Born in Oberhinting, Germany, on March 15, 1838, Catherine Sedelmeier spent her early years in her home country. Responding to the cries for missionaries to the United States, she came to Louisville, Ky., and entered the novitiate of the Ursuline Convent of the Immaculate Conception. On September 21, 1872, Catherine received the Ursuline habit and…
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 Rosina Hinton
Mary, the daughter of Joseph and Rose Beavin Hinton, was born June 7, 1894, at Kirk, Ky. She received the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Eucharist, and Confirmation at her parish church of St. Romuald in Hardinsburg. She attended public elementary school in Kirk. Mary and her sister, Irene, attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy. In their…
Sister Rosita Willett
Rose Marie was born to Joseph Edward and Jane Isabel Perdue Willett, their second child, on November 5, 1918, at Waverly, Ky. Her older brother, Edward, and six other siblings: Dorothy Jane, Anna Ursula, Mary Kathleen, Joseph Vernon, Theresa Bernadette and Doris Hiltrude made up the happy family of Joseph and Jane Willett. Rose Marie…
Sister Ruth Agnes Conners
Ruth Elizabeth, eldest of two daughters of William Joseph and Margaret Shanks Conners, was born September 19, 1911, in Louisville, Ky. Her journey of faith began with baptism at St. Paul Church a few days later. Her non-Catholic mother had little patience with the Catholic Church beliefs and practices, so it fell to the father,…
Sister Ruth Ann Essex
It was a day of celebration in New Haven, Ky., when Mary Ruth was born October 5, 1921, to John and Margaret Mattingly Essex. When Mary Ruth was very young, her mother died. Aunts Agnita and Elizabeth Mattingly admitted her into their home. Mary Ruth began her formal education at St. Catherine School in New…
Sister Ruth Helen Flaherty
The first of the nine children of William and Helen Flaherty, Emma Mae was born May 28, 1913, in Concordia, Ky. Her schooling began at Fairview School in Andyville, and continued at St. Theresa School in Rhodelia and St. Martin School in Louisville. For high school Emma Mae went to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Following…
Sister Ruth Mattingly
Frances Ruth Mattingly was born on September 22, 1935, to Joseph George Mattingly and Annie Mae Hall Mattingly of St. Francis, Ky.. She was baptized by Father Fitzgibbon on September 28, 1935, at St. Francis of Assisi in St. Francis. She was confirmed on May 11, 1942, at St. Francis of Assisi by Archbishop Floersh.…
Sister Sara Marie Gomez
Maria Evelyn Gomez was born on Tuesday, August 31, 1943, in Pagosa Springs, Colo., the first child born to Juan Christobal (Chris) Gomez and Lila Sarah Padilla Gomez. Just a few weeks later, on Sunday, September 19th, Maria Evelyn was baptized into her faith family at Sacred Heart Church in Durango. Over the next years,…
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 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…