Sister Joseph Adrian Russell, 94, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died August 3, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 75th year of religious life. She was a native of Louisville.
She had a smile that could light up a room. An educator for 48 years, she taught at St. Elizabeth School, Curdsville (1935), and St. Raphael School, Daviess County (1952-53). She taught in other Kentucky schools, in Missouri and in New Mexico, where she ministered for more than 30 years. She served at Mount Saint Joseph Shop (1986-89), and was tutor and outreach minister for Christ the King School and Parish, Madisonville, 1992-2001.
Survivors include two sisters, Isabel Clark and Martha Riedling, both of Louisville, several nieces and nephews, and the members of her religious community.