Sister Henrietta Burch

Date of Birth: February 22, 1890
Date of Death: May 13, 1918
Age at Death: 28 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 10

Born Feb. 22, 1890, in West Louisville, Ky., to Henry and Matilda Mattingly Burch, baby Blanche was the miracle baby. On March 27, 1890, when Blanche was only five weeks old, a tornado wrecked West Louisville. Blanche was blown about a fourth of a mile from her home. In the midst of the destruction, she…

Sister Mary Leander Burch

Date of Birth: April 24, 1906
Date of Death: April 30, 1997
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 26

Ora Agnes, one of seven children of Paul and Ida Mills Mattingly, was born on April 24, 1906, in Paynesville, Ky. Her faith journey began with her baptism at St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi Church, Paynesville. Her formal education began at St. Philip Neri School, Louisville. Ky., but the family moved to Bloomington, Ill., for…

Sister Ann Elizabeth Busam

Date of Birth: September 29, 1919
Date of Death: October 13, 2000
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row G, Plot 54

Ann Elizabeth, the fourth child of seven, was born to Michael Lawrence and Catherine Clarke Busam in Greenwood, Mississippi on September 29, 1919. (Two babies died in infancy). Ann began her faith journey with baptism at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Greenwood, on October 19. In September of 1925, Ann entered Davis Elementary…

Sister Emma Cecilia Busam

Date of Birth: July 27, 1921
Date of Death: December 14, 2018
Age at Death: 97 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 55

Emma Cecilia Busam was born on July 27, 1921, to Mary Cecilia Bryan Busam and John William Busam Sr., at their home at 316 East 7th Street in Owensboro, Ky. Rev. Boniface Benkert, OSB, baptized her on August 7, 1921, in St. Joseph Church on Fourth Street. She received her First Holy Communion on June…

Sister Elaine Byrne

Date of Birth: May 28, 1946
Date of Death: January 20, 2012
Age at Death: 65 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 42

The journey of faith began for Elaine Isabel Byrne May 28, 1946, when she was born to John D. and Anna Marie Coomes Byrne of Curdsville, Ky. She joined Margie, John Jr., and J.L. Later there would be Mary Lou, Eddie and Tony. She was baptized at St. Elizabeth Church in Curdsville, June 4, 1946,…

Sister Charles Borromeo Calhoun

Date of Birth: December 12, 1910
Date of Death: March 12, 1968
Age at Death: 57 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 28

Mary Lena, baptized on the day of her birth, December 12, 1910, was the daughter of Charles and Mary Jovita Mattingly Calhoun. She had three brothers and four sisters. Mary Lena began her formal education and first two years of high school at St. Elizabeth School in Curdsville, where she became a star pupil in…

Sister Martha Ann Cargile

Date of Birth: January 26, 1915
Date of Death: October 17, 2006
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 46

Martha Harris was born January 26, 1915, one of three children born to Harris Stites and Mary Martha Higginson Cargile in Dixon, Ky. She was baptized at St. Ann Church, Morganfield, on March 12, 1915, and received the sacrament of Confirmation on March 18,1934, in the chapel of Mount Saint Joseph. Beginning in 1920, Martha…

Sister Lennora Carrico

Date of Birth: December 8, 1915
Date of Death: May 4, 2012
Age at Death: 96 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 43

A baby girl, named Mary Lucian, was born to Thomas Aubrey and Mary Edna Carrico Carrico on December 8, 1915, in Fancy, Ky. Mary Lou was the oldest of seven children born to Aubrey and Mae, as her mother was called: Ruth, Lenna and Ruddy are deceased. Dot, Anna, and Bob survive. Mary Lou attended…

Sister Carmencita Carrico

Date of Birth: June 2, 1920
Date of Death: October 19, 1998
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 52

Mary Shirley Carmen, the ninth of 12 children of Joseph Booth and Alma Bell Carrico, was born June 2, 1920, in Manton, Nelson County, Ky. On June 6, she began her faith journey with baptism at Holy Rosary Church, Manton. In September 1926, Shirley began her formal education at High View School, Nelson County, where…

Sister Mary Corda Carrico

Date of Birth: March 25, 1922
Date of Death: April 20, 2001
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 54

Maxine Catherine was born on March 25, 1922, in Manton, Ky., the tenth child of 12 children in the family of Joseph Booth and Alma Austin Bell Carrico. When she was 5 years old, she started at the public school in Manton. Maxine spent her high school years at Holy Trinity in Fredericktown. The Ursuline…