary Langan Clark, took them to Greenwood, Miss., to…