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…
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 Victoria Brohm
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…
Sister Isadore Brown
The daughter of Julian and Elizabeth Mattingly Brown, Josephine was born March 22, 1911, in Cloverport, Ky. Her formal education began at St. Rose School in Cloverport, taught by the Ursuline Sisters. Josephine attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for high school. On September 8, 1930, she entered the novitiate. Following a six-month postulancy, she received…
Sister Joan Brown
Catherine was born on Christmas day 1905, the fourth of seven children born to Julian and Elizabeth Mattingly Brown at Cloverport, Ky. She received her early schooling at the Cloverport Public School, then attended St. Rose School opened by the Ursuline Sisters in 1916. Her high school years were spent at Bethlehem Academy in St.…
Sister Mary Denise Brown
Cora Teresa, the oldest daughter of John Young and Viola Osborne Brown, was born June 30, 1914, on a farm in Hardin County just over the county line from Flaherty, Ky. She began her faith journey with baptism on August 1, 1914, at St. Martin of Tours Church. As a child, Cora Teresa loved the…
Sister Mary Helen Brown
Born June 2, 1905, at Hardinsburg, Ky., Mary Helen was the daughter of John and Martha Basham Brown, one of eight children. She received her early education at St. Romuald School in her hometown. When she was 21 years of age, Mary Helen entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On March 19, 1927, Mary…
Sister Mary Carmel Browning
Born July 17, 1896, to Charles and Mary Josephine Fry Browning at St. Mary, Ky., Mary Alice brightened the lives of that Catholic family. They were thrifty, hard‑working people who lived near Lebanon, and were members of St. Charles parish. Later the family moved to Lebanon. Alice was educated in the Marion County public schools.…
Sister Marie Goretti Browning
Mary Isabel Browning was born to Mary Agnes Abell Browning and Joseph Leo Browning on November 27, 1932, at Calvary, Ky. She was the sixth of seven children. Her siblings included Father Lawrence Browning CP, Father William Browning CP, Emma Rita, Josephine, Agnes Marie, and Sister Clarita. Mary Isabel was baptized at Holy Name of…
Sister Marie Therese Brumlow
Zita, one of nine children, was born Nov. 15, 1902, the daughter of Edward and Sarah Vessels Brumlow of Fancy Farm, Ky. She completed elementary school at St. Jerome School in Fancy Farm. She came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1920 and entered the novitiate in November 1924, her senior year. Zita received the…