Sister Margaret Ann Wathen

Date of Birth: November 5, 1909
Date of Death: May 1, 1996
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 32

Elizabeth Beatrice Wathen was born to Linus and Beatrice Gribbon Wathen in Calvary, Ky., on Nov. 5, 1909. She was one of five children, two of whom died in infancy. The mother died when Elizabeth was 9years old, leaving her grief-stricken, as was her father who was left with three small children. Mr. Wathen married…

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 Ann Victoria Wasylina

Date of Birth: June 11, 1924
Date of Death: October 12, 2010
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 41

Irena, born June 6, 1924, was the only daughter of blacksmith Basil Wasylina and his wife, Anna, residents of Duliby, Stryj, in Polish Ukraine. Irena had two brothers, Peter, also a blacksmith, and Nicholas, a cobbler. She was baptized and confirmed in the Byzantine Rite at St. Basil Church and grew up in a faith-filled…

Sister Ancilla Marie Warren

Date of Birth: September 18, 1913
Date of Death: January 5, 2002
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row A Plot 28

Edgar and Loretta Stallings Warren, of St. Joseph, Kentucky, were delighted to welcome a baby girl, Thelma Rosina, on September 18, 1913. She joined two older sisters and three brothers. When Thelma was less than two years old, her family moved to Waterflow, New Mexico, in search of a healthier climate for her mother. In…

Sister George Ann Warren

Date of Birth: February 25, 1894
Date of Death: October 29, 1939
Age at Death: 45 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 4

Born at St. Mary, Ky., on Feb. 25, 1894, Ann Mariah was the daughter of John and Georgia Thompson Warren. As one of the older children, Ann Mariah assisted her mother with the care of the family. She was 27 years old when she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On March 20, 1922,…