The daughter of Julius and Theresa Allgeier Brohm, Rosamond was born October 12, 1906, in Jeffersontown, Ky., one of five children. She received her elementary education at St. Edward’s in her hometown. She attended Mercy Academy in Louisville for high school. Rosamond entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on September 8, 1922. Six months…
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 Karl Melanie Brill
Born in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 28, 1903, Esther was the only child of Charles and Melanie Oberle Brill. Following her education, she was employed in an office in Louisville. Esther entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 21 years old. After a postulancy of six months, she received the Ursuline habit…
Sister Jean Martin Brey
The daughter of James Edward and Marietta Brey, Mary Regina was born in Pettit, Ky. She was the seventh child in a family of five brothers and one sister. She received her education, grade school through high school, at St. Peter Alcantara in Stanley. The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph were her teachers. Regina…
Sister Mary Pierre Brady
Mary Genevieve, one of seven children of Charles and Mary Ellen French Brady, was born March 11, 1901, in Waverly, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Agnes Church, Uniontown, on May 1. Her mother and father both died of flu only four days apart in March 1908, leaving a family of children between…
Sister Sebastian Brady
One of the seven children of Charles and Mary Ellen French Brady, Anna was born March 21, 1898, in Waverly, Ky. She attended public school in Waverly until St. Peter School opened there in 1910, and she was taught by the Ursuline Sisters. Following the early death of Anna’s parents, the three girls were taken…
Sister Mary James Boyle
Mary Chessie was born Oct. 19, 1891, the daughter of James and Ellen Moore Boyle of Calhoun, Ky. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 16 years of age. Three months later on August 25, 1908, Mary Chessie received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary James. Sister Mary James’…
Sister Mary Janette Bowling
Mary Janette, the oldest of seven children of James Nicholas and Mary Irene Boone Bowling, was born October 30, 1917, in New Haven, Ky. On November 3, 1917, she began her faith journey with baptism at St. Catherine Church. The family’s strong beliefs came from ancestors Thomas and Anna Bowling who were among the first…
Sister Charlesine Bowling
Mary Isabelle Bowling was born on June 8, 1911, in Athertonville, Larue County, Kentucky. She was the last of eight children of Joseph Walker and Mary Alexine McGee Bowling, who were descendants from the original pioneer settlers who came in 1785 to Nelson County, Kentucky. Charles Patrick was the oldest, followed by Martina, Bill, Nancy,…
Sister Mary Lucian Bowlds
Mae, the only child of Thomas and Emma Wathen Bowlds, was born May 13, 1886, at St. Lawrence, Ky. She was a prayerful child, often spending hours without moving before the Blessed Sacrament while her mother did sacristy work at St. Lawrence Church. On March 8, 1905, at the age of 18, Mae entered the…
Sister Severia Bowlds
Born October 5, 1909, in Knottsville, Ky., Eileen was the daughter of Severius and Maude Bowlds Bowlds. She was quite young when the family moved to Rome, Ky., where her father farmed. After finishing grade school, Eileen worked at home and often considered being a sister. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph in…