Sister Patricia Ann Frey

Date of Birth: August 7, 1909
Date of Death: February 9, 1990
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 47

Mary Pauline was born August 7, 1909, the seventh child born to John and Susan Wagner Frey of Owensboro, Ky. This Catholic German family helped build and support St. Joseph Church. Pauline began her formal education at St. Hubertus Academy (later renamed St. Joseph School) in September 1915. Her first teachers were the Ursulines of…

Sister Patricia Cummins

Date of Birth: August 29, 1878
Date of Death: December 20, 1963
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 35

Born August 29, 1878, in Kellina, King’s County, Ireland, Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Malloy Cummins. She received her schooling in Ireland, then sailed to the United States in 1901. Arriving in New York, she went to a boarding house kept by the Sisters of Mercy and placed an ad…

Sister Patrice Padgett

Date of Birth: March 6, 1895
Date of Death: May 30, 1983
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 5

Born March 6, 1895, in Mannsville, Ky., Lena was the oldest child of John and Nina Adams Padgett. She was not baptized until the family moved to Stithton in 1897, where her parents had their marriage rectified by Father James L. Whelan at St. Patrick Church. Lena’s mother died in 1906 at the birth of…

Sister Paschal Wheatley

Date of Birth: December 17, 1890
Date of Death: January 20, 1978
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 37

The daughter of John and Julia Hancock Wheatley, Mary Alicia (Allie) was born December 17, 1890. She had a happy home life with her family and attended the elementary school at Waverly, Ky. In 1905, Allie joined the other girls from Union County coming to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She returned each year until 1908.…

Sister Pancratius Wethington

Date of Birth: November 4, 1899
Date of Death: April 20, 1970
Age at Death: 70 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 34

The daughter of Patrick and Louise Wethington, Orene was born November 4, 1899, in Clementsville, Ky. She came into a family that possessed a deep and abiding Catholic faith. Orene attended public school at an early age. In 1911, when the Ursuline Sisters opened St. Bernard School in Clementsville, Orene was one of the first…

Sister Ophelia Raley

Date of Birth: September 16, 1897
Date of Death: November 5, 1981
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 35

Born September 16, 1897, in Waverly, Ky., Roberta was one of 10 children born to Francis and Camilla Willett Raley. She received her education in the public schools in Waverly and Morganfield. She also attended St. Ann School at Morganfield. When she was 17 years old, Roberta wanted to enter the novitiate at Mount Saint…

Sister Nympha Smith

Date of Birth: October 29, 1901
Date of Death: March 12, 1961
Age at Death: 59 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 25

Mary Cecilia was born October 29, 1901, the second daughter of Ferdinand and Nannie Blair Smith. She attended the public school at Chicago, Ky., until her First Communion year. That year she and her older sister, Lillian, boarded the train each Monday morning to spend the week in New Hope attending St. Vincent de Paul…

Sister Nazaria Mattingly

Date of Birth: March 30, 1901
Date of Death: November 3, 1992
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 40

Emma was born March 30, 1901, one of the 12 children born to William and Sarah Thompson Mattingly of Loretto, Ky. Her early formal education was received at the elementary school in Loretto. Emma entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 19. Following postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit and the name…

Sister Naomi Aull

Date of Birth: December 30, 1923
Date of Death: September 29, 2023
Age at Death: 99 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 40

Mary Naomi Aull was born December 30, 1923, to Michael Xavier “Harry” and Mary Pauline Mattingly Aull. She was the fourth of 15 children. They were: Theresa Elizabeth, Thomasina, Margaret Ann (Sister Margaret Joseph OSU), Mildred (Sister Marie Michael CP), William Guy, Robert Eugene, Joyce Marie, James Leo, Beverly, Joseph Allen, Joseph Harry, Anna Carolyn. Two children died…

Sister Monica Aud II

Date of Birth: June 24, 1903
Date of Death: November 3, 1988
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 45

Born June 24, 1903, in Knottsville, Ky., Mary Agnes was the daughter of William and Mary Matilda Payne Aud. She received her early education at a one-room school on Short Station Road — called Snowball School. At times her father paid a cousin to stay in their home and tutor the children. Mary Agnes also…