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…
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 Anita Flaugher
Eva Warren was born August 27, 1911, into the family of Gwynn Marvin and Eva Elizabeth Wathen Flaugher of Fairfield, Ky. She had four brothers: Gwynn Marvin, Edwin Drury, Charles. and Wilfred Wathen; three sisters: Alice Carpenter, Evelyn Mae and Mary Freda. The Flaugher family were members of St. Michael parish and attended the parish…
Sister Angelina Payne
Mary Matilda, the third of 11 children, was born to Sidney Ivo and Agnes Jane Millay Payne on January 31, 1904 in Knottsville, Kentucky. Her faith journey began with baptism February 9 at St. William Church. An older sister, Vetta, taught Mary many lessons before she went to school. Vetta read stories, taught nursery rhymes…
Sister Angelica Sisk
Born at Mortons Gap, Ky., on March 10, 1899, Juanita was the daughter of Thomas Hansby and Henrietta Morgan Sisk. Juanita was a teenager when her mother died and the family members were taken by relatives who placed the three youngest girls at Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1913. The family was not Catholic but…
Sister Angela Kohl
Mary Lelia was born to Peter and Mary Snipes Kohl of Henderson, Kentucky, on December 4, 1872. Following her early education, Lelia came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1888, graduating in the spring of 1893. Her parents were not Catholic, so Mary Lelia had never been baptized. She was aware of their strong prejudice…
Sister Angela Marie Krampe I
Mary Angela was born on July 25, 1899, and blessed with generous and pious parents, Anthony and Effie Turner Krampe of Pettit, Kentucky. Anthony Krampe had served as the farm manager at the Mount. Their deep faith was shown by their generosity to the church. Though there were nine children to care for and educate,…
Sister Angela Marie Krampe II
Born at Browns Valley, Kentucky, on March 3, 1907, Mary Helena was the daughter of Anthony and Effie Turner Krampe. Anthony Krampe had served as the farm manager at the Mount. She received her early education at St. Anthony School in Browns Valley and at St. Peter of Alcantara School in Stanley. After attending Mount…
Sister Ancilla Marie Warren
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 Anacletus Poole
Nannie was the daughter of Benjamin and Ada VanMetea Poole of St. Lawrence, Kentucky, born May 22, 1878. The family moved to Owensboro and became active members of St. Paul Church. At the age of 28, Nannie entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph in January 1907. She received the Ursuline habit and the name…
Sister Amelia Stenger
On September 26, 1948, Amelia Margaret Stenger was born – the seventh child in the family of blacksmith and farmer John Adolph and his wife Mary Teresa Stenger, of Glennonville, Mo. She was baptized the next day at Saint Teresa Catholic Church in Glennonville. Two years later her sister Teresa completed the Stenger family of…