Sister Mary Aloysius Wathen

Date of Birth: November 11, 1900
Date of Death: February 8, 1990
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 47

Born at Anthoston, Ky., on Nov. 11, 1900, Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Caroline Lee Wathen. Soon after birth she became “May” to her family. Most likely this was because she had a twin brother, Raphael Joseph, so the twins were called Ray and May. Raphael Joseph died when he was less…

Sister Mary Anthony Wathen

Date of Birth: October 23, 1878
Date of Death: October 19, 1953
Age at Death: 74 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 11

Margaret Mary was born Oct. 23, 1878, the daughter of William and Mary Willett Wathen of St. Vincent, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1892-1897, concentrating on music during her junior and senior years. Margaret Mary entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on July 18, 1897. On October 9, she…

Sister Mary Antonia Wathen

Date of Birth: March 20, 1909
Date of Death: April 18, 1987
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 5

Mary Alice was born March 20, 1909, the youngest of the 12 children born to John and Caroline Manning Wathen of Morganfield, Ky. Her parents were descendants of pioneer families from Maryland in the late 18th century, who settled in Marion County and migrated to Union County. Mary Alice began her elementary education in the…

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 Mary Lucian Wathen

Date of Birth: September 10, 1894
Date of Death: February 4, 1972
Age at Death: 77 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 35

Born September 10, 1894, in St. Lawrence, Ky., Mary Louise was the daughter of Peter and Mary Quinn Wathen. Her parents were descendants of the staunch Catholic Coomes families of Lord Baltimore’s time through the settlement in Nelson County at Fairfield. Mary Louise was always very proud of this holy ancestry. Her love of service…

Sister Mercedes Wathen

Date of Birth: June 5, 1864
Date of Death: November 20, 1943
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 17

The daughter of John and Margaret Bassett Wathen, Annie was born June 5, 1864, near Morganfield, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the school term 1880-1881. When she returned to the Academy in September that same year, she was called home by the sudden death of her father on January 1, 1882. Annie…

Sister Mary Frances Weise

Date of Birth: October 8, 1891
Date of Death: January 29, 1920
Age at Death: 28 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 7

The daughter of Joseph and Catherine Elder Weise, Margaret Victoria [Vic] was born Oct. 8, 1891. She spent her childhood among her brothers and sisters in Balltown, a small village near McQuady, Ky. At the age of 11, she cast aside her dolls and playthings to begin piecing quilts, weaving, and sewing for the six…

Sister Fidelis Weise

Date of Birth: October 19, 1893
Date of Death: July 25, 1985
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 41

Annie Laura was the daughter of Joseph and Catherine Elder Weise of Cloverport, Ky. Her early education was in the public schools of Breckinridge County. Annie attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for one year of schooling after which she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On November 21, 1912, Annie received the Ursuline habit…

Sister Mary Augustine Wethington

Date of Birth: October 2, 1877
Date of Death: May 2, 1950
Age at Death: 72 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 16

Born at St. Joseph, Kentucky, on October 2, 1877, Hortense was the second oldest in the Wethington family of nine children. Her father, Alex, was from the original Casey Creek settlement in Casey County and was listed as a son of St. Bernard Parish who fought with the Union Army in the Civil War. He…

Sister Marietta Wethington

Date of Birth: December 12, 1938
Date of Death: May 26, 2022
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 12

Marietta Wethington was born December 12, 1938, to Andrew F. Wethington and Sarah O. Wethington. She was the oldest of eight children — Anna Geraldine, Linda Louise, Andrew Francis, Jr., Wilma Pauline, Robert Irvin, Richard Anthony and Michaela Elizabeth. Marietta was baptized on January 15, 1939, at St. Bernard Church in Clementsville, Ky. She was…