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The sufferings of this world are as nothing in comparison to the joys of heaven. - St. Angela Merici | ||
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Sister Lillian Ann Brown, OSU August 26, 1930 - March 7, 2010 Sister Lillian Ann Brown, OSU, age 79, died March 7, 2010, at Jewish Hospital. Sister Lillian, formerly known as Sister Gilbert, was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1951. Sister Lillian taught math at Sacred Heart Academy, Angela Merici High School, St. Joseph, and St. Rita schools. She began working in the Office of Finance for the Ursuline Sisters in 1970 and served as director of that office from 1981 to 1987. Sister Lillian then served in the Office of Catholic Schools and the Archdiocese of Louisville in accounting roles during the 90’s and later ministered at Catholic Charities, SAGE Resources, Our Mother of Sorrows Parish, and Marian Home. She is survived by her sisters, Elsie Boyd and Jamie Smith of Louisville and Jo Rodgers of Jacksonville, FL, nieces and nephews, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Mission Advancement Fund. | ||
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Sister Josita Kippes, OSU December 14, 1910 - March 2, 2010 Sister Josita Kippes, OSU, age 99, died March 2, 2010, at Mercy Sacred Heart Village. Sister Josita was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1927. In the early part of her ministries, Sister Josita served in nearly a dozen schools in Kentucky and Indiana. She ministered at St. Boniface, St. Ann, St. Martin, St. Therese, and St. Anthony schools, and at St. Joseph Orphanage all in Louisville; St. Rita in Okolona, KY; St. Aloysius in Shepherdsville, KY; and St. Mary and Michael in Madison, IN. In addition, she taught at St. Mary in Cumberland, MD, and spent 30 years serving in schools and parishes in Conemaugh and Johnstown, PA. She is survived by nieces, Peggy Cummings and Betty Vancion, nephews, William and Robert Kippes, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Mission Advancement Fund. | ||
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Sister Dolora Stueve, OSU December 16, 1912 - January 8, 2010 Sister Dolora Stueve, OSU, age 97, died January 8, 2010, at Marian Home. Sister Dolora was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1936. Sister Dolora ministered at St. Francis of Assisi, St. Vincent de Paul, St. George, and served as the principal of St. Ann School in Louisville, KY. She also taught music at St. Boniface in Evansville, IN, and ministered at schools in Camden, MS; Omaha, NE; and Columbia, SC. She lived out her ministry in prayer at Marian Home. She is survived by sisters Mary Stueve and Ruth Leach, nieces and nephews, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Mission Advancement Fund. | ||
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Sister Vera Gardner, OSU February 5, 1922 - January 7, 2010 Sister Vera Gardner, OSU, age 87, died January 7, 2010, at Mercy Sacred Heart Village. Sister Vera, formerly known as Sister Evangelista, was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1941. Sister Vera served at Our Lady of Lourdes, Holy Trinity, and Sacred Heart Model School in Louisville early in her ministries. She also served at Cardinal Newman High School in South Carolina for 26 years and taught at schools in Evansville, IN, Jackson, MS, and Pittsburgh, PA. During her semi-retirement years, Sister Vera was appointed to the Jefferson County Foster Care Review Board, began a Christmas stocking program for children of incarcerated parents, and performed various services at Kentuckiana Children’s Center and at Marian Home. She is survived by her nieces and nephews, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Mission Advancement Fund. | ||
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Sister Elizabeth Spencer, OSU January 12, 1919 - December 9, 2009 Sister Elizabeth Spencer, OSU, age 90, died December 9, 2009, at Marian Home. Sister Elizabeth, formerly known as Sister Gregory, was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1937. Sister Elizabeth began her ministries at St. Joseph Home. She then served at the Ursuline Motherhouse and Angela Merici High School in food services. Sister Elizabeth also ministered in nursing at Nazareth Home from 1977 until 1985 and then at Marian Home from 1986 until 1996 before returning to the Motherhouse. She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law Mary and Gerald DeWitt, her nieces and nephews, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Mission Advancement Fund. |
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Sister Mary Ann Huber, OSU November 24, 1928 - November 18, 2009 Sister Mary Ann Huber, OSU, age 80, died November 18, 2009, at Marian Home. Sister Mary Ann, formerly known as Sister Dorothea, was born in Louisville, KY, and entered the Ursuline Community in 1947. Sister Mary Ann ministered at St. George, Holy Trinity, Sacred Heart Model School, and St. Helen schools in Louisville, and at Blessed Sacrament school in Omaha, Nebraska. She also served as secretary and a teacher at the Ursuline Montessori School and continued her ministries as secretary in the Office of the President for the Ursuline Sisters until 2008. She is survived by her sisters and brothers-in-law, Bernie and Clarence Bell and Betty and Bill Horsman, her nieces and nephews, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Mission Advancement Fund. |
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Sister Betty Albers, OSU October 3, 1941 - May 28, 2009 Sister Betty Albers, OSU, age 67, died May 28, 2009, at Marian Home. Sister Betty, formerly known as Sister Jeanne Therese, was born in Louisville and entered the Ursuline Community in 1961. From 1969 until 1971, Sister Betty taught at Sacred Heart Model School and Blessed Sacrament School in Louisville. In 1982, she traveled to Peru to minister to the people of Callao and Cajamarca. She returned to Louisville 18 years later where she served as a volunteer at the Ursuline Motherhouse and later continued her ministry of prayer at Marian Home. Sister Betty also taught in schools in Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and Ohio. She is survived by her brother, Gary Albers, Nineveh, IN, her sister, Jeanne Lincoln, several nieces and nephews, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Mission Advancement Fund. |
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Sister M. Elissa Adams, OSU November 24, 1919 - February 20, 2009 Sister M. Elissa Adams, died February 20, 2009 at Marian Home. Sister Elissa was born in Louisville and entered the Ursuline Community in 1938. Sister Elissa began her ministries at St. Boniface in Evansville, Indiana, but she spent most of her time as an Ursuline Sister teaching Christian Living in Louisville. She served at Sacred Heart Academy, St. Helen, St. Rita, Holy Spirit, St. Anthony, and Our Lady Lourdes schools, and Angela Merici High School. Sister Elissa also taught at Watterson College, and, over an 18 year period, served as a teacher, lecturer and then supervisor of student teachers at the University of Louisville. She left the university in 2003 and continued her ministry in prayer at Marian Home. Sister Elissa also ministered in Cumberland, Maryland, at SS. Peter and Paul school from 1945 to 1948, followed by a year of service at St Mary school before her ministries called her to South Carolina, Nebraska, and then back to Kentucky. She is survived by her nieces and nephew, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Mission Advancement Fund. | ||
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Sister Mary Alvera Neser, OSU May 5, 1918 - February 3, 2009 Sister Mary Alvera Neser, OSU, age 90, died February 3, 2009 at Marian Home. Sister Alvera, as she was known, was born in Louisville and entered the Ursuline Community on July 2, 1936. Sister Alvera taught Christian living in Louisville for most of her life. She served at Our Mother of Sorrows, St. Peter Claver, Holy Trinity, St. Helen, St. Rita, St. Leo, St. Raphael, and Most Blessed Sacrament School. In addition, she taught at St. Boniface in Evansville, Indiana, for one year. She is survived by her sister, Alma Maloney, several nieces and nephews, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Mission Advancement Fund. | ||
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Sister Mary Nicholas Stuber, OSU November 21, 1926–January 25, 2009 Sister Mary Nicholas Stuber OSU, age 82, died January 25, 2009 at Marian Home. Sister Nicholas, as she was known, was born in Louisville and entered the Ursuline Community in 1946. Sister Nicholas served at nearly a dozen schools in Louisville and Indiana. She taught at St. George, Ursuline Academy, St. Raphael, St. Bonifice, Our Lady Help of Christians, Holy Cross and Providence High Schools, St. Mary in Madison, Indiana, and she was at St. Angela Merici High School for 17 years. Sister Nicholas’ ministries also took her to in Columbia, South Carolina, where she served from 1961-67 at Cardinal Newman High School and in 1957-58 at its predecessor, Catholic High School. In addition, she taught at schools in Maryland and Nebraska. She is survived by her sister, Katherine Craggs and husband, Thomas; brother, Clarence Stuber and wife, Theresa; cousin Ann Meyer; several nieces nephews and cousins, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Mission Advancement Fund. | ||
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Sister Eulalia Faller, OSU December 11, 1905 - November 19, 2008 Sister Eulalia Faller, OSU, age 102, died November 19, 2008 at Marian Home in Louisville, Kentucky. She was born in Louisville and entered the Ursuline Community in 1922. Sister Eulalia began her early ministries at schools in Louisville, Kentucky, including St. Peter, St. Boniface, Holy Spirit, St. Elizabeth, St. Vincent de Paul and St. Anthony. She taught fifth and sixth graders at St. Francis of Assisi in Louisville from 1970 until 1972 and later served at St. Aloysius School in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, from 1972 until 1990, as first a teacher and then a librarian. When Sister Eulalia retired she helped with hospitality for funerals until she was 95 years old and then continued her ministry through prayer. She is survived by her sister-in-law, her niece and several nephews, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Mission Advancement Fund. | ||
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Sister Marian Wolfschlag, OSU September 25, 1920 - October 22, 2008 Sister Marian Wolfschlag, OSU, age 88, died October 22, 2008 at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville, KY. Sister Marian was born in Madison, Indiana, and entered the Ursuline Community in 1937. Sister Marian was the principal of Sacred Heart Model School from 1963 until 1969 and again from 1972 until 1979. Her ministry also included work as a Director of Personnel and Professional Development of the Ursuline Sisters in Louisville and a nursing assistant and later volunteer at Marian Home. In addition, she served as a principal and teacher at schools in Columbia, South Carolina. She is survived by several nieces and nephews, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Mission Advancement Fund. | ||
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Sister Ernestine Davis, OSU March 27, 1920 - August 21, 2008 Sister Ernestine Davis, OSU, age 88, died August 21, 2008 at Marian Home. Sister Ernestine was born in Cumberland, Maryland, and entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1953. Sister Ernestine taught at Ursuline Academy, St. Rita and St. Martin in Louisville. She also taught in schools in West Virginia for more than a decade and was the principal at St. Francis Central High School in Morgantown in the early 1980’s. She worked at Bishop Walsh High School in Cumberland, Maryland, from 1985 until 1992 and taught at schools in Nebraska. Sister Ernestine is survived by her sister Mary Ernestine Lohr of Cumberland, several nieces and nephews, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Mission Advancement Fund. | ||
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Sister Mary Xavier Laemmle, OSU September 7, 1908 - March 24, 2008 Sister Mary Xavier Laemmle, OSU, age 99, died March 24, 2008 at Marian Home. Sister Mary Xavier was born in Louisville and entered the Ursuline Community in 1930. Sister Mary Xavier taught at St. Peter, St. Rita and Our Mother of Sorrows schools in Louisville as well as Sacred Heart Academy and Watterson College. She also taught at Shawe Memorial High School in Madison, IN, St. Peter and Cardinal Newman schools in Columbia, SC, Bishop Walsh and St. Mary schools in Cumberland, MD, and Blessed Sacrament School in Omaha, NE, and St. Patrick in Sidney, NE. She worked in the Office of Ursuline Life for several years and moved to Marian Home in 2000. Sister Mary Xavier was the 8 th child of 15. She is survived by her brother A.J. Laemmle, a resident the Little Sisters of the Poor, her sister Joan Riehl, who is at Franciscan Healthcare Center, numerous nieces and nephews and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Anna Mae Johnston, OSU November 3, 1922 - May 7, 2007 Sister Anna Mae Johnston, OSU, (the former Sister Leoba), age 84 , died May 7, 2007 at Marian Home. Sister Anna Mae was born in 1922 and entered the Ursuline Community in 1942. A speech pathologist, Sister was on the staff of the Ursuline Speech Clinic (1977-1996), Easter Seals of Louisville (1969-1971), and the Commission For Children With Special Health Care Needs (1971-1972). She also provided speech therapy under Title I for the Louisville Board of Education (1972-1975) and at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Hospital (1975-1976). As an elementary school teacher, Sister taught in Louisville at St. Therese, St. Boniface, Holy Trinity, Holy Spirit, St. Rita and Our Mother of Sorrows schools and in North Platte, Sidney and Omaha, Nebraska. She is survived by two sisters, Rita Howell and Mary Hibbs, of Louisville, nephews and her Ursuline family.Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Mary Catherine Callahan, OSU January 25, 1923 - January 11, 2007 Sister Mary Catherine Callahan, OSU (the former Sister Vianney), age 83 , died January 11, 2007 at Marian Home. Sister Mary Catherine was born in 1923 and entered the Ursuline Community in 1941. She taught at St. Therese and St. Leo in Louisville. She also taught in Evansville, IN, Jackson, MS and Pittsburgh, PA. She is survived by four cousins: Jane Perge, Alice Wilson, Rosemary Kullman and Sister Andrea Callahan, OSU, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Pius Wantland, OSU July 2, 1929 - December 24, 2006 Sister Pius Wantland, OSU, age 77, died December 24, 2006 at Marian Home. Sister Pius was born in Louisville and entered the Ursuline Community in 1948. She taught at Our Mother of Sorrows, St. Peter Claver, St. Leo, Holy Trinity, St. Therese and St. Helen in Louisville . She was principal at Most Blessed Sacrament from 1983-1985 and St. Timothy from 1985-1988. She also taught in Morgantown , WV , Cumberland , MD and Madison , IN. Her last ministry was at Marian Home as a Certified Nurse Assistant from 1988-1996. She is survived by a sister, Margaret Stemle, of Louisville; and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Donald Sinkhorn, OSU May 23, 1917 - November 30, 2006 Sister Donald Sinkhorn, OSU, age 89, died November 30, 2006 at Marian Home . Sister Donald was born in Louisville and entered the Ursuline Community in 1936. She taught at St. Elizabeth, St. Peter Claver, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Boniface, Our Lady Help of Christians and St. Helen in Louisville . She was principal at St. Leo from 1968-1974 and principal at St. Aloysius in Shepherdsville from 1974-1991. She also ministered in Cumberland , MD , Columbia , SC and Evansville , IN. She is survived by a sister, Norma Kraus; a brother, Lawrence Sinkhorn; a sister-in-law, Helen Sinkhorn; many devoted nieces and nephews; and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Michelle Speckner, OSU June 10, 1915 - October 22, 2006 Sister Michelle Speckner, OSU, age 91, died October 22, 2006 at Marian Home. Sister Michelle was born in Louisville and entered the Ursuline Community in 1935. She taught at Our Mother of Sorrows, Sacred Heart Model School , St. Raphael and St. Elizabeth in Louisville and St. Aloysius in Shepherdsville. She was principal at Holy Spirit from 1962-1968 and St. Rita from 1973-1978. She also ministered in O'Connor, NE, North Platte , NE , Cumberland , MD , Evansville , IN and Camden , MS . She is survived by a sister, Helen Meiman, of Louisville ; and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Conrad Mellon, OSU October 3, 1919 - August 22, 2006 Sister Conrad Mellon, OSU, age 86, died August 22, 2006 at Marian Home. Sister Conrad was born in Cumberland , MD and entered the Ursuline Community in 1937. She taught at Holy Trinity, Sacred Heart Model School , St. Elizabeth, St. Boniface in Louisville . She was principal at St. Leo from 1961-1965 and principal at St. Raphael from 1967-1969. She also ministered in North Platte , NE , Columbia , SC , Cumberland , MD and Pittsburgh , PA. Sister Conrad wrote a book in 1996 entitled “Father Knue 1878-1945: Man of Invincible Faith – He Always Found a Way.” She is survived by a sister, Maxine Mellon Howser, of Cumberland, MD; many nieces and nephews; and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Sylvia Schlegel, OSU June 9, 1910 - June 12, 2006 Sister Sylvia Schlegel, OSU, age 96, died June 12, 2006 at Marian Home. Sister Sylvia was born in Louisville and entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1927. Sister Sylvia taught at St. Anthony, St. Helen, Holy Spirit, St. Vincent de Paul, Pope John XXIII, St. Elizabeth, St. Therese and St. Rita, all in Louisville. She was principal at various local schools including St. Ann from 1951-1957, St. Clement from 1957-1960, Our Mother of Sorrows from 1960-1961 and St. Peter Claver from 1966-1967. She also ministered in Burkesville, KY and Camden, MS.She is survived by a sister-in-law, Bernice Schlegel; three nieces, Judy Delph, Yvonne Steier and Joann Feger; two nephews, Harold Schlegel and John Birkenmeyer; and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Jeanine Wolff, OSU July 11 , 1910 - June 9, 2006 Sister Jeanine Wolff, OSU, age 95, died June 9, 2006 at Marian Home. Sister Jeanine was born in Louisville and entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1946. She recently celebrated her 60th jubilee. Sister Jeanine taught at St. Vincent de Paul and St. Helen in Louisville and was a tutor at the Ursuline Tutoring Center. She also ministered in Madison, IN, Cumberland, MD and Morgantown, WV.She is survived by five cousins, Rev. Bernard Rapp, Dorothy Bonn, Thomas Adams, all of Louisville; Richard Adams, of Gladstone, MO; Jack Adams, of Birmingham, AL; and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Cyrilla Kaelin, OSU Jan. 6 , 1913 - June 7, 2006 Sister Cyrilla Kaelin, OSU, age 93, died June 7, 2006 at Marian Home. Sister Cyrilla was born in Louisville and entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1932. Sister Cyrilla was principal at various local schools including: the former St. Peter Claver (1950-1953), Holy Spirit (1953-1959) and the former St. George (1962-1968). She also ministered at St. Elizabeth, the Ursuline Tutoring Center and in Jackson, MS and Conemaugh, PA.She is survived by a sister, Mary (H.D.) Peet, of Winchester, KY; a sister-in-law, Lillian Kaelin, of Louisville; several nieces and nephews; and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Wilma Breighner, OSU July 30, 1916 - April 5, 2006 Sister M. Wilma Breighner, OSU, age 89, died April 5, 2006 at Marian Home. Sister Wilma was born in Cumberland, MD and entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1937. Sister Wilma was a speech therapist at the Ursuline Speech Clinic from 1978-1991, Jefferson County Public Schools from 1970-1978 and the old St. Anthony School. She also taught elementary students at Our Mother of Sorrows, St. George, Holy Trinity and St. Vincent de Paul in Louisville. She also taught at schools in Evansville, IN, Madison, IN and Jackson, MS. She was preceded in death by a brother, Jim Breighner; and four sisters, Sister Theodora Breighner, OSU, Sister Helen Breighner, OSU, Rose Milburn and Irene Abbott. She is survived by several nieces and nephews, Helen (Mike) Eder, William Breighner, Margaret Breighner, Reverend Joseph Breighner, David Abbott and Rose Marie Amtower; and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Laurence Jacobs, OSU December 16, 1908 - January 2, 2006a Sister M. Laurence Jacobs, OSU, age 97, died January 2, 2006 at Marian Home. Sister Laurence was born in David City, NE and entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1933. Sister Laurence ministered at St. Rita, St. Joseph Orphanage, Our Mother of Sorrows, St. Martin and St. Helen in Louisville. She also taught in schools in Sidney, NE and North Platte, NE. She is survived by a sister, Marjorie Cerny, of Chappell, NE; several nieces and nephews; and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Victor Waller, OSU July 3, 1917 - December 24, 2005 Sister Victor Waller, OSU, age 88, died December 24, 2005 at Marian Home. Sister Victor was born in Louisville and entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1936. Sister Victor ministered at St. Vincent de Paul, Holy Spirit, St. Boniface, St. Clement and St. Helen in Louisville. She was principal of St. Raphael from 1970-1972 and principal of Most Blessed Sacrament from 1972-1983. She also taught in schools in North Platte, NE, O'Connor, NE, Columbia, SC and Madison, IN. She is survived by a sister, Sister Rose Andrew Waller, SCN and her Ursuline family. She was preceded in death by her parents Andrew and Emma Waller; two brothers, Rev. Kenneth Waller, OFM Conv. and Rev. Victor Waller, OFM Conv.; and three sisters, Sister Mary Concetta, OSU, Agnes Waller and Gertrude Waller. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Delia Lynch, OSU May 12, 1907 - December 9, 2005 Sister Delia Lynch, OSU, age 98, died December 9, 2005 at Marian Home. Sister Delia was born in Frostburg, MD and entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1926. Sister Delia ministered at St. Therese, Sacred Heart Model School and Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville. She also taught in schools in Omaha, NE, Washington, D.C., Cumberland, MD, and Morgantown, WV. She is survived by a brother, Michael Lynch of Morgantown, WV, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Florita Kastner, OSU December 7, 1908 - October 28, 2005 Sister Florita Kastner, OSU, age 96, died October 28 at Marian Home. Sister Florita was born in Cumberland, MD and entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1930. Sister Florita ministered at St. Elizabeth, Ursuline Academy, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Joseph, Holy Trinity and St. Helen schools in Louisville and also taught in schools in North Platte, NE, Evansville, IN, Cumberland, MD, Morgantown, WV, Colombia, SC, and Madison, IN. She is survived by three nieces, a nephew, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Rosemary Van Ausdale, OSU May 28, 1922 - October 20, 2005 Sister Rosemary Van Ausdale, OSU, age 83, died October 20 at Marian Home. Sister Rosemary (formally Sister Norma) was born in Akron, Ohio, and until entering the Ursuline Sisters in 1939, lived in Cumberland, MD. Sister Rosemary ministered at St. Therese, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Elizabeth, St. Helen, Holy Trinity and Holy Spirit schools in Louisville and also taught in schools in Madison, IN, Omaha, NE, Columbia, SC and Cumberland, MD. She was a dedicated Marian Home volunteer. She is survived a sister, Norma Lee Corwell, of Ridgeley, WV; several nieces and nephews; and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Rosamond Besendorf, OSU November 14, 1917 - October 6, 2005 Sister Rosamond Besendorf, OSU, age 87, died Oct. 6 at Marian Home in Louisville, Ky. Sister Rosamond was born November 14, 1917 in Louisville. She was received into the Ursuline community in July 1938. As an educator, Sister Rosamond ministered in several schools in Louisville, including St. Therese, Ursuline Academy and Sacred Heart Academy. She also taught at Ursuline High School, Columbia, South Carolina; St. Francis de Sales, Morgantown, West Virginia; and St. Patrick, North Platte, Nebraska. She is survived by a brother, Joseph Besendorf; nieces Mary Wesley Mason and Geraldean Gratzer; nephews Drew Besendorf, Philip Besendorf, Robert Gratzer and Gary Gratzer; and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Helen Breighner, OSU March 9, 1911 - August 12, 2005 Sister Helen Breighner, OSU, age 94, died August 12 at Marian Home in Louisville, Ky. Sister Helen (formally Sister Ludgera), was born March 9, 1911, in Cumberland, MD. She was received into the Ursuline community in July 1926. As an educator and musician, Sister Helen ministered in several schools in Louisville, including Sacred Heart Model School; Ursuline Academy, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Joseph, St. Elizabeth and the Ursuline School of Music. She also taught at St. Patrick in North Platte, NE; Blessed Sacrament in Omaha, NE; St. Patrick in Sidney, NE; St. Francis de Sales in Morgantown, WV; St. Mary in Cumberland, MD; and Saint Peter and Paul in Cumberland, MD. She is survived a sister, Sister Wilma Breighner, OSU; several nieces and nephews, Helen (Mike) Eder, William, Margaret, and Reverend Joseph Brieghner, David Abbott, and Rose Marie Amtower; and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister George Marie Long, OSU April 8, 1904 - July 7, 2005 Sister George Marie lived a long and fruitful life in the service to God and to all who crossed her path. As an Ursuline Sister, educator and principal, she encouraged those in her care to be and do their best. Her concern and respect for others was evidenced by her gracious hospitality, her willingness to accept a person just as they are and her sincere gratitude for all that was done for her. Sister George Marie taught in several schools in Louisville, including Sacred Heart Model School; Ursuline College where she served as Dean; and Sacred Heart Academy where she was principal for 10 years. She also taught in other schools throughout the country. She was principal of St. Michael and Shawe Memorial, both in Madison, IN. She is survived by her Ursuline family, a niece Eithne McMullen and several great and great-great nieces and nephews. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Samuel Carter, OSU October 20, 1911 - May 17, 2005 Sister Mary Samuel Carter, OSU, age 93, died May 17, 2005 at Marian Home. She was born October 20, 1911 in Columbia, SC. She entered the community in July 1941. Sister Samuel began teaching in 1941 at St. Elizabeth in Louisville. She taught at various schools including Sacred Heart in Conemaugh, PA; St. Francis de Sales in Morgantown, WV; Saint Peter and Paul in Cumberland, MD; St. Joseph and St. Rita in Louisville; Saint Mary and Michael in Madison, IN; St. Patrick in North Platte, NE; and St. Peter in Columbia, SC. Sister Samuel also ministered to the sick and elderly at St. Jerome and St. Leonard, both in Louisville. She is survived by two brothers, William Carter, of Columbia, SC and John Carter, of Lexington, SC; several devoted nieces and nephews, and her Ursuline Family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Loretta Burch, OSU August 12, 1919 - April 29, 2005 Sister Loretta Burch, OSU, age 85, known to her nieces and nephews as “Aunt Lottie,” died April 29, 2005 at Marian Home. She was born August 12, 1919 in Louisville, KY. She entered the community in July 1937. Sister Loretta began teaching in 1939 at St. Boniface in Louisville. She taught at St. Vincent de Paul, Our Lady of Lourdes, Sacred Heart Model School, and Saint Joseph, all in Louisville. She was principal at Our Lady Help of Christians and Sacred Heart Model School, both in Louisville and was principal at Pope John XXIII in Madison, IN. She began her work with the Ursuline Speech Clinic on the Ursuline Campus in 1980. She is survived by several devoted nieces and nephews. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Jude Adams, OSU May 11, 1910 - March 17, 2005 Sister Mary Jude Adams, OSU, age 94, died March 17 at Marian Home. She was born May 11, 1910 in Louisville, KY. She entered the community in August 1930, making 2005 her 75 th anniversary year as an Ursuline Sister. Sister Jude was a teacher for 69 years. She taught at St. Raphael from 1956-1959 and 1972-1996. She also taught at St. Elizabeth, St. Joseph, St. Boniface, St. Ann, St. Vincent DePaul, St. George, Sacred Heart Model School, Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Mother of Sorrows, Holy Trinity, and St. Timothy, in Louisville, KY; and St. Boniface in Evansville, IN. She is survived by a sister, Florence Adams Larkin, several nephews and nieces, and her Ursuline family. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Elena Becker, OSU Oct. 19, 1914 - Nov. 2, 2004 Sister Elena Becker, O.S.U., 90, died Nov. 2 at Marian Home. She was an Ursuline Sister for 60 years. An educator for 54 years, Sister Elena ministered at St. Anthony, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Leo and Sacred Heart Model School in Louisville, St. Mary and St. John Neumann schools in Cumberland, Md., St. Mary School in Jackson, Miss., St. Joseph and Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament schools in Pittsburgh, Pa., Conemaugh Catholic School in Conemaugh, Pa., St. Peter and St. Joseph schools in Columbia, S. C., and St. Francis de Sales Elementary School in Morgantown, W. Va. She is survived by her Ursuline family, nieces and a nephew. Her Funeral Mass is 10:45 a.m. Nov. 5, Marian Home, 3105 Lexington Rd., building 2. Visitation is 2-7 p.m. Nov. 4 with a wake service at 7 p.m., Marian Home, 3105 Lexington Rd. Burial at St. Michael’s Cemetery. Please send expressions of sympathy to the Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Angelice Seibert, OSU January 16, 1922 - October 19, 2004 Sister M. Angelice Seibert, O.S.U., 82, died Oct. 19 at Marian Home. She was an Ursuline Sister for 64 years. Sister Angelice served as president of Ursuline College in the 1960s until it merged with Bellarmine College (now Bellarmine University) in 1968 and was president of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville from 1980 to 1988. A graduate of Ursuline Academy, she graduated summa cum laude from Ursuline College, earned a Master of Science degree and Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Institutum Divi Thomae in Cincinnati, and was a Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Fellow in Cancer Research at St. Louis University. While on the teaching staff of Ursuline College she was chair of the Division of Natural Science and director of Research, and executive secretary for Development and director of College Relations. She was a Fulbright-Hays Lecturer in biochemistry at the University of Galway, Ireland (1968-69) and a visiting professor of biochemistry at Smith College, Northampton, Mass. (1969-70). In 1970 Dr. Seibert was chosen to organize and develop the Division of Allied Health Professions at Jefferson Community College. In 1979 she was named a Fellow in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare of the U.S. Government and assigned to the Manhattan, N.Y. office. In 1988 she was appointed a visiting scholar at the Pope John XXIII Medical/Moral Research and Education Center in Braintree, Mass. Sister Angelice also lectured and published extensively in the area of bio-medical ethics on the local level, across the United States, and in Canada and Ireland, and was a consultant in medical ethics at Marian Home. Sister Angelice served on the Louisville Archdiocesan Women’s Concerns Committee and was a member of the boards of Highlands Court Apartments, Birthright and the Ursuline Center, Pittsburgh. She was a member of the Brookland Commission of Washington, DC; and a trustee of the College of New Rochelle (NY), Bellarmine University and St. Mary’s College, St. Mary, Ky. She was a co-founder of the national Ursuline Companions in Mission. Various local organizations recognized Sister Angelice for her contributions to science and education. Bellarmine University named her Alumna of the Year in 1980, awarded her an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters in 1992 and recognized her as “President Emeritus” in 1995. She was the YWCA’s Woman of the Year in Education (1976) and the recipient of the Dr. Albert Schweitzer Award from Right to Life of Louisville (1983). She also was chosen a Woman of Distinction by the Center for Women and Families (1992), and received the Tower Award for Women Leaders in Science and Health Care from Presentation Academy (1998). She is survived by her Ursuline family, her sister, Margaret Lincoln, and nieces and nephews. Visitation is Oct. 21, 2-7:30 p.m. with a wake service at 7:30 p.m. and Funeral Mass is Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Rd. Burial at St. Michael’s Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy: Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Mary Frances Nolan, OSU January 7, 1913 - October 7, 2004 Sister Mary Frances Nolan (the former Sister Magdala), OSU, 91, died Thursday, Oct. 7, at Marian Home. She was an Ursuline Sister of Louisville for 73 years. Sister Mary Frances ministered as a music teacher for 46 years, 11 of those years at the Ursuline School of Music. She also taught at St. Rita, Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Elizabeth, Sacred Heart Model School, St. Vincent de Paul, St. George and St. Francis of Assisi in Louisville, as well as at schools in Shepherdsville, Ky., and Omaha and North Platte, Neb. She also served as Diocesan Music Supervisor as well as mistress of postulants and clerical assistant with the Office of Finance and Administration within the Ursuline community. Sister Mary Frances is survived by her Ursuline family; a cousin, Dennis Nolan of Algonquin, Ill.; and a friend, Ursuline Associate Mary Jean Kempf of Louisville. Visitation is Oct. 10 from 1 – 7 p.m. with wake service at 7 p.m., Marian Home, 3105 Lexington Rd.; Funeral Mass is Oct. 11 at 10:45 a.m. Burial at St. Michael’s Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy: Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister M. Elizabeth McMannon, OSU July 12, 1915- May 30, 2004 Sister M. Elizabeth McMannon, OSU, 88, died Sunday, May 30, at Marian Home. She was an Ursuline Sister of Louisville for 60 years. Sister Elizabeth served 27 years of her 56-year teaching career at St. Raphael School in Louisville. She also taught at St. Anthony, St. George and Holy Spirit in Louisville, as well as at schools in West Virginia, Indiana and Pennsylvania. She is survived by her Ursuline family, and two sisters, Elizabeth McMannon of Louisville and Sister Dorothy McMannon, OLVM, of Columbia, Ky. Visitation is June 2 from 2 - 7 p.m. with wake service at 7 p.m., Marian Home, 3105 Lexington Rd.; Funeral Mass is June 3 at 10:45 a.m. Burial at St. Michael's Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy: Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Mary Cordula Dewig, OSU Aug. 23, 1921 - April 1, 2004 Sister Mary Cordula Dewig, OSU, 82, died Thursday, April 1 at Marian Home. She was an Ursuline Sister of Louisville for 65 years. During her 54-year ministry in education, she taught at Most Blessed Sacrament, St. John Vianney, Our Lady Help of Christians, St. Rita and Holy Trinity, as well as the former St. Peter, St. Elizabeth and St. Leo schools in Louisville. She also taught in Indiana and Nebraska, and served as a tutor for the Ursuline Tutoring Service. Sister Cordula is survived by her Ursuline family; sisters Mary Dick, of Casa Grande, Ariz., and Sister Mary Boniface Dewig of Tichfaw, La.; and brothers Hugh Dewig of Albuquerque, N. M., and James Dewig of Evansville, Ind. Visitation is April 5 from 2 - 7:30 p.m. with wake service at 7:30 p.m., Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Rd.; Funeral Mass is April 6 at 11 a.m. Burial at St. Michael's Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy: Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister M. Emmanuel Eisert, OSU November 19, 1915 - February 15, 2004 Sister M. Emmanuel Eisert, OSU, 88, died Sunday, Feb. 15 at Marian Home. She was an Ursuline Sister of Louisville for 66 years. An Ursuline College graduate, Sister Emmanuel was an educator for 54 years, teaching at St. Anthony, St. Therese, Our Mother of Sorrows, St. Elizabeth, St. Rita, St. Raphael, Holy Spirit and St. Mary schools. She also served as principal at St. Ann School and as librarian at St. John Vianney School. She also taught at schools in Maryland and Mississippi. She most recently served as a librarian at the Ursuline Motherhouse. Sister Emmanuel is survived by her Ursuline family, brother Robert Young and nieces and nephews. Her body is buried at St. Michael's Cemetery in Louisville. Expressions of sympathy: Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister Mary David Hawkins, OSU October 11, 1914 - January 31, 2004 Sister Mary David Hawkins, OSU, 89, died Saturday, Jan. 31 at Marian Home. She was an Ursuline Sister of Louisville for 71 years. Sister Mary David was a teacher for 35 years, teaching at Holy Trinity, St. Martin, St. Boniface, Holy Spirit and Our Lady of Lourdes in Louisville and at schools in Jackson, Miss.; Cumberland, Md., and Morgantown, W. Va. She also served as librarian at Sacred Heart Model School for 17 years, and was treasurer at the Ursuline Motherhouse and cashier at Sacred Heart Model School. Sister Mary David is survived by her Ursuline family; sisters Jessie Hanagan of Silver Springs, Md., Hazel McGuire of Towson, Md., and Hilda Shriver of Temple Hills, Md.; and nieces and nephews. Her body is buried at St. Michael's Cemetery in Louisville. Expressions of sympathy: Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister M. Adeline Bryan, OSU August 28, 1909 - January 26, 2004 Sister M. Adeline Bryan, OSU, 94, died Monday, Jan. 26 at Marian Home. She was an Ursuline Sister of Louisville for 77 years. Sister Adeline served nearly 20 years of her 58-year teaching career at St. Ann School in Louisville. She also taught at St. Peter, Holy Trinity, St. Vincent de Paul, Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Mother of Sorrows and St. Frances of Assisi in Louisville, Pope John XXIII in Madison, Ind., and at schools in Cumberland, Md., and Camden, Miss. She also served eight years as a tutor for the Ursuline Tutoring Service. Sister Adeline is survived by her Ursuline family, five nieces and four nephews.Her body is buried at St. Michael's Cemetery in Louisville. Expressions of sympathy: Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||
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Sister M. Alfreda Gurtis, OSU January 29, 1909 - January 15, 2004 Sister M. Alfreda Gurtis, OSU, 94, died Thursday, Jan. 15 at Marian Home. She was an Ursuline Sister of Louisville for 77 years. A Sacred Heart Academy and Ursuline College graduate, Sister Alfreda taught for 65 years at schools including Holy Trinity, St. Vincent de Paul, Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Anthony, St. Aloysius, St. Rita, St. Elizabeth, St. Ann, St. Timothy and St. Clement. She also taught in Cumberland, Md., and Morgantown, W.V., and served as a tutor for the Ursuline Campus Tutoring Center. Sister Alfreda is survived by her Ursuline family; nieces Sue Ann Schaefer, Kathy Hengstebeck, Mary Gurtis Rice, Nancy Gurtis, Sarah Gurtis and Betty Reuter; nephews Joe Gurtis and Edward Jolliffe; and friends Ken and Doris Dolle. Her body is buried at St. Michael's Cemetery in Louisville. Expressions of sympathy: Ursuline Sisters Development Fund. | ||