Born December 10, 1897, in Clementsville, Ky., Ursula was the daughter of Henry Alfred and Cordelia Clements Wethington. She was one of the first students to enroll at St. Bernard School in Clementsville, opened by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph. When she was 17 years of age, Ursula entered the novitiate at Mount…
Mount Saint Joseph Necrologies
The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph Necrology contains biographical information for Sisters buried at Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery.
Many entries include a Marker Location (for example, “Row D No. 55”), which corresponds to a location on the cemetery map.
Sister Rose Agnes Buckman
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 Rose Catherine Donahue
Caroline was born November 22, 1901, the first of the 10 children born to John Webster and Frances Donahue of Clarktown, Ky. Her parents were great‑grandchildren of Maryland pioneers who settled on Pottinger Greek in Nelson County. When Caroline was 6 years old, she received her First Holy Communion and began her formal education at…
Sister Rose Emma Monaghan
Rose Emma’s earthly journey began on April 14, 1915, at home in Percival, Iowa, as the sixth child of Thomas and Rose Emma Monaghan’s 11 children: seven sons Ed, Frank, Tom, Charles, Jerry, William (killed in WWII) and Leo; and, four daughters, Catherine, Mary, Alyce and Rose Emma, who was born with a congenital dislocated…
Sister Rose Frances Mahoney
The daughter of Francis and Martha Whelan Mahoney, Rose Mary was born November 25, 1907, in New Haven, Ky. Her parents were strict Catholics of Maryland pioneer ancestry. Rose Mary’s formal education began at St. Catherine School under the direction of the Sisters of Loretto. When the Ursuline Sisters replaced the Loretto Sisters in 1919,…
Sister Rose Jean Hochstein
Valeria was born March 7, 1913, the daughter of John and Rose Shulte Hochstein of Wynot, Neb. She attended St. James School in Wynot for her elementary education. After completing grade school, Valeria entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph, September 8, 1929. She received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Rose Jean on…
Sister Rose Marie Thompson
The daughter of Joseph and Rose Cecil Thompson, Edna was born June 13, 1895, the fifth child in a family of 10 children. She spent early childhood in Louisville, Ky. When she was nine, the family moved to a farm on Cherry Run near Raywick, Ky. She attended St. Francis Xavier Elementary School at Raywick…
Sister Rose Mary Ford
Born April 22, 1905, to William and Elizabeth Boone Ford in New Haven, Ky., Louise was the youngest in her family. Her parents trained their children according to the instructions of their venerable pastor, Father William Hogarty. When Louise was four years old, her father died following an accident at work. She attended St. Catherine…
Sister Rose Vincent Lyvers
Born February 5, 1904, to William and Anna Rose Hayden Lyvers of Owensboro, Ky., Lila Rose, though delicate at birth, enjoyed a healthy childhood. Following the death of her oldest sister, the family moved to Bowling Green, Ky. She attended St. Joseph Elementary School. The family moved later to Russellville, Ky., where she attended public…
Sister Rosemary Keough
Rosemary Ellen Keough was born on December 11, 1938, in Auburn, N.Y. Her parents were Thomas Patrick Keough and Catherine Agnes Scully. She was baptized on January 15, 1939, and confirmed on October 17, 1948, in St. Patrick’s Church in Aurora, N.Y. Her siblings were Sara K. Scully, Thomas Patrick Keough Jr., and John Roger…