Sister Rose Beatrice Murphy

Date of Birth: December 29, 1903
Date of Death: November 7, 1961
Age at Death: 57 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 26

One of the nine children of Richard and Rose Anne Holland Murphy, Elizabeth was born December 29, 1903, in Stanley, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy as a day student through the years 1917-1928, receiving her elementary, secondary and junior college education. Elizabeth entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on September 7, 1927,…

Sister Rose Alice Morgan

Date of Birth: June 30, 1902
Date of Death: February 1, 1982
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 40

Mary Carmel was born June 30, 1902, in Owensboro, Ky., the daughter of George Elmer and Mary Alice Hayden Morgan. She had three brothers and a sister. Her first school days were spent at the public school in West Louisville. Later, she attended St. Frances Academy in Owensboro. Her high school years were spent at…

Sister Rose Angela Wethington

Date of Birth: December 10, 1897
Date of Death: October 15, 1946
Age at Death: 48 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 19

Born December 10, 1897, in Clementsville, Ky., Ursula was the daughter of Henry Alfred and Cordelia Clements Wethington. She was one of the first students to enroll at St. Bernard School in Clementsville, opened by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph. When she was 17 years of age, Ursula entered the novitiate at Mount…

Sister Rose Agnes Buckman

Date of Birth: October 22, 1898
Date of Death: August 6, 1981
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 34

Born October 22, 1898, in Uniontown, Ky., Lillian was the daughter of Adrian and Ann Spalding Buckman. She was trained in music from early on and while attending Mount Saint Joseph Academy during 1915‑1917, she performed on the piano at all the special feasts that were celebrated during the school year. Lillian entered the novitiate…

Sister Rose Catherine Donahue

Date of Birth: November 22, 1901
Date of Death: June 19, 1977
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 33

Caroline was born November 22, 1901, the first of the 10 children born to John Webster and Frances Donahue of Clarktown, Ky. Her parents were great‑grandchildren of Maryland pioneers who settled on Pottinger Greek in Nelson County. When Caroline was 6 years old, she received her First Holy Communion and began her formal education at…

Sister Rose Emma Monaghan

Date of Birth: April 14, 1915
Date of Death: December 27, 2008
Age at Death: 93 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 48

Rose Emma’s earthly journey began on April 14, 1915, at home in Percival, Iowa, as the sixth child of Thomas and Rose Emma Monaghan’s 11 children: seven sons Ed, Frank, Tom, Charles, Jerry, William (killed in WWII) and Leo; and, four daughters, Catherine, Mary, Alyce and Rose Emma, who was born with a congenital dislocated…

Sister Rose Frances Mahoney

Date of Birth: November 25, 1907
Date of Death: April 19, 1989
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 12

The daughter of Francis and Martha Whelan Mahoney, Rose Mary was born November 25, 1907, in New Haven, Ky. Her parents were strict Catholics of Maryland pioneer ancestry. Rose Mary’s formal education began at St. Catherine School under the direction of the Sisters of Loretto. When the Ursuline Sisters replaced the Loretto Sisters in 1919,…

Sister Rose Jean Hochstein

Date of Birth: March 7, 1913
Date of Death: November 16, 1951
Age at Death: 38 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 12

Valeria was born March 7, 1913, the daughter of John and Rose Shulte Hochstein of Wynot, Neb. She attended St. James School in Wynot for her elementary education. After completing grade school, Valeria entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph, September 8, 1929. She received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Rose Jean on…

Sister Rose Marie Thompson

Date of Birth: June 13, 1895
Date of Death: February 10, 1968
Age at Death: 72 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 42

The daughter of Joseph and Rose Cecil Thompson, Edna was born June 13, 1895, the fifth child in a family of 10 children. She spent early childhood in Louisville, Ky. When she was nine, the family moved to a farm on Cherry Run near Raywick, Ky. She attended St. Francis Xavier Elementary School at Raywick…

Sister Rose Mary Ford

Date of Birth: April 22, 1905
Date of Death: May 25, 1972
Age at Death: 67 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 36

Born April 22, 1905, to William and Elizabeth Boone Ford in New Haven, Ky., Louise was the youngest in her family. Her parents trained their children according to the instructions of their venerable pastor, Father William Hogarty. When Louise was four years old, her father died following an accident at work. She attended St. Catherine…