Sister Loretta Guenther
May 25, 1934—October 7, 2024
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Loretta Guenther, O.S.U. age 90, died in the 72nd year of her religious life on October 7, 2024, at Nazareth Home-Clifton. One of 10 children and a native of Louisville, Kentucky, Wilhelmina Pauline (her baptismal name) attended St. Elizabeth parish school, where she was taught by the Ursulines. She attended Sacred Heart Academy as an aspirant, and she entered the Ursulines in 1952 at age 18.
Sister Loretta served as a cook at the convents of St. Raphael, St. Anthony, St. Peter, Ursuline Academy, Sacred Heart Academy and Ursuline College in Louisville, and at St. Patrick school in Sidney, Nebraska. She also worked in the Ursuline Motherhouse infirmary kitchen.
In 1974, Sister Loretta chose to work at St. Joseph Children’s Home, where she served as a houseparent until her retirement in 2010, a total of 36 years. She received an award of excellence for her superior performance in 1997.
In February 2000 Sister Loretta was honored by the St. Joseph Catholic Orphan Society as the first recipient of the “St. Joseph-Ursuline Award.” In 2002, the Home established a fund in her name for education and support expenses for the children that reside at the home, including art, music, gymnastics, and dance classes, as well as recreation activities and educational field trips.
In 2023, St. Joseph Children’s Home named their chapel in honor of Sr. Loretta for her years of service, and a plaque at St. Joseph has a quote from Sister Loretta, “It’s the simplicity, the love that children have that makes them so special. I was so blessed to be at St. Joseph because I know children are close to God.”
Sister Loretta is the daughter of the late Albert and Wilhelmina Pauline Guenther. She is survived by her brother-in-law, Carl Lawrence; many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews; as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be at Bosse Funeral Home, 1355 Ellison Avenue, on Wednesday, October 16, from 3:00-6:30 p.m., with the vigil service at 3:30 p.m. The funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, October 17, at 11:00 a.m., in the Ursuline Motherhouse Chapel with burial to follow in St. Michael Cemetery. The funeral will be livestreamed: https://vimeo.com/event/4639815.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Sister Loretta Guenther Educational Fund, care of St. Joseph Children’s Home, 2823 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky 40206.
Sister Shirley Ann Simmons
September 21, 1924—June 9, 2024
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Shirley Ann (Joanella) Simmons, O.S.U. age 99, died in the 82nd year of her religious life on June 9, 2024, at Nazareth Home-Clifton. A native of Heartwell, Nebraska, she graduated from St. Patrick High School, in North Platte, where she was taught by the Ursulines, then received a scholarship to attend Ursuline College in Louisville. She entered the Ursulines in 1942 at age 17.
Sister Shirley Ann began her 55-year ministry as a teacher in Louisville at St. Boniface parish school in 1944, then later taught at Our Lady of Lourdes parish school and served as principal of St. Elizabeth parish school. She also taught in Cumberland, Maryland and in Omaha and North Platte, Nebraska. She served as principal at three schools in Nebraska: St. Patrick Elementary in Sidney; Blessed Sacrament School in Omaha; and St. Luke School in Ogallala from 1975 until her retirement in 1999. She then served in parish ministry in St. Luke parish until she returned to Louisville in 2012. She volunteered at United Crescent Hill Ministries and in the Ursuline Sisters’ archives for several years.
She earned a bachelor of arts degree in education from the former Ursuline College (now Bellarmine University) in Louisville, and a master of arts degree in education from Creighton University, Omaha.
Sister Shirley Ann is the daughter of the late Niles and Ella Porterfield Simmons. She was also preceded in death by her sister and brother-in-law, Gloria and Joe Dodson; brother John “Jack” Simmons; and brother and sister-in-law Niles Simmons and Joan Cohen. She is survived by several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be at Bosse Funeral Home, 1355 Ellison Avenue, on Monday, June 17, from 2-5 p.m., with the Vigil service at 3 p.m. The funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 18, at 11:00 a.m., in the Motherhouse Chapel with burial to follow in St. Michael Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville and mailed to the Donor Relations Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
The funeral will be livestreamed: https://vimeo.com/event/4378287
Sister Mary Denis West
December 18, 1928—March 4, 2024
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Mary Denis West, O.S.U. age 95, died on March 4, 2024, at Nazareth Home-Clifton. Born in Oolitic, Indiana, her family later moved to Louisville.
Her thoughts about religious life started in 1945, before she was even a Catholic. Sister Denis recalled approaching a priest about her desire to become a religious sister and he responded with, “I think you had better become a Catholic first.” She was baptized a year later at St. Anthony Church in Louisville. “I think the Lord was talking to me,” she said, when she reflected on what attracted her to the Catholic Church.
After leaving public high school and working for a period, Ruby Mae (her baptismal name) completed high school at the former Ursuline Academy, graduating in 1949. She entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1950. Sister Denis celebrated her 70th jubilee in 2020.
Sister Denis was a 1962 graduate of Ursuline College. She began her many years as a teacher of elementary grades at Saint Raphael the Archangel parish school in 1952, and continued at Our Mother of Sorrows, Saint Helen, Holy Trinity, Saint Clement, Saint Timothy, and Saint Elizabeth parish schools in the Louisville area. She also taught at parish schools in Cumberland, Maryland, and Columbia, South Carolina.
Her second ministry was meeting the needs of residents of the old Marian Home and of the Sisters at the Ursuline Motherhouse on Lexington Road, and volunteering at Sacred Heart Home (now Nazareth Home-Clifton), Elder Serve, and Baptist Health East.
Sister West founded a support group for those with Spasmodic Torticollis (ST), a neck disorder from which she suffered. She received The National Spasmodic Torticollis Association’s Leadership Award in 1998.
Sister Mary Denis is the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Owens West. She was also preceded in death by her brothers: Ernest, Charles, Leeman, Lawrence, and James West. She is survived by her sister-in-law Jean West (James), nephew Michael (Beverly) West, niece Lynn (Stephen) Cook, several great-nieces, and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be Thursday, March 7, 3:30 – 6:00 pm with the Vigil service at 4:00 pm at Bosse Funeral Home, 1355 Ellison Avenue, Louisville. The funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, March 8 at 11:00 am in the Motherhouse Chapel with burial to follow in St. Michael Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville and mailed to the Donor Relations Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Martha Buser
January 21, 1931—November 18, 2023
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Martha (Olga) Buser, OSU, age 92, died in the 73rd year of her religious life on November 18, 2023 at Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital. A graduate of Sacred Heart Model School and Sacred Heart Academy, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1950.
Sister Martha was active in her parish, St. John Paul II, and in her ministry of private spiritual direction for individuals. She was writing reflections on spirituality for the Ursulines’ online blog until her death. In her final blog, Sister Martha stated, “I am looking for new possibilities, new horizons.”
Sister Martha earned a bachelor of arts degree from Creighton University, Omaha, and a master’s degree in English from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh. She was named Sacred Heart Academy Alumnae of the Year in 2007 and received the Distinguished Service Award from Wayside Christian Mission in 2008.
Sister Martha taught in Louisville at Saint Leo parish school during the 1950s, at Sacred Heart Academy from 1962 to 1968 and during the 1972-73 school year, and at Ursuline Academy from 1969 to 1972. She also was on the faculty of Catholic schools in Omaha, Nebraska; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Morgantown, West Virginia. During the 1970s, she served as director of formation for the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville.
She completed an internship in spiritual direction in 1975 at the Jesuit Renewal Center in Milford, Ohio, and in 1977 began serving as a retreat director and supervisor of Jesuit interns at the center. In 1979, she founded the Angela Prayer Center in Louisville, providing “a place in the city for others to pray and attend sessions on spiritual matters.” She served as the director of the center until 1987.
In 1984, Sister Martha became an instructor in the Archdiocese of Louisville’s Office of the Permanent Diaconate. In 1987, she was appointed associate director, and later, director of that office—the first woman to hold that position. In 1997, she served as the first director of the Angela Merici Center for Spirituality, sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville. Sister Martha was also involved in formation for the Ursuline Associates.
Sister Martha authored two books, Also in Your Midst and Lover of Us All, about Saint Angela Merici, foundress of the Company of Saint Ursula, from whom Ursuline Sisters trace their origin. Sister Martha also gave retreats and presentations on the charism and spirituality of Saint Angela Merici to Ursulines in Canada, Italy, Belgium and South Africa, as well as throughout the United States. Sister Martha wrote in Lover of Us All, “When all is said and done, all the books about Angela Merici written and read, nothing is left but to acknowledge: it’s all about love.”
Sister Martha is survived by several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews, great-great-nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates. Visitation will be held from 3–7 p.m. on Monday, November 27, at the Ursuline Motherhouse in the Desenzano Conference Room (library), with a vigil at 3:30 p.m. The funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel on Tuesday, November 28, with burial to follow in St. Michael Cemetery. Sister’s funeral will be livestreamed here: https://vimeo.com/event/3895514
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Jesuit Spiritual Center at Milford, 5361 S. Milford Road, Milford, Ohio 45150, or the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, Donor Relations Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40206.
Sister Rose Ann Muller
June 16, 1932—October 19, 2023
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Rose Ann (Mary Luke) Muller, O.S.U. age 91, died in the 67th year of her religious life on October 19, 2023, at Nazareth Home-Clifton in Louisville, Kentucky. A native of Evansville, Indiana and graduate of Mater Dei West High School, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1956.
Sister Rose Ann obtained a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Ursuline College and a master’s degree in education from Creighton University, Omaha.
Sister Rose Ann taught in Louisville at St. Raphael the Archangel (1959-1963), St. Elizabeth (1975-1978) and St. Joseph (1978-1984) parish schools as well as at Ursuline College in the education department from 1967-68. She was principal of Pope John XIII School, Madison, Indiana, from 1968-1975, and taught at schools in Omaha, Nebraska, and Jackson, Mississippi. From 1988 until 1999, she was a pastoral minister, first at St. Mary Parish in Jackson, Mississippi, and then at St. Simon Parish in Washington, Indiana. From 1999 until retirement in 2004, she was co-coordinator of the Marian Home on the Ursuline Campus.
After a pilgrimage to Italy in 2000, and seeing that country’s many piazzas, Sister Rose Ann reflected, “I think Jesus would like for our whole world to have many piazzas. Perhaps peace and justice would come from them.”
Sister Rose Ann is the daughter of the late Louis and Elenora Muller. She was also preceded in death by her brothers and sisters-in-law, Eugene and Bernita Muller and William Muller and Stella Muller. She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law Edward and Sherry Muller of Evansville, Indiana, and many nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates. Visitation will be held from 2–4:30 pm on Wednesday, October 25, in the Desenzano Room (library) at the Motherhouse, with Vigil at 3:30 pm. The funeral Mass will be held at 11 am in the Motherhouse Chapel on Thursday, October 26, with burial to follow in St. Michael Cemetery. Sister’s funeral will be live streamed here: https://vimeo.com/event/3813512
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville and mailed to the Donor Relations Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Anne Mary Lochner
September 30, 1943—September 21, 2023
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Anne Mary Lochner, O.S.U. age 79, died on September 21, 2023, at Nazareth Home-Clifton. Daughter of the late Kenneth Edward and Victoria Mary Goetz Lochner of Louisville, Judith Ann (her baptismal name) entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1961 after graduation from Sacred Heart Academy. Sister Anne Mary celebrated her 60th jubilee in 2021.
Sister Anne Mary was currently serving as vice president of the 2020–2026 Ursuline Sisters Leadership Team. She had previously served the Ursuline Sisters as vice president from 2002-2008 and as vocation director from 1984–1991.
Sister Anne Mary graduated from Bellarmine-Ursuline College, Louisville, and held a master’s degree in religious education from Loyola University New Orleans. She also participated in a sabbatical program at the School of Applied Theology, Berkeley, California.
Sister Anne Mary taught at St. Elizabeth, St. George and St. Raphael parish schools in Louisville in the 1960s. She then moved into parish ministry, serving as the director of religious education at the former St. Mary Parish, Maryville, Kentucky, from 1973 to 1984.
From 1995 to 2002, Sister Anne Mary served as the first director of Project Women, now called Family Scholar House. Project Women was founded by a group of women religious congregations in the Archdiocese of Louisville to help single, homeless women with children obtain an education. Sister Anne Mary said that the participants taught her about a society that is lacking in acceptance of people who are on financial assistance of any kind, and who do not have support from their families.
From 2009-2020, Sister Anne Mary worked in Immigration Legal Services with Catholic Charities of Louisville. Sister recently said, “My life has been so enriched by the people with whom I ministered—they taught me to be creative, energetic, and positive.”
Sister Anne Mary is survived by her brother and sister-in-law Ken and Nancy Lochner of Sellersburg, Indiana; brother and sister-in-law Glenn and Vivian Lochner of Louisville; many nieces and nephews; as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be held from 3–7:30 pm on Thursday, September 28 at Bosse Funeral Home, 1355 Ellison Avenue, Louisville, with Vigil at 4:30 pm. The funeral Mass will be held at 11 am in the Motherhouse Chapel on Friday, September 29, with burial to follow in St. Michael Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to Immigration Legal Services of Catholic Charities of Louisville, Family Scholar House, or the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville and mailed to the Donor Relations Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Judy Rice
December 9, 1944—August 4, 2023
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Judith (John Mary) Rice, O.S.U., 78, died August 4 at Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, she was a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy (1962) and entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1964. Sister Judith obtained a bachelor’s degree in English from Ursuline College, Louisville (1968), and a master’s degree in English from the University of Louisville, as well as a specialist’s degree in Education from Spalding University.
Sister Judith served a combined 44 years as teacher and school administrator at both Angela Merici High School and Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville. In addition to teaching, Sister Judith also served as vocation coordinator for the Ursuline Community from 1970–1971. Sister Judith also served as vice-president of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville from 2002 to 2008, and then held the position of director of Mission Effectiveness for Sacred Heart Schools on the Ursuline Campus until 2015.
In 1991, Sister Judith was the recipient of the first Saint Angela Award for Sacred Heart Academy. This award is given to a faculty member who best exemplifies the values of Saint Angela Merici, foundress of the Ursuline Sisters. In 1993, she was one of six Catholic school teachers from the Archdiocese of Louisville selected for the Center for Educational Leadership’s Teacher Leaders Class. In 2008 Sister Judith was presented the Alumna of the Year Award by Sacred Heart Academy, and in 2015, Sister Judith was honored with the Francesconi Award of Integrity for her more than 45 years of service to Sacred Heart Schools.
Sister Judith was very active at her home parish of Our Lady of Lourdes in the following ministries: directing JustFaith sessions, leading book study clubs and prayer groups, and adult coloring classes.
Other ministries included volunteering in the Sacred Heart Schools’ archives, communion ministry at Baptist Health and Nazareth Home–Clifton, and leading Enneagram workshops as a certified Enneagram teacher.
Sister Judith is the daughter of the late John and Gisela Spiegl Rice. She is survived by her brother, John Rice, sister, Sandra Foss, one niece, one nephew and four great–nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates. Visitation will be held from 3–5 p.m. on August 9 in the gym at Sacred Heart Academy, with a vigil at 3:30 p.m. The funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on August 10 in the gym at Sacred Heart Academy.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville and mailed to the Donor Relations Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Mary Lee Hansen
May 30, 1933—February 1, 2023
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Mary Lee (Concepta Marie) Hansen, O.S.U. age 89, died on February 1, 2023, at Nazareth Home-Clifton. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Mary Bonnie Lee (her baptismal name) entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1957. Sister Mary Lee celebrated her 60th jubilee in 2017.
Sister Mary Lee obtained a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Ursuline College, Louisville, and a master’s degree in education from Creighton University, Omaha.
In Louisville, Sister Mary Lee taught in the 1960s and early 1970s at Our Mother of Sorrows, Saint Raphael, and Our Lady of Lourdes parish schools, as well as Sacred Heart Model School. She was also on the faculties of schools in Omaha, Nebraska; Columbia, South Carolina; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beginning in 1974, Sister served the Ursuline Sisters as the director of communications and then as an administrative assistant to the Leadership Team until 2005. Sister Mary Lee also enjoyed calligraphy, painting watercolors and photography.
Sister Mary Lee is the daughter of the late Emil and Opal Cossairt Hansen. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Don Hansen, and is survived by her sister-in-law Anne Clark of Salome, Arizona, niece Ronda Bowley, great-nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates. Visitation will be held from 3–5 pm on February 7 in the Motherhouse Heritage Room, with Vigil at 4 pm. The funeral Mass will be held at 11 am in the Motherhouse Heritage Room on February 8, with burial to follow in St. Michael Cemetery. Sister’s funeral will be live streamed here: https://vimeo.com/event/2850498
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville and mailed to the Donor Relations Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Maria Goretti Lovett
June 24, 1932—November 25, 2022
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Maria Goretti Lovett, OSU, age 90, died on November 25 at Nazareth Home-Clifton. Born Esther Virginia to Hopson and Elizabeth Creason Lovett, and a native of Columbia, South Carolina, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1951. She celebrated her 70th jubilee in 2021.
Sister Maria Goretti obtained a bachelor’s degree from Ursuline College, Louisville, and a master’s degree from Cleveland State University. A graduate of Ursuline High School (now Cardinal Newman School), in Columbia, South Carolina, she was inducted into the school’s Alumni Hall of Fame in 2015.
In Louisville, Sister taught at Holy Spirit (1954–58) and Our Lady of Lourdes (1963–68) parish schools in Louisville. She also taught in Morgantown, West Virginia, and spent 48 years teaching at parish schools in Columbia, South Carolina, until her retirement in 2016. Sister Maria’s last teaching assignment was at St. Joseph Catholic School in Columbia, where she taught for 41 years and was known as the kickball queen, as she pitched kickball every school day at recess.
Sister Maria Goretti is survived by many nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates. Visitation will be held from 4–6 pm on November 30 in the Motherhouse Heritage Room, with Vigil at 5 pm. The funeral Mass will be held at 10 am in the Motherhouse Heritage Room on December 1, with burial to follow in St. Michael Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville and mailed to the Donor Relations Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Mary Brendan Conlon
October 26, 1927—July 16, 2021
Ursuline Sister Mary Brendan Conlon, 93, died on July 16 at Nazareth Home-Clifton. Teacher, administrator, writer, social activist and friend, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1946.
Sister Brendan’s teaching ministry began in Louisville in 1948 at Sacred Heart Model School and continued at St. Elizabeth School and Ursuline Academy, and from 1956 to 1967 at Sacred Heart Academy. She joined the teachers at Russell Junior High School for the 1970-71 academic year. Sister also was on the faculties of schools in Omaha, Nebraska; Morgantown, West Virginia and Cumberland, Maryland. In addition, while in Morgantown, she was a campus minister at West Virginia University’s St. John Parish.
In 1982, Sister Brendan followed Sister Thecla Shiel as director of Chirtian Help, Inc in Morgantown, West Virginia, then in 1994 she founded Christian Help in Mingo County. She was director of that agency until she retired in 2009.
Among awards received for her ministry: Sister Brendan was the 1993 recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Achievement Award from the West Virginia University Center for Black Culture & Research , the first non-Black person so named. In 2006 she received the Community Leader Initiative Award from the Jenco Foundation of Athens, Ohio, for her “visionary leadership in Appalachia,” and in 2009 was the recipient of the Dr. William and Budd Bell Award from the Community Transportation Association of America for establishing accessible transportation “to seniors and low-income residents of Mingo County.” [Mingo County had no public transportation.]
In the late 1980s, Sister was a Witness of Peace delegate in Managua, Nicaragua, Central America, for eight months. She also took part in many protests for justice and peace, including civil disobedience both in Washington, DC and at the annual gathering at Fort Benning, Georgia, a movement committed to the closing of the School of the Americas.
Sister Brendan also served her Ursuline Sisters in leadership from 1968 to 1970 and as Director of Communication from 1969 to 1971. In retirement she volunteered in Louisville at St. John Center for Homeless Men, Doors to Hope and with ESL Catholic Charities at the Women’s Prison in Pewee Valley.
A native of Cumberland, Maryland, Sister Brendan earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska; a master’s degree in Theology from Jesuit Wheeling (WV) University; and studied at Marquette University, Milwaukee; Duquesne University, Pittsburgh; the University of Iowa and Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.
Sister Brendan is survived by several nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Sunday, July 25, in the Motherhouse Library with Vigil at 7:00 pm. The funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 am in the Motherhouse Chapel on Monday, July 26, with burial to follow in St. Michael Cemetery. Masks are required if not vaccinated. The funeral Mass will be livestreamed on our Facebook page Monday, July 26, at 11 am ET: https://www.facebook.com/UrsulinesLouisville.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to Christian Help of Mingo County, PO Box 1257, Kermit, West Virginia, 25674 or the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Dolorita Lutsie
April 29, 1932—July 13, 2021
Ursuline Sister Dolorita Lutsie, OSU, 89, died on July 13, 2021, at Twinbrook Assisted Living, Louisville. Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Sister grew up in the area of Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. She entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1953.
Beginning in 1983 she served as librarian at Our Lady of Providence High School, Clarksville, Indiana, for 20 years. She also played a major role in the performing arts productions and athletic activities and assisted in the business office at the school. Her final teaching position was part-time librarian and instructor at Saint Anthony of Padua School, Clarksville, from 2004 to 2017.
Sister Dolorita also taught at Holy Trinity, Saint Ann and Most Blessed Sacrament schools and Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville, and in schools in Cumberland, Maryland; Camden, Mississippi; North Platte, Sidney and Omaha, Nebraska; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Columbia, South Carolina, and Weirton, West Virginia, from the 1950s to 1980s.
For many years she also served the Ursuline Sisters as bookkeeper at Marian Home and treasurer for the Ursuline convents. An avid seamstress and baker, Sister Dolorita was well-known for her Italian pizzelle cookies, which she made by following a treasured recipe from her mother.
Sister earned a bachelor’s degree from the former Ursuline College, Louisville, and a master’s degree from Creighton University, Omaha. She also did graduate work in library science at West Virginia University.
Sister Dolorita is survived by her sister, Helen Lutsie Reynolds of Asheboro, North Carolina; her brothers, John A. “Jack” Lutsie of Asheboro, North Carolina, Michael Lutsie of Anaheim, California and Larry Lutsie, Morgantown, West Virginia; many nieces and nephews; as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, July 20, in the Motherhouse Library with Vigil at 5:00 pm. The funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 am in the Motherhouse Chapel on Wednesday, July 21, with burial to follow in St. Michael Cemetery. Masks are required if not vaccinated. The funeral Mass will be livestreamed on our Facebook page Monday, July 21, at 11 am ET: https://www.facebook.com/UrsulinesLouisville.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Sarah Stauble
February 13, 1933—June 13, 2021
Ursuline Sister Sarah Stauble, OSU, 88, died at Nazareth Home-Clifton on June 13, 2021. A native of Louisville, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1952 after her graduation from Ursuline Academy in 1951.
She served as the president of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville from 1992 to 2002. For over 50 years she served as a teacher and often simultaneously in leadership roles for the Ursuline Sisters.
Sister Sarah was a music teacher at Holy Spirit School, Saint Elizabeth School, Sacred Heart Model School, Sacred Heart Academy, the Ursuline School of Music and Ursuline Special Education Learning Center in Louisville and at St. Aloysius School in Shepherdsville, as well as at schools in Madison, Indiana, and Jackson, Mississippi.
Ministries within the Ursuline Sisters included: member of the Leadership team from 1968 to 1972, vice-president from 1980 to 1988, member of the Ursuline formation team and Director of the Associate Community.
Her ministry in the Louisville community included: member of the Bellarmine University board of trustees for ten years, chairperson of the board of directors of Day Spring, Inc., and volunteer at Wayside Christian Mission and St. Vincent de Paul Open Hand Kitchen.
As a 1959 graduate of the former Ursuline College that merged in 1968 with Bellarmine (then College), Sister Sarah was recognized in 1996 as a Distinguished Graduate of Bellarmine University. In 2004 she received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree from Bellarmine University.
She also held a master’s degree in music from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree in special education from Cardinal Stritch College, Milwaukee.
Sister is survived by many nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be held from 6–7:30 pm on Wednesday, June 16, in the Motherhouse Library, with Vigil at 7:30 pm. The funeral Mass will be held at 11 am in the Motherhouse Chapel on Thursday, June 17 with burial to follow in St. Michael Cemetery. Masks are required if not vaccinated.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Raymunda Orth
November 2, 1928—May 28, 2021
Ursuline Sister Raymunda Orth, OSU, 92, died at Nazareth Home-Clifton on May 28, 2021. A native of Evansville, Indiana, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1947.
Her long ministry as an educator took her into parish elementary and middle schools, then into special education, and in later years, as an assistant in the administration offices of the Ursuline Sisters.
In the Louisville area, between 1949 and 1997, Sister Raymunda was a classroom and music teacher at St. George, St. Ann, St. Raphael, St. Elizabeth, St. Leo, St. Peter Claver, St. Clement, the Ursuline Special Education Center, the Ursuline-Pitt School and Pitt Academy. From 1975 to 1980, she was the principal of West Side Catholic Consolidated–St. Boniface Junior High School in Evansville, Indiana. She also taught at St. Mary parish school in Madison, Indiana. Her semi-retirement years were spent as an assistant in the administrative offices of the Ursuline Sisters.
Sister Raymunda completed a bachelor’s degree in Music Theory, Piano and English from Ursuline College (now Bellarmine University) in 1957, and a master’s degree in Special Education from Cardinal Stritch College, Milwaukee, in 1972.
Sister is survived by her sister, Suzanna Reker of Midland, Texas, sister-in-law, Frieda Orth of New Harmony, Indiana, several nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be held from 3–4:30 pm on Thursday, June 3, in the Motherhouse Library, with Vigil at 4:30 pm. The funeral Mass will be held at 11 am in the Motherhouse Chapel on Friday, June 4 with burial to follow in St. Michael Cemetery. Masks are required and Covid safety protocols will be practiced.
Due to our limited seating capacity in the chapel because of Covid-19 restrictions, we encourage you to view the funeral Mass via our Facebook page, which will be live-streamed on Friday at 11 am ET: https://www.facebook.com/UrsulinesLouisville
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Georgia Jean Kruml
July 8, 1935—May 15, 2021
Ursuline Sister Georgia Jean (Francis Marie) Kruml, O.S.U., 85, died on May 15, 2021 at Nazareth Home-Clifton. A native of Ord, Nebraska, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1953.
In Louisville she served her Ursuline Sisters at Sacred Heart Academy, Ursuline Academy, the Ursuline Motherhouse and Marian Home, and the Sisters and children at Saint Joseph Children’s Home. Sister was especially helpful when one had a computer problem and was often seen directing traffic on the Ursuline Campus during special events.
For twenty-five years Sister Georgia Jean was well-known as a drummer in the Holy Name Band of Louisville. She received the Outstanding Adult Volunteer Award from the Kentucky Association of Homes and Services for the Aging in 2006.
Sister Georgia Jean was a teacher aide in Louisville, first at Holy Name School and then at Saint Elizabeth School in the early 1970s. She then completed her bachelor’s degree in education at Bellarmine College (now University) and later a master’s degree in education from Spalding University. From 1992 to 1996 Sister was on the staff of Saint Athanasius School. She also served on the faculty of Blessed Sacrament School in Omaha, Nebraska, from 1977 to 1990.
Sister is survived by her sisters, Ursuline Sister of Louisville Theresa Kruml, of Iowa City, Iowa, and Cecilia Ann Kruml of Lincoln, Nebraska; and brother, Robert J. Kruml, also of Lincoln, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be held from 3-4:30 pm on Wednesday, May 19 in the Motherhouse Library, with Vigil at 4:30 pm. The funeral Mass will be held at 11 am in the Motherhouse Chapel on Thursday, May 20 with burial to follow in St. Michael Cemetery. Masks are required and Covid safety protocols will be practiced.
Due to our limited seating capacity in the chapel because of Covid-19 restrictions, we encourage you to view the funeral Mass via our Facebook page, which will be livestreamed on Thursday at 11 am ET: https://www.facebook.com/UrsulinesLouisville
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Colette Kraemer
March 6, 1932—May 3, 2021
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Colette Kraemer, O.S.U., 89, died on May 3, 2021 at Baptist Hospital East. A native of Louisville, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1950. She celebrated her 70th jubilee in 2020.
A graduate of Sacred Heart Academy and Ursuline College, Sister Colette also held a master’s degree in English from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh. She later earned a master’s degree in theology from St. Michael’s College, Winooski, Vermont, as well as a certificate from the Berkeley School of Theology, Berkeley, California.
Sister Colette’s teaching ministry extended over 30 years. In Louisville, she taught at St. George and St. Martin parish elementary schools, and at Sacred Heart Model School, Angela Merici High School and Sacred Heart Academy. Sister Colette led the drama club in 14 plays while at Angela Merici High School. From 1997 to 2007, she was the director of mission effectiveness for the Sacred Heart Schools on the Ursuline Campus.
Sister Colette served on two consecutive Ursuline Sisters’ leadership teams (1988 —1996), and also as director of the Ursuline Life Office and co-director of the Ursuline Associate Program. She served on the boards of trustees of Sacred Heart Schools, Holy Cross High School, Holy Rosary Academy and Pitt Academy. In 2009, Sister Colette was inducted into the Holy Cross High School Hall of Fame in recognition of her long career as an educator at Angela Merici High School, which merged with Bishop David High School in 1984 to become Holy Cross High School. In 2006, she received the Francesconi Award of Integrity from Sacred Heart Schools (SHS) for her contributions to SHS.
Sister Colette is survived by a sister-in-law, Reba E. Kraemer of Charleston, South Carolina, several nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be held from 2:30–5 pm on Monday, May 10 in the Motherhouse Library, with Vigil at 5 pm. The funeral Mass will be held at 11 am in the Motherhouse Chapel on Tuesday, May 11, with burial to follow in St. Michael Cemetery. Masks are required and Covid safety protocols will be practiced.
Due to our limited seating capacity in the chapel because of Covid-19 restrictions, we encourage you to view the funeral Mass via our Facebook page, which will be livestreamed on Tuesday at 11 am ET: https://www.facebook.com/UrsulinesLouisville
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Regina Marie Bevelacqua
May 24, 1935—April 7, 2021
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Regina Marie Bevelacqua, O.S.U., 85, died on April 7, 2021 at Nazareth Home-Newburg. A native of Morgantown, West Virginia, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1955.
Sister Regina devoted her life to persons with intellectual disabilities, beginning in 1965 teaching special education classes in the Archdiocese of Louisville. For more than 20 years, she served as principal of the Monsignor Pitt Learning Center, which later became the Ursuline-Pitt School. Sister Regina also taught for one year at the Ursuline Child Development Center. She was a Special Olympics coach for more than 50 years and played a role in the development of the first Special Olympics games in Chicago in 1968.
Concerned that development opportunities for adults with intellectual disabilities were scarce, Sister Regina founded and directed the Harvest Home for women in Louisville from 1986 to 1998. In 1993 she and Ms. Mary Jo Payne co-founded St. Mary’s Center in Middletown, Kentucky. Calling the two “Diminutive Superheroes on behalf of special people,” Bellarmine University named them to the Gallery of Distinguished Graduates in 2019. Sister also received a WLKY Bell Award in Louisville in 2018.
Sister Regina served as the executive director of St. Mary’s Center until 2020. Prior to her work with those with intellectual disabilities, she was a teacher at St. Peter, St. Ann and St. Joseph schools in Louisville and at St. Joseph School in Columbia, South Carolina. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Ursuline College, Louisville, and a master’s degree in special education from Cardinal Stritch College, Milwaukee.
Sister Regina is survived by a sister-in-law, Jackie Bevelacqua of Raleigh, North Carolina, several nieces and nephews, her close friends Mary Jo Payne OSU-A and Mary Ann Daunhauer OSU-A, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation was be held from 4-7 pm on Thursday, April 15 in the Motherhouse Library, with Vigil at 7 pm. The funeral Mass was held at 11 am in the Motherhouse Chapel on Friday, April 16 with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Masks are required and Covid safety protocols will be practiced. As seating in the chapel is very limited, the funeral will be live-streamed here on Facebook.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Dolores Hudson
August 22, 1938—April 2, 2021
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Sister Dolores (Joseph Ann) Hudson, O.S.U., 82, died at Baptist East Hospital on April 2, 2021. A native of Cumberland, Maryland, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1957.
In Louisville Sister Dolores taught at St. Elizabeth and St. Helen schools, and was principal of St. Vincent de Paul school from 1984 to 1987. She served as co-coordinator of the Sisters at Marian Home nursing facility from 1998 to its closing in 2010 and then at the Ursuline Motherhouse from 2010 to 2017.
Sister also was principal of St. Francis de Sales School in Morgantown, West Virginia, from 1977 to 1984 and served as a teacher at St. Peter School in Columbia, South Carolina. In Cumberland, Maryland, she taught at SS. Peter and Paul School from 1969 to 1977 and was principal of St. John Neumann School from 1987 to 1997, where a new school yard was named for her when she retired from that position. Sister Dolores was known for her kindness and generosity to all, always willing to help others and had a special place in her heart for children.
Sister Dolores earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Ursuline College, Louisville, a master’s degree in elementary education from Frostburg State College, Frostburg, Maryland and later a second master’s degree in education administration and supervision from Frostburg State College.
Sister Dolores is survived by her sister Mary Margaret Wilhelm, brother James Hudson, several nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation was held from 5-7 pm on Thursday, April 8 in the Motherhouse Library, with Vigil at 7 pm. The funeral Mass was held at 10 am in the Motherhouse Chapel on Friday, April 9 with burial in St. Michael Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Jamesetta DeFelice
May 27, 1931—June 18, 2020
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Sister Jamesetta DeFelice, O.S.U., 89, died at Nazareth Home-Highlands on June 18, 2020. She was in the 71st year of her religious life. A native of Louisville, she entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1949.
Sister Jamesetta DeFelice served in Catholic schools for 56 years (from 1951 until her retirement in 2007.) In the Louisville area she was principal at St. Francis of Assisi, Holy Name and St. Polycarp parish schools and at Maryhurst High School, and in Southern Indiana at Sacred Heart School, Jeffersonville, and St. Anthony School, Clarksville. She taught at St. Ann, St. Peter, St. Boniface, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Rita, and St. Matthias schools in Louisville; at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Albany; and at schools in Columbia, South Carolina; Madison, Indiana; Cumberland, Maryland and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Sister Jamesetta held a bachelor’s degree from Ursuline College, Louisville; a master’s degree in educational administration from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, and a master’s degree in religious studies from Spalding University.
Sister DeFelice served at Marian Home as social services director from 2007-09. From 2009-11, she volunteered on the Marian Community Team at Sacred Heart Village.
Sister Jamesetta is survived by one sister, Mary Borders, several nieces and nephews, friends and the Ursuline community of Sisters and Associates.
Funeral services will be private, with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. A Memorial Mass will be offered at a later date.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Bernadine (Emmet) Nash
March 8, 1925—June 3, 2020
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Sister Bernadine (Emmet) Nash O.S.U., 95, died at Nazareth Home-Clifton on June 3, 2020. She was in the 73rd year of her religious life. A native of Elizabethtown, she was a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville and entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1947.
Sister Bernadine graduated from Ursuline College with a bachelor’s in education and then earned a master’s in education from Creighton University.
During her 42-year career in education, Sister Nash taught in Louisville at Holy Spirit School, Saint Peter School, Saint Boniface School, Sacred Heart Model School, Saint Clement School, Saint Raphael School and was principal at Saint Vincent de Paul School, Saint George School and Our Mother of Sorrows School. She was principal at Saint Philip School in Mount Vernon, Indiana and Blessed Sacrament School in Omaha, NE. Sister also taught at Saint Patrick School in North Platte.
After retiring from teaching, Sister Nash served as coordinator at the Motherhouse from 1992-98 and served as a volunteer chaplain at Jewish Hospital and Suburban Medical Center. She also did volunteer ministry at the Red Cross, Marian Home and Elderserve, all in Louisville.
Sister Bernadine Nash is survived by her sister, Peggy Clark and three brothers, Dennis B. Nash, Robert E. Nash, all of Louisville and Charles T. Nash of Florida; many nieces, nephews, friends and the Ursuline community of Sisters and Associates.
Funeral services will be private, with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. A Memorial Mass will be offered at a later date.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Jane Stuckenborg
August 12, 1930—May 29, 2020
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Sister Jane (Hilary) Stuckenborg O.S.U., 89, died at Norton Hospital on May 29, 2020. She was in the 71st year of her religious life. A native of Louisville, she was a graduate of Ursuline Academy and entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1948
During her 33-year career in education, Sister Jane Stuckenborg taught at St. Vincent de Paul, St. Helen, Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Mother of Sorrows, Sacred Heart Model and St. Therese schools in Louisville. She also taught at Pope John XXIII School in Madison, Indiana, St. Peter’s School in Columbia, SC, Immaculate Conception School in LaGrange, KY and St. Patrick School in Sidney, NE.
Sister Jane also ministered in Peru and taught at the Naval School in Lima, Peru from 1968-71.
Sister Jane graduated from Ursuline College, with a bachelor’s in education and then earned a master’s in education from Spalding University. She served in various positions in finance and administration for the Ursuline Sisters from 1977-83.
Sister Jane also served on the vocation team and leadership team from 1992- 96. She then ministered at Marian Home as social services coordinator. Sister Jane was a member of the St. Helen School formation team, volunteered at Our Mother of Sorrows Parish and as a receptionist at Brescia Hall on the Ursuline Campus.
Sister Jane Stuckenborg is survived by one niece, three nephews, friends and the Ursuline community of Sisters and Associates.
Funeral services will be private, with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. A Memorial Mass will be offered at a later date.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Isabel Lehmenkuler
September 18, 1926—May 24, 2020
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Sister Isabel Lehmenkuler O.S.U., 93, died at Nazareth Home-Clifton on May 24, 2020. She was in the 75th year of her religious life. A native of Louisville, she was a graduate of Ursuline Academy in Louisville and entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1945.
In Louisville, Sister Isabel Lehmenkuler taught at Saint Elizabeth School, Our Mother of Sorrows School, Sacred Heart Model School, Ursuline Academy, Saint Ann School, Our Lady of Lourdes School and Saint Helen School. She also taught at Saint Boniface School in Evansville, Indiana, and two schools in Nebraska: Blessed Sacrament School in Omaha and Saint Patrick Academy in Sidney.
Sister Isabel graduated from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, with a bachelor’s in religion and then earned a master’s in education. She served as director of the office of personnel and professional development for the community from 1969-1974 and again from 1984-1985. She served at Baptist Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina as an intern in clinical pastoral care from 1983-84 and then at Providence Hospital, Columbia, as chaplain from 1985-1999.
Sister Lehmenkuler was the first female chaplain with the Columbia City Police in South Carolina. She returned to Louisville in 1999 where she served in pastoral care at Marian Home and then as the director of the Ursuline Associate program from 2000 – 2003.
Sister Isabel Lehmenkuler is survived by her sister-in-law, Theresa Lehmenkuler of Anthem, Arizona, many nieces, nephews, friends and the Ursuline community of Sisters and Associates.
Funeral services will be private, with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. A Memorial Mass will be offered at a later date.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Lorraine Maginot, OSU
December 25, 1927—May 24, 2020
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Sister Lorraine (formerly Sister Juanita) Maginot O.S.U., 92, died at Nazareth Home-Clifton on May 24, 2020. She was in her 73rd year of religious life. Born in Calumet City, Illinois, she joined the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1947.
Sister Lorraine taught in Louisville at St. Joseph, Our Lady of Lourdes, Sr Rita, St. Clement, and Most Blessed Sacrament schools and Sacred Heart Model School. She also taught at Saint Patrick Academy in Sidney, Nebraska, Saint Mary School in Cumberland, Maryland, Sacred Heart School in Camden, Mississippi, and Saint Agatha School in Columbus, Ohio.
Sister earned a bachelor of arts from Ursuline College in Louisville, and a master of arts from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. After retiring from teaching, Sister Lorraine worked in the office of communication, volunteered as a tutor, served at the Motherhouse and craft shop and ministered as a sacristan for Sacred Heart Model School.
Sister Lorraine Maginot is survived by her brother, James (Helen) Maginot of Munster, Indiana, sister-in-law Joan Maginot of Janesville, Wisconsin, several nieces and nephews, as well as, the Ursuline community of Sisters and Associates.
Funeral services will be private, with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. A Memorial Mass will be offered at a later date.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Annunciata Muth
March 29, 1926—February 9, 2020
Sister Annunciata Muth, 93, died at Nazareth Home-Clifton February 9, 2020. She entered the Ursulines in 1945 and recently celebrated her 75th year as a professed religious.
Sister Annunciata, a native of Louisville, ministered primarily in education and spent 59 years serving in 15 different schools.
In the Archdiocese of Louisville, Sister Annunciata taught at St. Francis of Assisi, St. Raphael, St. Elizabeth, St. Helen, St. Theresa, St. Rita, St. Jerome and St. Athanasius schools, as well as, Sacred Heart Academy and Sacred Heart Model School. She also taught at Pope John XXIII School in Madison, Indiana, St. Paul School in Westerville, Ohio and three schools in Nebraska: St. Patrick in North Platte, Blessed Sacrament in Omaha, and St. Patrick in Sidney.
Sister Annunciata served as a teaching assistant at Holy Spirit School from 1997 to 2006.
She also volunteered at United Crescent Hill Ministries.
Sister Annunciata graduated from Sacred Heart Academy and Ursuline College, and earned a master’s degree from Creighton University, Omaha, in 1960.
She is survived by her sister, Dorothea Muth Redmon of Louisville, several nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Millie Mae Rueff
July 7, 1923—July 20, 2019
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Sister Mildred Mae Rueff, O.S.U. (formerly Sister Anselm), 96, died at Nazareth Home-Clifton on July 20, 2019. A native of Louisville, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1946.
In Louisville, Sister Rueff taught consecutively at St. Boniface, Our Mother of Sorrows, St. Rita and Holy Trinity parish schools from 1948 to 1959.
She also was on the staffs of Catholic schools in Jackson and Camden, MS and in Morgantown, WV.
Sister Mildred Mae was a Title I Counselor in the Louisville Independent Schools from 1969 to 1974 and then served as a counselor in the Jefferson County School System from 1975 to 1990. Her final ministry was as a Pastoral Associate at St. Patrick Parish from 1992 to 2003 and as a volunteer at The Forum at Brookside and at Saint Mary’s Center in Middletown until 2004.
Sister Rueff graduated from Ursuline Academy and Ursuline College, and held a Specialist in Counseling Psychology Degree from Spalding College [now University], all in Louisville. She also earned a Master of Science in Guidance Degree from Creighton University, Omaha, in 1969.
Sister Mildred Mae was predeceased by her parents, Irvin C. (Bud) and Ida Mary Rueff, her sisters and brothers-in-law Norma Jean (Charles) Rohmann and Aline (Reno) Duerr. She is survived by her sister Barbara Duke of Lucerne Valley, CA, her brother, Irvin Rueff (Marilyn) of Louisville, KY, four nephews, two nieces, several great-nieces and nephews, as well as, her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be at the Ursuline Motherhouse Chapel, 3115 Lexington Road on Monday, July 29 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. followed by a prayer service. The funeral liturgy will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 30 at 11 a.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bosse Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Patricia Ann Thompson
November 28, 1937-December 18, 2018
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Sister Patricia Ann Thompson O.S.U. (formerly Sister James Marie), age 81, died at Nazareth Home-Clifton on December 18, 2018. A native of Louisville, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1954. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville.
Sister Patricia Ann served at Saint Joseph Orphanage in Louisville from 1956-1957, and again from 1958-59. From 1957-58, Sister taught at Our Mother of Sorrows parish school in Louisville. She then taught at St. Elizabeth, St. Helen, and Holy Trinity parish schools in Louisville from 1959-1968.
After graduating from the Jefferson County School of Practical Nursing in 1969, Sister Patricia Ann served her Ursuline Sisters in the Motherhouse infirmary from 1969-1976 and at Nazareth Home on Newburg Road from 1976-77. She became Director of Nursing Services at Marian Home on Lexington Road where she served until 2010 and at Mercy Sacred Heart (now Nazareth Home Clifton) until retiring in 2011. In 1999, Sister Patricia Ann received the “Outstanding Staff Person Award” from the Kentucky Association of Homes & Services for the Aging.
Sister Patricia Ann is survived by her brother, Michael Edward Thompson, several nieces and nephews and the Ursuline community of Sisters and Associates.
Visitation was at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Road, on Thursday, December 20, from 4-7 p.m., followed by a Vigil Service at 7 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy was celebrated Friday, December 21 at 11:00 a.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel, with burial in St. Michael Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206, or to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014.
Sister Margaret Ann (Christina) Hagan
October 22, 1946—March 9, 2018
Ursuline Sister of Louisville Sister Margaret Ann Hagan O.S.U., died at Nazareth Home-Highlands on Friday, March 9, 2018. A native of Louisville, she was 71 and had been an Ursuline Sister of Louisville since 1965.
Sister Hagan taught high school for 10 years at Holy Rosary Academy, Angela Merici High School and Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville. Following her teaching career, Sister Hagan earned a master’s degree in theological studies at St. Meinrad School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Indiana. She then ministered at St. Meinrad as director of seminarians’ field education and served as associate academic dean in the 1990s. In 2007 she became the first woman to be honored by St. Meinrad as “Distinguished Alumna of the Year.”
Sister Hagan also served as pastoral assistant at St. Joseph Church in Louisville, and then at Sacred Heart and St. Joseph parishes in Rock Island, Illinois, in the 1980s. From 2003 to 2006, she was coordinator of the Ursuline Society, a collaborative effort of the nine autonomous Ursuline congregations of the mid-United States. Her service to the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville included director of finance and two terms as a member of the congregation’s leadership team. Her most recent ministries were aiding individuals as a spiritual director and as a retreat director.
Sister Hagan graduated from Holy Spirit School and Sacred Heart Academy, held a B.A. from Bellarmine-Ursuline College [now Bellarmine University] and a M.A.T. from the University of Louisville, as well as the master’s degree from St. Meinrad.
She is survived by her brother John Hagan (Patricia) , sister Charlotte Cashin (Pat) and nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation was at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Road, on Monday, March 12, from 3-5 pm and 6-7 pm, followed by a Vigil Service at 7:00 pm. The Funeral Liturgy was celebrated on Tuesday, March 13, at 11:00 am in the Ursuline Motherhouse Chapel. Burial was in St. Michael Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Macrina Stermec
August 4, 1922–January 25, 2018
Sister M. Macrina Stermec O.S.U., 95, died at Nazareth Home-Clifton on Thursday, January 25, 2018. She had been an Ursuline Sister of Louisville since 1939.
Sister Macrina, a native of Conemaugh, Pa., served as a teacher in Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska and Pennsylvania. In Louisville she taught at St. Martin of Tours (1941-1944), St. Leo (1947-1949), Holy Spirit (1953-1956), Sacred Heart Model (1961-1962) and St. Helen (1962-1963) schools, and was principal at St. Anthony School (1963-1969). She also served as an assistant in the Office of Finance of the Ursuline Sisters from 1986 to 2012.
She held a bachelor of education degree from Ursuline College, Louisville, and a master of education degree from Creighton University, Omaha.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation was at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Road, on Sunday, January 28 from 4:00-5:00 pm and 6:00-7:00 pm, followed by a Vigil Service at 7:00 pm. The Funeral Liturgy was celebrated on Monday, January 29 at 11:00 am in the Ursuline Motherhouse Chapel. Burial was in St. Michael Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Delores (Charles Marie) Kemper, OSU
September 21, 1934 – September 30, 2017
Sister Delores (Charles Marie) Kemper, O.S.U., 83, died on Saturday, September 30, 2017, in Louisville. She was an Ursuline since 1953. Daughter of the late Mary E. Adams and Raymond C. Kemper, Sr., she graduated from St. George School and Ursuline Academy, held a Bachelor of Elementary Education degree from Ursuline College and a Masters of Arts degree from Spalding University. In 1975 she received Montessori Certification from the American Montessori Society.
Sister Delores taught for 19 years in Louisville Catholic schools: Holy Spirit (1955-56), Holy Trinity (1956-1957), St Elizabeth (1957-1960), Our Mother of Sorrows (1960-1962), St. George (1963-1967), Pope John XXIII Consolidated/St Martin and St. Augustine (1967-1971), and St. Joseph (1972-1975) and one year in Sidney, Nebraska (1962-1963). She then was a teacher and administrator at the Ursuline Montessori School from 1975 until 1994.
In 1995 she joined the faculty of Kennedy Montessori School (part of the Jefferson County School System) for five years. She also served as a mentor to Montessori interns from Xavier University, Cincinnati, and Louisville area universities. She volunteered at SS Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, Nazareth Home – Clifton, Kids Café Enrichment Program and St. Joseph Home for the Aged.
Her sister, Phyllis Kemper Block, and brother, William Kemper preceded her in death. She is survived by her brother, Raymond Charles Kemper Jr. (Mary Helen), and sisters, Mary Rita Kemper Horn (Robert) and Gerry Kemper Gardner (Kenny), sister-in-law Evelyn Kemper, numerous nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Road, on Thursday, October 5, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a Vigil Service at 7p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, October 6, at 11 a.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bosse Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Evelina (Roger) Pisaneschi, OSU
October 15, 1927 – September 19, 2017
Sister Evelina (Roger) Pisaneschi, O.S.U., 89, died at Nazareth Home-Clifton on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. A native of Cumberland, MD, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1946.
In Louisville Sister Evelina was a teacher at St. Elizabeth School (1948-50), St. Peter Claver School (1950-1952), St. Boniface School (1953-58), Our Lady of Lourdes School (1958-63), Bellarmine-Ursuline College (1968-69) and Sacred Heart Model School (1978-79). She served as principal of: Holy Spirit School (1977-78), St. Therese School (1979-87), and St. John Vianney School (1987-91). She then was Assistant to the Director of Ursuline Campus Services until 2005 after which she volunteered her services at the Ursuline Motherhouse and at Nazareth Home-Clifton.
Sister Evelina also served in schools in Evansville, IN; Morgantown, WV, and Pittsburgh. She graduated from Ursuline College, Louisville, held a MA from The Catholic University of America, and did postgraduate work at Spalding University, Louisville, and at Carlow College, Pittsburgh.
She is survived by her sisters Janet Pisaneschi of Louisville, KY, and Pat Pisaneschi Killen (Thomas Hopkins) of Cleveland, TN, numerous nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Road on Monday, September 25 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a Vigil Service at 7 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Tuesday, September 26 at 11 a.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bosse Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Louise Marie Willenbrink, OSU
June 23, 1934 – June 21, 2017
Ursuline Sister Louise Marie Willenbrink (Rita), 82, died at Baptist Health on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Daughter of the late J. Lawrence and Mary Louise Higgins Willenbrink, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1954. She was appointed assistant principal and dean of studies at Sacred Heart Academy in 1970. Sister Louise Marie was principal of Angela Merici High School from 1971 to 1978 and principal of Sacred Heart Academy from 1978 to 1988. She then served as a student counselor and faculty mentor at Sacred Heart Academy until her retirement in 2012.
Sister Louise Marie began her teaching career at Saint Francis of Assisi School in Louisville in 1957 and then taught consecutively in schools in Pittsburgh, Columbia, SC, Jackson, MS, and Morgantown, WV.
Sacred Heart Academy named her “Distinguished Alumna of the Year” in 1984, and in 2003 she was the first recipient of Sacred Heart Schools’ “Francesconi Award for Integrity.” She graduated from Saint Francis of Assisi School, Sacred Heart Academy and Ursuline College in Louisville. She earned a MA degree in English from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh in 1964 and also studied at Spalding University, Louisville; and Trinity Washington University (formerly Trinity College) in Washington, DC.
She is survived by her brother, Dick (Dottie) and sister, Ruth Gonzalez, both of Louisville, KY, and her sister, Jean Perrone of Charlotte, NC, 33 nieces and nephews, 35 great nieces and nephews, a couple of great greats , as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Road, on Monday, June 26, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a Vigil Service at 7 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 27 at 11 a.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bosse Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Georgine Grabenstein, OSU
January 13, 1918 – June 2, 2017
Sister Georgine Grabenstein, O.S.U., 99, died at Nazareth Home-Clifton (on Payne Street) on Friday, June 2, 2017. A native of Cumberland, MD, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville 79 years ago (in 1938).
Sister was principal at St. Francis of Assisi School, and taught at St. Elizabeth, St. George, Holy Spirit, St. Rita, Our Lady of Lourdes, and St. John Vianney parish schools and at Angela Merici High School and Sacred Heart Model School in Louisville and in schools in Omaha, Pittsburgh, and Cumberland. She served also as principal of St. Francis de Sales School in Morgantown, WV, in the late 1960s, and of St. Joseph the Worker School in Weirton, WV, from 1970 to 1975.
She was a pastoral associate at St. Leonard Parish from 1984 to 1990 and at St. Martin of Tours Parish from 1996 to 2005; was on the staff of the Ursuline Child Development Center (now Sacred Heart Pre-School) from 1990 to 1992, and then served five years as a teacher-aide at St. Joseph School, all in Louisville. From 2005 until 2011 she volunteered at St. Matthews Area Ministries and Respect Life Office.
Sister earned a Bachelor of Science in education degree from Ursuline College of Louisville and a Master of Arts in elementary administration degree from Creighton University, Omaha.
She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Road, on Monday, June 5, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a Vigil Service at 7 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 6 at 11 a.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bosse Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Odilia Gadlage
December 14,1923 – April 11, 2017
Sister Odilia Gadlage, 93, died on April 11, 2017, at Sacred Heart Home. A member of Holy Trinity Parish, Louisville, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1949. Sister Gadlage graduated from Ursuline Academy in 1941, and earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Ursuline College (both of Louisville), and a master’s degree in special education from Cardinal Stritch College, Milwaukee.
Sister Odilia spent her entire 43 years in Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Louisville. She began at St. Vincent DePaul School in 1951 and then taught at Holy Trinity School and St. Joseph School before joining the Ursuline Special Education Learning Center (a department of Ursuline College) in 1966. She then taught from 1980 to 1984 at the Ursuline-Pitt School, served as a teacher’s aide at Holy Spirit School from 1985 to 1992 and assisted at the Ursuline Child Development Center on the Ursuline Campus until she retired in 1994.
She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.
Visitation will be at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Road, on Monday, April 17 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a Vigil service at 7 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 18 at 11 a.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bosse Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.
Sister Rose Ann Born
September 20, 1926 – November 28, 2016
Sister Rose Ann Born (formerly known as Sister Judith), 90, died on November 28, 2016, at Sacred Heart Home. A native of Madison, Indiana, she joined the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1944.
In her 42 years as an elementary school teacher, Sister Rose Ann taught consecutively in Louisville at St. Elizabeth, St. Anthony, St. Raphael, St. Therese, St. Helen, Most Blessed Sacrament, and St. Timothy parish schools. She was also on the faculties of schools in Evansville, Indiana; Cumberland, Maryland; Jackson, Mississippi; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Columbia, South Carolina. After retiring from teaching, Sister Rose Ann ministered in Louisville as a nurse assistant at Marian Home, at the Sister Visitor Center, as assistant to the secretary of Nativity Academy at St. Boniface and in the Office of Finance of the Ursuline Sisters. She held a BA from Ursuline College, Louisville; and a MA from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh.
Sister Rose Ann is survived by her nieces Sandi Miller, Emmy Gray and Ann Henson of Greendale, Indiana, as well as numerous other nieces, nephews and their families and her Ursuline Community.
Visitation will be at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Road, on Thursday, December 1 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a Vigil Service at 7 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Friday, December 2 at 11 a.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bosse Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206 or by making a donation.
Sister Mary Terence Schmitt
December 29, 1919 – November 16, 2016
Sister Mary Terence Schmitt, 96, died on November 16, 2016, at Sacred Heart Home. A native of Dalton, Nebraska, she joined the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1938.
In Louisville Sister Schmitt taught at Our Mother of Sorrows and St. George parish schools in the 1940s and at Ursuline Academy from 1947 to 1961. She also was on the faculties of high schools in North Platte and Sidney, NE; Cumberland, MD; Morgantown, WV; and Pittsburgh, PA. She then ministered at Ursuline Center and Friendship House in Pittsburgh and from 1997 to 2001 was a pastoral assistant at St. Luke Mission Center in Salyersville, KY.
Sister Schmitt was passionate about working to protect the environment and in the early 2000s took part in protests in Frankfort regarding problems with strip mining in Kentucky. She was a graduate of Ursuline College, Louisville, and held a MS degree from Saint Louis University.
She is survived by her sisters, Lucille Cuminiskey of Worthington, OH, and Clara Collet of Lafayette, LA, her brother Vincent and sister-in-law Marge Schmitt of Sidney, NE, numerous nieces and nephews and her Ursuline Community.
Visitation will be at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Road, on Sunday, November 20 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a Vigil Service at 7 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Monday, November 21 at 11 a.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bosse Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206 or by making a donation.
Sister Frances Crosier
September 22, 1934 – August 21, 2016
Sister Frances Crosier, 81, died on August 21, 2016, at Sacred Heart Home. A native of Louisville, she joined the Ursuline Sisters in 1982.
Her ministries included teaching, nursing and social work. She taught at St. Pius, St. Barnabas and St. Timothy parish schools before entering the Ursuline Sisters, and at St. Helen and St. Jerome parish schools in the 1980s. She then served on the staffs of Marian Home in Louisville; Howard Community Hospital in Kokomo, IN, and at Bishop Lane Retreat Center in Rockford, IL. Upon retirement in 1994 she volunteered at Baptist East Hospital and at Jefferson Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center (JADAC) in Louisville.
Sister Crosier was a graduate of St. George School and Ursuline Academy in Louisville, and held a BS degree from Bellarmine University and an MA degree from Spalding University.
She is survived by her sister, Martha Ann Crosier Donhoff, and brother, John C. Crosier, both of Louisville, and her Ursuline Community.
Visitation will be at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Road, on Thursday, August 25 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a Vigil Service at 7 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Friday, August 26 at 11 a.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bosse Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206 or by making a donation.
Sister Rosanna Dorn
April 1, 1932 – June 19, 2016
Sister Rosanna Dorn, 84, died Sunday, June 19, 2016, at Sacred Heart Home in Louisville, KY. A native of Cumberland, MD, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1951. Sister Rosanna’s 20-year teaching ministry extended from 1957 to 1977 and included: St. Francis of Assisi School from 1954 to 1957 and St. Clement School from 1961 to 1962 in the Louisville area, and schools in Madison, IN; Sidney, NE; Cumberland, MD and Columbia, SC. She transitioned into parish ministry and pastoral care of the sick in the states of Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland from 1988 to 2008. She was a resident of Willow Valley Senior Living in Cumberland, MD, from 2008 until her move to Louisville in 2015.
Sister Rosanna received her B.A. in elementary education from Ursuline College, Louisville; a M.L.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and M.A. in religious studies from La Salle College in Philadelphia.
She is survived by her sister Josephine Mantheiy of Cumberland, MD; her brother Joseph B. Dorn of Sagamore Hills, OH; many nieces and nephews and her Ursuline Community.
Visitation will be at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Road, on Thursday, June 23 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a Vigil Service at 7 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Friday, June 24 at 11 a.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bosse Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206 or by making a donation.
Sister Annalita Fox
March 27, 1924 – May 21, 2016
Ursuline Sister Annalita Fox, 92, died on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at Sacred Heart Home in Louisville. A native of Louisville, she entered the Ursuline Sisters in 1943. Sister Annalita graduated from St. Anthony Parish School in 1938 and from Ursuline Academy in 1942. She held a B.A. degree from Ursuline College (now Bellarmine University) and a M.A. degree from Duquesne University, both in elementary education.
Sister Annalita taught at St. Vincent de Paul, St. Elizabeth, St. George, St. Helen, Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Clement parish schools and at Sacred Heart Model School in the Louisville area between 1945 and 1986. Beginning in 1986 she assisted in the offices of Sacred Heart Academy and the former Ursuline Montessori School (now Sacred Heart Preschool). Sister Annalita also taught in schools in Evansville, IN; Cumberland, MD; Conemaugh and Pittsburgh, PA.
She is survived by her brother, Raymond Fox of Louisville, several nieces and nephews, and her Ursuline Community.
Visitation will be at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Road, on Thursday, May 26, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. followed by a Vigil service at 7 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Friday, May 27, at 11 a.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bosse Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY, 40206 or by making a donation.
Sister Patricia (Marcian) Lowman
September 5, 1921 – May 3, 2016
Sister Patricia (Marcian) Lowman, 94, died on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Sacred Heart Home, Louisville. Born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1940.
A well-loved teacher of history, she was four times named the Outstanding Professor of the year (1975, 1986, 1992 and 1996) at Bellarmine University. In addition she received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree from Bellarmine in 2000 and an Honorary Diploma from Sacred Heart Academy in 2013. In Louisville, Sister Pat began her teaching ministry at St. Rita School (1942- 1946) taught for seven years (1958-1965) at Sacred Heart Academy and at Ursuline College from 1965 until the faculty was merged with the faculty of Bellarmine-Ursuline College (now Bellarmine University) in 1968. She was professor of history at Bellarmine until her retirement in 1996. She also taught in Columbia, South Carolina, and in Omaha, Nebraska, in the late 1940s, early 1950s.
A lover of sports Sister Pat was the official scorekeeper of Bellarmine’s women’s basketball teams for 25 years. In 2000 she was inducted into the Bellarmine University Athletic Hall of Fame. With a love for travel, she arranged and accompanied students on tours of historical and cultural sites in European and Middle Eastern countries annually for several summers. Sister Pat held a BA and MA from Creighton University, Omaha, NE and a Ph.D. from St. Louis University. In 1966 she studied in India as a Fulbright Scholar.
She is survived by her niece Carol Tessem of St. Petersburg, Florida, several great nieces, many friends and her Ursuline Community.
Visitation will be at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Road, on Thursday, May 12 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a Vigil service at 7 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Friday, May 13 at 11 a.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bosse Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206 or by making a donation.
Sister Dorothy Frankrone
March 4, 1921 – April 7, 2016
Sister Dorothy Frankrone, OSU, 95, died on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Sacred Heart Home, Louisville. A native of Louisville she joined the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1941.
Sister Dorothy served at the Ursuline Speech Clinic as a speech therapist beginning in 1968 and then as the Director from 1973 to 1996. Between 1943 and 1968 she taught elementary grades at St. Boniface, St. George, Holy Trinity, St. Therese, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Rita and St. Joseph parish schools in Louisville and in schools in Jackson, Mississippi, and Evansville, Indiana. In the early 1970s she also was an instructor in the education department of Bellarmine College (now University).
She was a 1938 graduate of the old Ursuline Academy and held a Bachelor’s Degree from the old Ursuline College, and a Master’s Degree in speech-language from Marquette University. In retirement she served as a Eucharistic Minister to patients at Suburban Hospital. She held membership in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
She is survived by her sisters, Mary Rose Frankrone Boyd and Marcella Frankrone Olliges; sister-in-law, Buelah Agnes Voris Frankrone all of Louisville, and her brother, Raymond Frankrone (Sue), of Salem, Illinois, as well as numerous nieces and nephews and her Ursuline Community.
Visitation will be at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Road, on Monday, April 11 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a Vigil service at 7 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 12 at 11 a.m. in the Motherhouse Chapel with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bosse Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3105 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206 or by making a donation.
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