Anna Lois was born Feb. 11, 1885, the daughter of Lucian and Juliana Cash Carrico of Fancy Farm, Ky. Her parents sent her to St. Jerome School under the direction of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. In 1902, she came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She was an honor student during high school and…
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 Anne Rita Cash
Anna Roberta was born December 14, 1902, the daughter of Robert and Anna Cash of Fancy Farm, Kentucky, one of 12 children. A weak and nervous child, she was unable to attend much regular school with the Sisters of Charity at Fancy Farm. At the advice of her physician, Anna Roberta enrolled at Mount Saint…
Sister Mary Rudolph Castile
Born December 8, 1896, in Elizabethtown, Ky., Catherine was the daughter of William and Florence Thomas Castile. The Castile family moved to Stithton when Catherine was 6 years old. Her formal education began at Stithton Public School. The Ursulines from Mount Saint Joseph opened St. Patrick School in Stithton in 1913, and Catherine attended school…
Sister Mary Celestine Cecil
Born Aug. 4, 1892, in St. Joseph, Ky., Annie Merlin was the fourth child in a family of eight children to gladden the hearts of her parents, Clement and Eva Hayden Cecil. She attended St. Alphonsus Grade School and graduated from Mount Saint. Joseph Academy. At the age of 17 she entered the novitiate at…
Sister Mary Clement Cecil
Born Sept. 13, 1891, to Clement and Eva Hayden Cecil at St. Joseph, Ky., Mary passed her youthful years with her family within sight of Mount Saint Joseph. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the school year 1907‑1908, then entered the novitiate. On August 25, 1908, Mary received the Ursuline habit and was given…
Sister Mary Irene Cecil
Mary Leona Cecil grew up just two miles from the Mount on Cecil Road. She was the daughter of Arthur Cecil and Irene Hite Cecil. She was born on April 11, 1927, and was the fourth of seven children. Her brothers and sisters were Marion Cecil, Martin Cecil, Thomas Cecil, Winifred Cecil Riney, Hubert Joseph…
Sister Mary Jude Cecil
Martha Elizabeth Cecil was born on October 10, 1932, to Anthony Dominic Cecil Sr., and Lucy Hayden Cecil. She was fifth of nine children – Anthony Dominic Jr., William Randall, John Tyler, Joan, James Paschal, Mary Lucy, Michael David, and Judy Margaret. Martha Elizabeth was baptized on October 17, 1932, at St. Stephen Cathedral. In…
Sister George Ann Cecil
The fourth of 10 children, Helen Doris was born Dec. 30, 1927, the daughter of Charles Leo and Georgia A. Mattingly Cecil of St. Joseph, Ky. Helen received her education at St. Alphonsus School in St. Joseph and at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She entered the novitiate when she was 18. On August 14, 1947,…
Sister Alicia Cecil
Born in West Louisville, Ky., on March 7, 1895, Leona was the fifth of eight children of Clement and Eva Hayden Cecil. Her father died when she was 7 years of age. Leona began her elementary education at St. Alphonsus School in St. Joseph and completed high school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. When she…
Sister Lucilla Chamberlain
Mary, daughter of James and Elizabeth Campion Chamberlain, was born March 19, 1885, the oldest of a family of six. Her early years were spent at Stanley, Ky. The family had moved to Browns Valley just before she started to school. Mary attended the public school. From her parents she learned a love of the…