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Sister Joan Gripshover 1942-2020 Born June 9, 1942 Entered St. Walburg Monastery in 1961 Received habit in 1962 Died March 30, 2020    Sister Joan Gripshover was born on June 9, 1942 to Aloysius and Anna Gripshover and named Patricia Gertrude. She was the second of eight children, two sisters and five brothers. Patricia was a graduate of St. Henry High School and a twelve-year student there. She entered [...]

Sister Estelle Schulte, 1926-2019  Born September 30, 1926 Received habit, 1946 First Profession, 1947 Died December 10, 2019   Sister Estelle Schulte was born on September 30, 1926 to Norbert and Irene Faust Schulte and named Mary Catherine. She was the third of five children, three brothers and one sister, all of whom are deceased. Mary Catherine was a graduate of Holy Cross High School and entered St. Walburg Monastery [...]

Sister Cecilia Daigle 1931-2018 Born December 17, 1931 Entered St. Scholastica Priory, Covington, Louisiana August 25, 1948 Received Habit August 17, 1949 Made First Profession January 14, 1951 Transferred Profession of Stability to St. Walburg Monastery August 1, 1992 Died August 8, 2018 Sister Cecilia Daigle was born in New Orleans, LA on December 17, 1931 to Richard and Mary Lamy Daigle and named Claire Ann. She was the fifth [...]

Sister Helen Hergot 1936-2018 Born June 7, 1936 Yosemite, California Entered St. Walburg Monastery August 15, 1954 Received Habit July 2, 1955 Made First Profession August 24, 1956 Died December 27, 2018 Sister Helen Hergott was born in Yosemite, California on June 7, 1936 to H. Stanley and Esther Bramlage Hergott. She was the oldest of three daughters. After the death of her mother, her father married Gabriella Blau, who [...]

Sister Justina Franxman 1928-2019 Born April 23, 1923 in Newport, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery September 8, 1948 Received Habit June 30, 1949 First Profession August 24, 1950 Died March 4, 2019 Sister Justina Franxman was born on April 23, 1928 and adopted by J. Herman and Elizabeth Gripshover Franxman in October of 1929. Mary Louise gained three brothers upon her adoption. She cherished the years she worked in the [...]

Sister Esther O'Hara, 1929-2018 Born December 14, 1929 in Covington, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery September 7, 1947 Received habit June 29, 1948 First Profession June 30, 1949 Died January 31, 2018         Sister Esther O’Hara was born on December 14, 1929 to William and Marie Wischer O’Hara and named Laverne. She was one of seven children, having two sisters and four brothers. One sister died as an infant. After [...]

Sister Martha Feder, 1924-2018 Born February 4, 1924 in Latonia, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery August 15, 1942 Received habit, June 29, 1943 First Profession, June 30, 1944 Died July 14, 2018         Sr. Martha Feder, OSB was born on February 4, 1924 and named Loretta Margaret. She was the third of five children born to Alphous Franklin and Margaret C. Jennings Feder. Her four siblings, two boys and two girls, [...]

Sister Philomena Rarreick, 1930-2018 Born June 7, 1930 in Falmouth, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery December 8, 1948 Received habit, June 27, 1950 First Profession, August 24, 1951 Died January 16, 2018        Sister Philomena Rarreick was born on June 6, 1930 to Sidney and Laura McElfresh Rarreick near Falmouth, KY. Named Sarretta, she was the youngest of four children. Lavonne and Eupha, her sisters, and Vincent, her brother, are deceased. [...]

Sister Margaret Mary Dressman, 1923-2018 Born December 28, 1923 in Latonia, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery September 8, 1941 Received habit June 29, 1942 First Profession, June 30, 1943 Died April 8, 2018         Sister Margaret Mary Dressman was born on December 29, 1923 to James and Mary Teresa Hoover Dressman. She was one of nine children, having five sisters and three brothers. After graduation from Holy Cross High School, [...]

Sister Jeanette Frisch, 1929-2018 Born March 24, 1929 in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery September 8, 1946 Received habit June 28, 1947 First Profession, June 29, 1948 Died June 21, 2018       Sister Jeanette Frisch died June 21, 2018. She was born on March 24, 1929 to John and Selma Cahill Frisch and named Ursula. She was the third of seven children, having four brothers and two sisters, all of [...]

Sister Joann Dziolek, 1934-2017 Born July 11, 1934 in Free Soil, Michigan Entered Our Lady of Sorrows Convent, Tinley Park, Illinois August 22, 1955 Received habit, February 10, 1956 First Profession, February 22, 1957 Transferred profession of stability to St. Walburg Monastery September 29, 1977. Died August 3, 2017 Sister Joann Dziolek, OSB was born on July 11, 1934 in Free Soil, MI to Stanley and Aberdeen Roskoskey Dziolek. Joann [...]

Sister Xavier Anneken, 1923-2017 Born March 23, 1923 in Latonia, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery December 27, 1946 Received habit, 1947 First Profession, June 29, 1948 Died March 23, 2017           Sister Xavier Anneken, OSB was born to John H. Anneken and Clara Robish Anneken on March 26, 1923 in Latonia KY and given the name Mary Martha Helen at her baptism. To her friends she was always Marcy. [...]

Sister Teresa Wolking, 1919-2015 Born October 11 1919 in Covington, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery August 15, 1937 Received habit, March 21, 1938 First Profession, June 28, 1939 Died August 31, 2015                     Sister Teresa Wolking was born in Covington, KY on October 11, 1919 to Charles F. and Antoinette Mueller Wolking and baptized Margaret Mary. Always known as Peggy, she was the second oldest of six daughters, all of [...]

Sister Clarita Anneken, 1919-2015 Born January 18, 1919 in Latonia, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery August 15, 1935 Received habit, February 25, 1936 First Profession, June 28, 1937 Died September 8, 2015                    Sister Clarita Anneken, OSB was born to John H. Anneken and Clara Robish Anneken on January 18, 1919 and given the name Dorothy Esther at her baptism. Dorothy was the second oldest of eight children—five girls and three [...]

Sister Immaculata Campbell, 1923-2014 Born January 30, 1923 in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery, August 15, 1941 Received habit, June 29, 1942 First Profession, June 30, 1943 Died May 23, 2014             Sister Immaculata Campbell, OSB was born in Ft. Mitchell, KY on January 30, 1923 to James Henry and Eleanor Griffith Campbell and given the name Eleanor at her baptism. She and her twin Patricia were the [...]

Sister Annita Schirmer, 1926-2014 Born October 12, 1926 in Warsaw, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery September 8, 1944 Received habit, June 27, 1945 First Profession, July 1, 1946 Died December 20, 2014       Sister Annita Schirmer was born to Samuel and Anna Klaren Schirmer on October 12, 1926 and named Mary Ellen when she was baptized at St. Joseph Church in Warsaw, KY. Both parents were natives of Warsaw. In [...]

Sister Betty Cahill, 1931-2014 Born July 11, 1931 in Erlanger, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery for the third time, December 8, 1957 Received habit, June 14, 1958 First Profession, August 24, 1959 Died October 23, 2014       Sister Betty Cahill was born to James C. and Georgia Hummel Cahill in Erlanger, KY on July 11, 1931, the feast of St. Benedict. She was given the name Betty Ann at her baptism. [...]

Sister Dominic Sullivan, 1928-2014 Born January 14, 1928 in Ludlow, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery December 27, 1947 Received habit, June 29, 1948 First Profession, June 30 1949 Died November 11, 2014       Sister Dominic Sullivan, OSB was born to James Patrick and Frances Breuer Sullivan on January 14, 1928 and given the name Mary when she was baptized at St. James Church, Ludlow, KY. Mary was the sixth of [...]

Sister Jean Scott, 1931-2013 Born December 26, 1931, Florence, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, September 4, 1949 Received habit, June 27, 1950 First Profession, August 24, 1951 Died March 7, 2013 Sister Jean Scott, OSB, was born to Aloysius C. and Shirley (Eddins) Scott in Florence, KY on December 26, 1931 and given the name Elizabeth J. at her baptism. Jean was the last of ten children, four girls and six [...]

Sister Samuel Azzolina, 1912-2013 Born April 12, 1912, Mayberry, West VirginiaEntered St. Walburg Monastery, September 15, 1940 Received habit, June 30, 1941 First Profession, July 1, 1942 Died January 15, 2013             Sister Samuel Azzolina, OSB was born to Salvadore and Carmella (Leone) Azzolina in Mayberry, WV on April 12, 1912 and given the name Josephine at her baptism. Immigrants from Sicily, her parents were blessed with five daughters of [...]

Sister Monica Fessler, 1921-2013 Born December 11, 1921, Newport, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery, September 8, 1946 Received habit, June 8, 1947 First Profession, June 29, 1948 Died October 5, 2013                 Sister Monica Fessler was born to Edward and Louise Ruschmann Fessler on December 11, 1921 in Newport, KY and received the name Martha at her baptism. She and her twin sister Mary were the youngest of four siblings; [...]

Sister Carmella Azzolina, 1912-2013 Born May 13. 1909, Welch, West VirginiaEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 17, 1934 Received habit, August 13, 1935 First Profession, August 14, 1936 Died December 8, 2013             Sister Carmella Azzolina, OSB was born to Salvadore and Carmella (Leone) Azzolina in Welch, WV on May 13, 1909 and given the name Mary Virginia. Immigrants from Sicily, her parents were blessed with five daughters of whom Mary was [...]

Sister Agnes Ruschman, 1915-2013 Born March 28, 1915, Newport, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery, August 15, 1937 Received habit, March 21, 1938 First Profession, June 28, 1939 Died September 4, 2013             Sr. Agnes Ruschmann was born to Joseph and Clara (Motz) Ruschmann on March 28, 1915 in Newport, KY and given the name Helen Frances at her baptism. Helen was the fourth of eleven children—two boys and nine girls, five [...]

Sister Andrew Hellmann, 1932-2013 Born July 24, 1932, Covington, KYEntered St. Walburg Monastery, September 8, 1950 Received habit, July 2, 1951 First Profession, August 23, 1952 Died January 24, 2013             Sister Andrew Hellmann, OSB was born to Norbert G. and Marian (Jugas) Hellmann in Covington, KY on July 24, 1932 and given the name Mary Joyce at her baptism. Joyce was third of eight children, six girls (Judy is [...]

Sister Immaculata Haar, 1924-2013 Born October 24, 1924 in New Orleans, LouisianaEntered St. Scholastica Priory, Covington, Louisiana August 26, 1939 Received habit, August 20, 1940 First Profession, February 10, 1942 Transferred vows to St. Walburg Monastery, July 11, 1991 Died December 31, 2013           Sister Immaculata Haar was born to Joseph W. and Catherine (Miller) Haar on October 24, 1924 in New Orleans, LA and was given the name Rose [...]

Sister Martina Arnold, 1923-2012 Born November 12, 1923, Covington, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery, December 27, 1942 Received habit, June 29, 1943 First Profession, June 30, 1944 Died December 20, 2012             Sister Martina Arnold, OSB was born to Joseph W. and Mary Christina (Schwartz) Arnold in Covington, KY on November 12, 1923 and named Loraine Florence at her baptism. Loraine was the second youngest of 15 children, four boys and [...]

Sister Carla Cook Born October 1, 1920, Latonia, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery September 8, 1941 Received habit, June 29, 1942 Made First Profession, June 30, 1943 Died March 7, 2012           Sister Carla Cook, OSB was born to Carl and Lucille French Cook on October 1, 1920 and given the name Rosemary at her baptism. Mr. Cook’s first wife had died, leaving three young daughters who were Rosemary’s half-sisters; two [...]

Sister Regis Egger Born April 3, 1916, Fruitvale (Grand Junction), Colorado Entered St. Walburg Monastery January 10, 1940 Received habit, June 28, 1940 Made First Profession, June 30, 1941 Died April 16, 2012             Sister Regis Egger, OSB, was born to Joseph and Mary Magdalena Friedman Egger on April 3, 1916  at (Fruitvale) Grand Junction, CO  and given the name Loretta Frances at her baptism. Seventeen children,  seven boys and ten [...]

Sister Marilyn Thiel, 1932-2011 Born November 20, 1932, Cincinnati, Ohio Entered St. Walburg Monastery, September 15, 1951 Received habit, March 21, 1952 First Profession, June 30, 1943 Died December 21, 2011            Sister Marilyn Thiel, OSB was born to Elmer G. and Marie Cecilia Bender Thiel on November 20, 1932 and given the name Marilyn Ann at her baptism. Her mother died in January when Marilyn was but a few months [...]

Sister Ruth Yost, 1924-2011 Born November 15, 1924, Covington, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery, September 8, 1948 Received habit, June 30, 1949 First Profession, August 24, 19503 Died September 13, 2011     Sister Ruth Yost, OSB was born to Joseph E. and Ann Mary Schimian Yost on November 15, 1924 and was given the name Marian Augusta at her baptism. She was the oldest of three children—Joanne and Joseph are [...]

Born January 2, 1925, Latonia, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery, December 27, 1941 Received habit, June 29, 1942 First Profession, June 30, 1943 Died February 22, 2010      Sister Juanita Anneken, OSB (Alvera) was born in Latonia, Kentucky on January 2, 1925, the seventh of nine children, five girls and three boys. Four of these girls became Benedictine Sisters. Sr. Juanita joined her three older sisters at St. Walburg Monastery [...]

Sister Geraldine Gajniak, 1921-2010  Born October 24, 1919, Chicago, IllinoisEntered Sacred Heart Monastery, Lisle, Illinois, September 8. 1937 Received habit, June 6, 1938 First Profession, June 10, 1939 Transferred vows to Our Lady of Sorrows Priory, Oak Forest, Illinois, July 1. 1951 Transferred vows to St. Walburg Monastery, May 15, 1974 Died April 24, 2010   Sister Geraldine Gajniak, OSB was born on October 24, 1919 to Charles and Anna [...]

Sister Dolores Finke 1921-2010 Born February 17, 1921, Covington, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery, September 8, 1941 Received habit, June 29, 1942 First Profession, June 30, 1943 Died April 12, 2010          Sister Dolores Finke, OSB, was born in Covington, KY on February 17, 1921 to Henry and Clara Berling Finke and given the name Dolores Elizabeth at her baptism. Dolores was the oldest of ten children, six girls [...]

Sister Juanita Federico, 1919-2009 Born November 14, 1919, New Orleans, Louisiana Entered St. Scholastica Priory, Covington, Louisiana, July 3, 1935 Received habit, January 20, 1936 First Profession April 8, 1937 Transferred her vow of stability to St. Walburg Monastery July 11, 1991 Died February 17, 2009 Sister Juanita Federico, OSB was born in New Orleans, LA on November 4, 1919 to Francis J. and Juanita Cearns Federico and given the [...]

Sister Joseph Ruschmann, 1911-2009 Born April 29, John's Hill, Kentucky Entered St. Walburg Monastery August 10, 1934 Received habit, August 13, 1935 First Profession August 14, 1936 Died December 28, 2009  Sister Joseph Ruschmann, OSB  was born in John’s Hill, Kentucky on April 29, 1911 to Joseph and Clara Motz Ruschmann and given the name Lillian at her baptism. Lillian was second oldest of eleven children—nine girls and two boys, [...]

Sister Effie Whitten, 1914-2008 Born March 15, 1914, Acworth, Georgia Entered St. Walburg Monastery, Covington, Kentucky, August 10 1934 Received habit, August 13, 1935 First Profession August 14, 1936 Died March 23, 2008 Sr. Effie was born in Acworth, GA on March 15, 1914 to John and Pauline Perkins Whitten. She was the fifth of eight children, five girls and three boys. Effie attended elementary schools in Atlanta, Georgia but [...]

Sister Amelia Wolking, 1922-2007Born November 13, 1922, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, Covington, Kentucky September 24, 1939Received habit, June 28, 1940.First Profession June 30, 1941Died January 9, 2007Sr. Amelia was born in Covington, Kentucky on November 13, 1922 to Charles F. and Antoinette Mueller Wolking and given the name Ruth Cecilia at her baptism. Ruth was the third of six daughters who became members of St. Walburg Monastery-Sisters Mary Anne, [...]

Sister Adele Keller, 1914-2007Born April 15, 1914, Lexington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, Covington, Kentucky, August 15, 1937Received habit, March 21, 1938First Profession June 28, 1939Died November 28, 2007Sr. Adele was born in Lexington, Kentucky on April 15, 1914 to John and Mary Elizabeth Scott Keller and given the name Frances. Frances was the third of five children. Her brother, Louis Scott Keller, was ordained in Rome as a priest of [...]

Sister Raymond Fessler, 1914-2007Born February 18, 1914, Newport, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, Covington, Kentucky, September 26, 1944Received habit, June 27, 1945First Profession July 1, 1946Died May 2, 2008Sr. Raymond Fessler was born to Edward and Louise Ruschman Fessler on February 18, 1914 in Newport, KY and was given the name Mildred Rose at her baptism. She was the oldest of four children-a brother Ray and twin sisters, Martha and Mary. [...]

Sister Consolata Wolking, 1930-2006Born February 5, 1930, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 15, 1947First Profession June 30, 1949Died June 8, 2006Sr. Consolata Wolking was born Antoinette Frances, the youngest of six daughters of Charles and Antoinette Mueller Wolking. All six of the Wolking girls became members of St. Walburg Monastery. Anne entered St. Walburg Monastery on August 15, 1947 and received the habit and her new name Consolata on [...]

Sister Anne Frisch, 1931-2005Born March 25, 1931, Ft. Mitchell, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, December 15, 1949First Profession August 24, 1951Died January 9, 2005Sr. Anne Frisch was given the name Anne Louise at her baptism. The Frisch family were long time residents of Pleasant Ridge Avenue and parishioners of Blessed Sacrament parish in Ft. Mitchell. Anne was the third youngest of seven children. She followed her sister Ursula, now Sr. Jeanette [...]

Sister Joseph Marie Klingenberg, 1930-2005Born May 24, 1930, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, January 2, 1954First Profession August 24, 1955Perpetual Profession August 25, 1958Died November 1, 2005Sr. Joseph Marie Klingenberg was born Thelma Ann, the youngest of four children of Joseph and Freda Deye Klingenberg. Thelma was an alumna of Villa Madonna Academy and Villa Madonna College (Thomas More) when she entered St. Walburg Monastery. She received the name Sr. [...]

Sister Gemma Anneken, 1914-2005Born May 8, 1914, Rosedale, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 12, 1932First Profession August 25, 1934Died June 20, 2005Sr. Gemma was the oldest of nine children of John and Clare Annken, long-time residents of Latonia and parishioners of Holy Cross Paris. Her baptismal name was Clara Ann.Clara entered St. Walburg Monastery in August, 1932 and received the habit and her new name, Gemma, on February 10, 1933. [...]

 Sister Berenice Byron, 1920-2004Born March 16, 1920, Louisville, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, September 18, 1938First Profession June 29, 1940Died May 4, 2004Sr. Berenice was born in Louisville, Kentucky to William and Catherine Linehan Byron and given the name Mary Dorothy at her baptism. She was one of twelve children-ten boys and two girls. Her only sister, Catherine Berenice, died in 1937, just one year before Dorothy entered St. Walburg Monastery.Dorothy [...]

Sister Louis Keller, 1920-2004Born July 20, 1920, Lexington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, September 15, 1940First Profession July 1, 1942Died September 26, 2004Sr. Louis was born in Lexington, Kentucky, to John Ferdinand and Mary Elizabeth Scott Keller. She was given the name Margaret Lillian at her baptism and was the youngest of five children. The oldest, her brother Louis, was ordained in Rome as a priest of the Covington Diocese but [...]

Sister Hilarine Deavy, 1917 -2003Born July 9, 1917, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, December 27, 1936First Profession June 29, 1938Died December 18, 2003 Although Sr. Hilarine's father was born in Wales, she claimed Irish descent on both sides. Her bright blue eyes proudly asserted this heritage. She was one of eight children, three of whom died in very early childhood. She became acquainted with the Benedictine Sisters in the seventh grade [...]

Sister Benigna Gerstlacher, 1906-2003Born January 19, 1906, Zillenberg, GermanyEntered St. Walburg Abbey, Eichstatt, Germany March 25, 1928Entered St. Walburg Monastery, Covington, Kentucky August 8, 1928First Profession February 10, 1930Died October 8, 2003Sr. Benigna, the oldest of eight children, was born in Germany. She entered St.Walburg Abbey in Eichstatt in the spring of 1928. She joined a group of young postulants who wanted to become missionaries, left for the United States [...]

Sister Theresa Landry, 1923-2003Born February 21, 1923, Pointe Coupe Parish, LouisianaEntered St. Scholastica Priory, Covington, Louisiana April 12, 1946First Profession August 16, 1948Transferred Vows to St. Walburg Monastery, July 11, 1991Died November 30, 2003Sr. Theresa was born at LaBarre Plantation, Pointe Coupe Parish, Louisiana On February 21, 1923. Her parentage was Cajun of the line of Longfellow's Evangeline.She was the oldest of four children. After her mother's death Theresa cared for [...]

Sister Mary Anne Wolking, 1918-2003Born March 31, 1918, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 15, 1935First Profession June 28, 1937Died July 9, 2003Sr. Mary Anne was the oldest of five sisters and all became Benedictine sisters of St. Walburg Monastery. Sr. Mary Anne served the Church and community as an elementary and high school teacher from 1941 through 1972. She taught at St. Anthony, Forest Hills, St. James, Brooksville, Villa [...]

Sister Mercedes Wolking, 1928-2002Born March 25, 1928, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, September 8, 1945First Profession, June 28, 1947Died January 21, 2002Sr. Mercedes was the second youngest of six daughters, all of whom became Benedictine Sisters at St. Walburg Monastery. The Wolkings were members of St. Benedict Parish until Mr. and Mrs. Wolking moved to Madonna Manor in the 60s.For twenty-nine years--1947 through 1976--Sr. Mercedes taught in various schools throughout [...]

Sister Concetta Robinson, 1917-2002Born July 27, 1917, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, March 24, 1935First Profession June 28, 1937Died July 10, 2002When Sr. Concetta was nine years old, her mother died and her father later remarried. Hers became a large close-knit family of nineteen children. She attended Holy Cross School in Latonia where she knew the Benedictine Sisters.During her 57 years of ministry Sr. Concetta served as a primary teacher [...]

Sister Beatrice Flickinger, 1908-2001Born July 30, 1908, Wimbledon, N. DakotaEntered St. Walburg Monastery, December 8, 1926First Profession August 24, 1928Died July 18, 2001Sr. Beatrice was the second oldest of four children. Hers was a farm family and the family moved to Webster, Wisconsin where Sr. Beatrice's father died of cancer in 1920. Mrs. Flickinger moved her children back to her native Kentucky. The oldest daughter Marie entered St. Walburg and [...]

Sister Alice McAvoy, 1906-2001Born August 4, 1906, Cincinnati, OhioEntered St. Walburg Monastery, October 28, 1934First Profession August 14, 1936Died June 6, 2001Sr. Alice was the second youngest of four daughters and a resident of Price Hill until her entrance into St. Walburg Monastery. According to those who were with her in the novitiate, she presented herself to Mother Lioba that Saturday afternoon, having brought her toothbrush and some handkerchiefs, with [...]

Sister Pauline Rice, 1925-2001Born March 10, 1925, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, September 8, 1946First Profession, June 29, 1948Died April 10, 2001Sr. Pauline was the seventh of nine children. Early in her childhood her family moved to a large brick home on Beechwood Road in Ft. Mitchell, and the fun-loving brood kept things lively in the neighborhood. Although small in stature, Sr. Pauline excelled in sports and did some coaching. [...]

Sister Felicitas Weberding, 1903-2001Born March 3, 1903, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 2, 1921First Profession June 26, 1923Died April 12, 2001When both her parents died in the flu epidemic of 1906, Sr. Felicitas, her brother and sister were placed in St. John's Orphanage under the care of the Benedictine Sisters. When she was ready to leave the orphanage, Fr. Blees became her guardian and enrolled her at Villa Madonna [...]

Sister Sylvester Shea, 1916-2000Born May 25, 1916, Carlisle, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, Covington, Kentucky, December 23, 1933Received habit, August 13, 1934First Profession August 14, 1935Died July 5, 2000Sr. Sylvester was born in Carlisle, Kentucky on May 25, 1916 to Robert and Laura Woodall Shea and given the name Myrtle. She was the second oldest of six children in the Shea family. There was an infant who died at birth. On [...]

Sister Lea McGuire, 1911-1999Born October 13, 1911, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, July 16, 1928First Profession August 30, 1930Died January 8, 1999At the age of five, Sr. Lea and her only brother Joe were placed in St. Joseph Orphanage where they were raised by the Benedictine Sisters. The efforts of many people to learn something of their parents proved fruitless. In 1922 on her eleventh birthday, Sr. Lea received a [...]

Sister Valeria Schmidt, 1918-1999Born November 18, 1918, Latonia, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, December 27, 1938First Profession June 29, 1940Died September 8, 1999Sr. Valeria was the youngest of seventeen children, five of whom died in infancy and all of whom preceded her in death. When she was fifteen, her mother died suddenly. Not long after she began working at McAlpin's Tea Room and later at the Clopay Shade Company. She spoke [...]

Sr. Lois Elaine KrouseBorn September 17, 1921, South Bend, IndianaEntered St. Walburg Monastery, January 2, 1953First Profession August 24. 1954Died November 7, 1999Sr. Lois Elaine was born in South Bend, Indiana but in her early years her family moved to the farmlands of South Dakota. During World War II Lois enlisted in the Women's Army Corps and served as an office worker in the United States. On August 5, 1945 [...]

Sister Marian Oldendick, 1910-1999Born February 1, 1910, Bellevue, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, February 25, 1932First Profession August 25, 1933Died January 30, 1999Sr. Marian was the second youngest of eight children. Three of her sisters died very young. Sr. Marian was a classmate of Sr. Edward Sandheger and both of them excelled at basketball, winning trophies as co-captains of their team. Sr. Edward frequently recounted how she saw Sr. Marian swim [...]

Sister Delores Jane Kinnett, 1928-1998Born December 23, 1928, Indianapolis, IndianaEntered St. Walburg Monastery, January 1, 1954First Profession August 24, 1955Died August 24, 1998Sr. Delores Jane was an only child and when she was very young, her parents divorced and her mother remarried. Sr. Delores Jane continued to visit her stepfather after her mother's death in 1985.Sr. Delores Jane was received into the Catholic Church on July 27, 1947 when she [...]

Sister Cyrilla Marks, 1908-1998Born January 27, 1908, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, October 7, 1925First Profession February 9, 1928Died February 19, 1998Information on Sr. Cyrilla's early childhood is sketchy. There were a large number of children, perhaps as many as fourteen. Her father was from New York: her mother from Nottingham, England. One of her parents died when she was quite young and the children were split up. The older [...]

Sister Consuela Arens, 1914-1998Born August 12, 1914, Forest Hills, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 12, 1932First Profession August 25, 1934Died January 31, 1998Sr. Consuela was the fourteenth of fifteen children, five of whom died in early childhood. She attended Holy Cross School for twelve years, graduating from the high in 1932. On her eighteenth birthday she entered St. Walburg Monastery.Sr. Consuela taught at St. Henry School in both the elementary [...]

Sister Edward Sandheger, 1909-1998Born December 17, 1909, Bellevue, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, June 3, 1932First Profession August 25, 1934Died July 14, 1998Margaret Clare was Sr. Edward's baptismal name. She was the second youngest of ten children, seven girls and three boys. Growing up in Sacred Heart Parish, she developed a lifelong interest in sports. She and Sr. Marian Oldendick played basketball together on their school team.She entered St. Walburg Monastery [...]

Sister Wendeline Burkhard, 1908-1998Born February 18, 1908, California, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, September 8, 1926.First Profession August 24, 1928Died September 24, 1998Sr. Wendeline was baptized Julitta Anne and her only brother was name Wendel.. Her family moved to New Richmond, Ohio where they lived on a farm and operated a small general store. Eventually they moved to Covington and the winery at Monte Cassino. Julitta became friends with the Benedictine [...]

Sister Elizabeth Gilbert, 1924-1998Born October 31, 1924, East Monroe, LouisianaEntered St. Scholastica Priory, October 19, 1947First Profession August 17, 1949Transfered vows to St. Walburg Monastery, July 11, 1991Died May 29, 1998Sr. Elizabeth was the oldest of eight children, four of whom died at birth. When she was a child, her family moved to a farm in Hamberg, Mississippi.There were few Catholics in the area so they went to Natchez, Mississippi [...]

Sister Bernardine Haar, 1918-1997Born Jnauary 7, 1918, New Orleans, LouisianaEntered St. Scholastica Priory, August 6, 1933First Profession August 13, 1934Transfered vows to St. Walburg Monastery, July 11, 1991Died October 14, 1997Sr. Bernardine was the oldest of seven children, five girls and two boys. She entered the community of St. Scholastica Priory when she was 14.Sr. Bernardine spent 40 years in classroom teaching in various schools in Louisiana and Texas and [...]

Sister Joanita Wagner, 1897-1997Born March 4, 1897, Osgood, IndianaEntered St. Walburg Monastery, July 1, 1932First Profession August 25, 1934Died march 31, 1997Sr. Joanita Wagner was born in Osgood, Indiana to John and Mary Burkhardt Wagner and given the name Ann Edna. The rural community of St. Joseph Parish in Osgood was close to Sr. Joanita's heart her whole long. Her proficiency in Gregg shorthand and other clerical skills enabled her [...]

Sister Hildegarde Ricken, 1924-1997Born April 13, 1924, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, December 27, 1941First Profession June 30, 1943Died October 5, 1997Sr. Hildegarde was the oldest of her family's five daughters. When she was thirteen, her mother died and her father quickly followed her in death. Sr. Hildegarde had started high school at Villa Madonna Academy as a day student, but when her father died, she became a boarder. The [...]

Sister Donna Henry, 1912-1997Born June 9, 1912, Lexington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 10, 1934First Profession August 25, 1934Died April 30, 1997Sr. Donna was the youngest of five children. Her father was a policeman in Lexington and Sr. Donna had some interesting tales about those days. She was introduced to the Benedictine Sisters by Fr. Earl Bauer and entered St. Walburg Monastery in 1934Sr. Donna taught high school from 1943-1953. [...]

Sister Lillian Goeke, 1903-1996Born April 2, 1903, Newport, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 20, 1921First Profession June 26, 1923Died March 23, 1996Sr. Lillian was born to John Bernard and Margaret Heitzmann Goeke and given the name Evelyn Margaret. She first met the Benedictine Sisters when her sister Dorothy attended Villa Madonna Academy boarding school for a brief period. It was love at first sight and Evelyn entered St. Walburg Monastery [...]

Sister Frances Jacobs, 1919-1996Born July 11, 1919, Sparta, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 15, 1938First Profession June 29, 1940Died August 27, 1996Sr. Frances was born in Sparta, Kentucky to Frank P. and Angela Weldon Jacobs and given the name Rosella Margaret. She was the fourth of seven children, four boys and three girls. The Jacobs family had deep roots in the Sparta area. Following the footsteps of her older sister, [...]

Sister Adelaide Feldbauer, 1895-1996Born May 13, 1895, St. Mary's, PennsylvaniaEntered St. Walburg Monastery, June 21, 1916First Profession April 1, 1918Died November 29, 1996Sr. Adelaide was the sixth of nine children. Her family operated a fruit farm but also grew vegetables and raised chickens to support the large family. Through the influence of Fr. Suitbert Rickert, OSB, a native of Covington, Sr. Adelaide decided to come to St. Walburg Monastery in [...]

Sister Dorothy Kroetzsch, 1918-1996Born February 8, 1918, Oakley, OhioEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 15, 1937First Profession June 29, 1939Died August 19, 1996Sr. Dorothy was born to Frank and Jennie Lillian Broadwell Kroetzsch and given the name Rosella Frances. When her father died, Rosella and her sister Dorothy went ot live at the Good Shepherd Home in Ft. Thomas. When she came to St. Walburg Monastery in 1937 she came with [...]

Sister Stella Kelz, 1911-1996Born October 8, 1911, Union, New JerseyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, September 8, 1927First Profession February 10, 1930Died November 16, 1996Sr. Stella was the second of four children,, two boys and two girls. In her early children her family moved to Brooklyn, New York; she carried traces of that accent all her life. Through the influence of a priest friend of her mother, Sr. Stella came to Villa [...]

Sr. Anne Beard 1996

Sister Gregory Bordenave, 1908-1996Born August 26, 1908, New Orleans, LouisianaEntered St. Scholastica Priory, Covington, Louisiana, August 23, 1925First Profession August 7, 1927Transferred vow of stability to St. Walburg Monastery, August 15, 1990Died July 1, 1996Sr. Gregory was born to John and Pualine Guibilate Bordenave and given the names Cecilia Christina. Cecilia entered St. Scholastica Priory in Covington, Louisiana on August 23, 1925 and made profession in 1927. She transferred her [...]

Sr. Joanne Garnett 1995

Sister Celeste Schreck, 1905-1995Born March 7 1905, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, July 26, 1930First Profession September 1, 1932Died March 24, 1995Sr. Celeste was the eighth of fifteen children in the close knit Schreck Family. The family had deeps roots in St. Benedict's Parish and were proprietors of a grocery store near their home on Eastern Avenue. Sr. Celeste entered St. Walburg Monastery in 1930 and taught in many schools [...]

Sr. Rosalia Dixon 1995

Sr. Callista Flanagan 1994

Sr. Veronica Weibel 1994

Sr. Aurelia Rensing 1994

Sr. Benedict Bunning 1994

Sr. Eloise Ring 1994

Sister Judith Hock, 1907-1994Born August 20, 1907, Norwood, OhioEntered St. Walburg Monastery, February 10, 1932First Profession August 25, 1933Died December 15, 1994Sr. Judith's baptismal name was Naomi. She graduated from Villa Madonna Academy in 1925. After she recovered from a long term illness, she entered St. Walburg Monastery in February, 1932.Sr. Judith served as a teacher and a high school principal from 1937-1959. She spent two years as an assistant [...]

Sr. Alberta Wolf 1993

Sr. Eleanor Gilligan 1993

Sr. Frances Schech 1993

Sister Mary Lawrence Cannon, 1909-1993Born July 13, 1909, Hardinsburg, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, January 28, 1933First Profession August 25, 934Died March 29, 1993Sr. Mary Lawrence's baptismal name was Anna Lucille and she was the fourth of ten children. She met the Benedictine Sisters as a student at Villa Madonna Academy. Before coming to St. Walburg Monastery in 1933, she studied nursing for over a year at St. Anthony Hospital in [...]

Sr. Barbara Dreier 1993

Sr. Ancilla Happe 1993

Sr. Lucille Thesing 1993

Sr. Elizabeth Frisch 1993

Sr. Grace Zimmer 1992

Sr. Philippine Swett 1991

Sr. Placida Hitzler 1991

Sr. Bernardine Bergman 1991

Sr. Francesca Fischer 1991

Sr. Elise Mooney 1991

Sr. Celine Flickinger 1990

Sr. Mary Michael Voskuhl 1990

Sr. Antonella Melchior 1989

Sr. Blanche Raker 1988

Sr. Ada Schriever 1988

Sr. Benigna Schech 1988

Sr. Genevieve Schulte 1988

Sr. Evelyn Elsaesser 1988

Sr. Rita Kettman 1987

Sr. Jean Regan 1987

Sr. Madeline Noll 1987

Sr. Irene Schwartz 1987

Sr. Hilda Obermeier 1987

Sr. Louise Hillebrand 1987

Sister Fleuresita Schriever, 1901-1986Born November 29, 1901, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, June 7, 1924First Profession February 10, 1926Died March 29, 1986Sr. Fleuresita Schriever was born to Charles and Elizabeth Dusing Schriever and given the name Marie at her baptism. Marie entered St. Walburg Monastery on June 7, 1924 and received the habit and a new name on February 9, 1925. Sr. Fleuresita made first profession on February 10, 1926 [...]

Sr. Thomas Noll 1986

Sr. Maureen Ceboll 1985

Sister Audrey Guilfoil, 1887-1985Born January 4, 1887, Cincinnati, OhioEntered St. Walburg Monastery, June 3, 1927First Profession August 25, 1932Died June 21, 1985Sr. Audrey Guilfoil was born to John and Bridget Cullen Guilfoil on January 4, 1887 and given the name Laura at her baptism. Laura entered St. Walburg Monastery on June3, 1927 and received the habit and her new name in February 9, 1928. Sr. Audrey made first profession on [...]

Sister Mary Margaret Bell, 1914-1985Born November 11, 1914, Louisville, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, September 8, 1939First Profession June 30, 1941Died December 8, 1985Sr. Mary Margaret Bell was born to Charles Cecil and Margaret Flag Bell and given the name Mary Margaret at her baptism. She entered St. Walburg Monastery on September 8, 1939 and received a new name, Sr. Bertilla, on June 28, 1940. Sr. Bertilla made first profession on [...]

Sr. Kathleen Feeney 1984

Sister Dolores Brueggen, 1897-1984Born November 26, 1897, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, January 11, 1919First Profession March 31, 1921Died December 25, 1984Sr. Dolores Brueggen was born to Bernard and Catherine Bill Brueggen and given the name Agnes at her baptism. Agnes entered St. Walburg Monastery on January 11, 1919 and received the habit and a new name on September 24, 1919. Sr. Dolores made first profession on March 31, 1921 [...]

Sister Anselma Weibel, 1901-1984Born July 7, 1901, Leipferdinger, Baden, GermanyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, December 8, 1923First Profession June, 1925Died October 26, 1984Sr. Anselma was born to Aloysius and Alberleta Elsaesser Wibel and given the name Maria at her baptism. Maria came to the United States and entered St. Walburg Monastery on December 8, 1923, receiving the habit and her new name on Jun28, 1925. Sr. Anselma made first profession in [...]

Sr. Miriam Annunciata Adams 1984

Sr. Viola Fedders 1983

Sr. Germaine Gehrig 1983

Born May 2, 1899, Latrobe PennsylvaniaEntered St. Walburg Monastery, June 7, 1918First Profession February 10, 1920Died September 8, 1983Sr. Alma Stoup was born to John and Mary Kelly Stoup and given the name Veronica at her baptism. Veronica was one of eight children, two boys and six girls. She entered St. Walburg Monastery on June 7, 1918 and received the habit and a new name on December 31, 1920. Sr. [...]

Sister Mildred Obermeier, 1899-1983Born March 1, 1899, Bavaria, GermanyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, July 15, 1916First Profession April 1, 1918Died April 26, 1983Sr. Mildred Obermeier was born to John and Maria Schutz Obermeier and given the name Frances at her baptism. Frances was one of eight children, three of whom became members of St. Walburg Monastery. Frances emigrated to the United States on November 1, 1910 and entered St. Walburg Monastery [...]

Sr. Clementine Thesing 1983

Sister Fidelia Hambaugh, 1900-1983Born July 21,1900, Cincinnati, OhioEntered St. Walburg Monastery, June 2, 1926First Profession August 24, 1928Died July 18, 1983Sr. Fidelia Hambaugh was the only child of William and Anna Miller Hambaugh and given the name Clara at her baptism. Clara entered St. Walburg Monastery on June 2, 1926 and received the habit and her new name on March 21, 1927. Sr. Fidelia made first profession on August 24, [...]

Sr. Marcella Fedders 1983

Sister Paula Kurry, 1899-1982Born April 8, 1899, Hamilton, OhioEntered St. Walburg Monastery, June 7, 1924First Profession February 10, 1926Died September 10, 1982Sr. Paula Kurry was born to Henry and Appolonia Obringer Kurry and given the name Clara at her baptism. Clara was the oldest of ten children. She entered St. Walburg Monastery on June 7, 1924 and received the habit and her new name on February 9, 1925. Sr. Paula [...]

Sister Gregory Koehler, 1888-1982Born December 28, 1888, Maysville, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, June 5, 1927First Profession February 10, 1929Died August 5, 1982Sr. Gregory Koehler was born in Maysville, Kentucky on December 28, 1888 to August and Philomena Rulif Koehler and given the name Mary at her baptism. Mary was one of eight children, six girls and two boys. Mary entered St. Walburg Monastery on June 5, 1927 and received the [...]

Sister Ignatia Bruns, 1906-1982Born December 28, 1906, Cincinnati, OhioEntered St. Walburg Monastery, November 21, 1926First Profession August 24, 1928Died July 2, 1985Sr. Ignatia Bruns was born to Frank and Margaret Meiners Bruns and given the name Mary Margaret at her baptism. Mary Margaret was one of eight children, three girls and five boys. She entered St. Walburg Monastery on November 21, 1926 and received the habit and her new name [...]

Sister Magdalene Rickling, 1896-1982Born March 31, 1896, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, September 2, 1917First Profession July 7, 1919Died August 5, 1982Sr. Magdalene Rickling was born to Henry and Catherine Tewes Rickling and given the name Marie at her baptism. Marie was the third oldest in a family of nine children, six girls and three boys. Marie entered St. Walburg Monastery on September 2, 1917. She received the habit and [...]

Sister Lourdes Wulker, 1900-1982Born March 10, 1900, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 15, 1938First Profession June 29, 1940Died March 24, 1982Sr. Lourdes Wulker was born to Henry and Anna Rickelmann Wulker and given the name Henrietta at her baptism. Henrietta entered St. Walburg Monastery on August 15, 1938 and received the habit and her new name on March 21, 1939. Sr. Lourdes made first profession on June 29, 1940 [...]

Sister Geraldine Hillebrand, 1895-1982Born March 1, 1985, Cincinnati, OhioEntered St. Walburg Monastery, December 28, 1924First Profession August 29, 1926Died August 16, 1982Sr. Geraldine Hillebrand was born to William and Louise Sunderman Hillebrand and given the name Hilda at her baptism. Hilda was one of three children, a brother and a sister who became Sr. Louise Hillebrand, OSB. Hilda entered St. Walburg Monastery on December 28, 1924 and received the habit [...]

Sister Clare Bonfield, 1893-1982Born August 14, 1893, Brooksville, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 8, 1929First Profession August 13, 1934Died May 25, 1982Sr. Clare Bonfield John and Hannah O'Brien Bonfield and and given the name Mary at her baptism. Mary was one of six children, three girls and three boys. Mary entered St. Walburg Monastery on August 8, 1929 and received the habit and her new name Sr. Clare on March [...]

Sister Agatha Fisher, 1896-1980Born January 8, 1895, Bellevue, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 25, 1918First Profession February 10, 1920Died October 15, 1982Sr. Agatha Fisher was born to Joseph and Anna Suhre Fisher and given the name Florence at her baptism. Florence was one of six children and entered St. Walburg Monastery on August 25, 1918. She received the habit and her new name on December 31, 1918. Sr. Agatha made [...]

Sister Mark Fedders, 1905-1981Born September 30, 1905, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 2, 1927First Profession February 10, 1929Died November 1, 1981Sr. Mark Fedders was born to Frank and Mary Schiffer Fedders and given the name Lucy at her baptism. Lucy was one of eleven children, six girls and five boys. Two boys became Maryknoll Missionaries--Bishop Edward Fedders in Peru and Father Albert Fedders in China; three girls became Benedictine [...]

Sr. Bernardine Bergman 1981

Sister Ursula Siemer, 1893-1981Born August 7, 1893, Bellevue, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, July 30, 1918First Profession February 10, 1920Died December 26, 1981Sr. Ursula Simer was born to Fred and Mary Connolly Siemer and given the name Mary at her baptism. Mary was one of seven children, five girls and two boys. Clara entered St. Walburg Monastery on June 30, 1918 and received the habit and a new name on December [...]

Sr. Philippine Swett 1981

Sister Euphrasia Von Hoene, 1898-1981Born December 14, 1898, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, February 25, 1932First Profession August 25, 1933Died February 2, 1981Sr. Euphrasia Von Hoene was born to John and Mary Dressman Von Hoene and given the name Mary Anne at her baptism. Mary Anne had four sisters and three brothers. She entered St. Walburg Monastery on February 25, 1932 and became Sr. Euphrasia on August 24, 1932. She [...]

Sister Evangelista Bankemper, 1896-1980Born March 26, 1896, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 14, 1917First Profession July 7, 1919Died June 29, 1980Sr. Evangelista Bankemper was born to John and Mary Stecht Bankemper and given the name Clara at her baptism. Clara was one of nine children, five girls and four boys. Clara entered St. Walburg Monastery on August 14, 1917. She became Sr. Evangelista the next year. Sr. Evangelista made [...]

Sister Angela Thesing, 1886-1980Born November 2, 1886, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, June 3, 1910First Profession December 29, 1911Died December 26, 1980Sr. Angela Thesing was born to Henry and Mary Pohlman Thesing and given the name Elizabeth at her baptism. Elizabeth entered St. Walburg Monastery on June 3, 1910 and received the habit and the name Sr. Angela on October 5, 1910. She made first profession on December 29, 1911and [...]

 Sister Caritas Schram, 1891-1979Born November 21, 1891, Cincinnati, OhioEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 2, 1925First Profession March 21, 1927Died May 10, 1979Sr. Caritas Schram was born to Bernard and Philippine Mautz Schram and given the name Barbara at her baptism. She was one of four children, two girls and two boys. She entered St. Walburg monastery on August 2, 1925 and received the habit and her new name on February [...]

Sister Pauline Warndorf, 1896-1979Born September 28, 1896, Cincinnati, OhioEntered St. Walburg Monastery, June 15, 1917First Profession July 7, 1918Died September 18, 1979Sr. Pauilne Warndorf was born to Bernard and Helen Kraemer Warndorf and given the name Theolinda at her baptism. She was one of eight children, two girls and six boys. Theolinda entered St. Walburg Monastery on June 15, 1917. In the Heritage Room of the monastery is a pcture [...]

Sr. Sophia Saelinger 1979

Sr. Blandina Farrenkopf 1978

Sr. Catherine Bramlage 1978

Sr. Leocadia Wilde 1978

Sr. Aileen Lavell 1978

Sr. Domitilla Thuener 1977

Sr. Aloysia Kaufmann 1977

Sr. Virginia Ellert 1976

Sr. Irmingard Cappel 1976

Sr. Scholastica Schnitgen 1976

Sr. Roberta Lesch 1976

Sr. Laura Schollerer 1975

Sr. Flavia Gadker 1975

Sr. Alesandra Stuart 1974

Sr. Margaret Hugenberg 1974

Sr. Camilla Powers 1974

Sr. Clotilde Koenig 1974

Sr. Gabriel Duffy 1974

Sr. Julitta Ege 1973

Sr. Constance Woepkenberg 1973

Sr. Godfrey Schreiber 1972

Sr. Ida Platz 1972

Sr. Sylvia Zimmer 1972

Sr. Hedwig Loeflad 1970

Sr. Antoinette Longuemare 1970

Sr. Matthe Ritzie 1970

Sr. Eulalia Scharold 1970

Sr. Inez Haley 1969

Sr. Gertrude Menges 1968

Sr. Winifred Moran 1968

Sr. Loretta Fox 1968

Sr. Anthony Gerwe 1968

Sr. Regina Brueggeman 1968

Sr. Teresita Casey 1968

Sr. Auxilia Brophy 1967

Sr. Carlotta Ficks 1967

Sr. Bertha Donaghue 1967

Sr. Rosemary Howell 1966

Sr. Augusta Kohl 1966

Sr. Flora Strauss 1965

Sr. Patrice Murphy 1964

Sr. Romana Schwamm 1963

Sr. Isabel Duffy 1963

Sr. Loyola Busker 1962

Sr. Cecilia O'Shaughnessy 1962

Sr. Rosaria Wilcox 1962

Sr. Theodora Feltman 1961

Sr. Zita Koch 1961

Sister Bernard Gripshover, 1887-1961Born May 19, 1887, Sandfordtown, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, April 18, 1925First Profession March 21, 1927Died October 16, 1961Sr. Bernard Gripshover was born to Bernard and Margaret Bilz Gripshover and given the name Elizabeth at her baptism. Elizabeth entered St. Walburg Monastery on April 18, 1925 and received the habit and her new name on February 10, 1926. Sr. Bernard made first profession on March 21, 1927 [...]

Sr. Crescentia Kern 1961

Sr. Leonilla Klein 1961

Sister Adelgunda Platz, 1882-1960Born January 25, 1882, Allegheny, PennsylvaniaEntered St. Walburg Monastery, November 14, 1906First Profession August 10, 1908Died December 28, 1960Sr. Adelgunda Platz was born to Christopher and Maria Dohrer Platz and given the name Louise at her baptism. Louise entered St. Walburg Monastery on November 14, 1906 and received the habit and her new name on March 21, 1907. Sr. Adelgunda made first profession on August 10, 1908 [...]

Sister Celestine Meyer, 1883-1960Born June 13, 1883, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 14, 1913First Profession March 22, 1915Died January 1, 1960Sr. Celestine Meyer was born to Joseph and Theresa Brickweg Meyer and given the name Frances at her baptism. Frances entered St. Walburg Monastery on August 14, 1913 and received the habit and her new name on March 21, 1914. Sr. Celestine made first profession on March 22, 1915 [...]

Sr. Carmelita Schliesch 1959

Sister Thecla Zembrodt, 1905-1959Born October 30, 1905, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, December 8, 1929First Profession August 31, 1931Died January 20, 1959Sr. Thecla Zembrodt was born to Frank and Therese Fromandi Zembrodt and given the name Bertha Theodora at her baptism. Her older sister, Sr. Cleta, was there to greet he when Bertha entered St. Walburg Monastery on December 8, 1929. She received the habit and her new name on [...]

Sister DeSales Fox, 1885-1959Born October 24, 1995, Meadville, PennsylvaniaEntered St. Walburg Monastery, January 29, 1904First Profession August 10, 1905Died June 27, 1959Sr. DeSales Fox was born to Timothy and Mary Ann O'Connor Fox and given the name Laura at her baptism. When Laura entered St. Walburg Monastery on January 29, 1904, her sister, Sr. Loretta, had already entered. Laura received the habit and her new name on August 10, 1904 [...]

Sr. Vincentia Dolan 1958

Sr. Luitgard Jung 1957

Sr. Coletta Haas 1957

Sister Jerome Macrander, 1907-1956Born November 29, 1907, Florence, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 12, 1932First Profession August 24, 1934Died April 17, 1956r. Jerome Macrander was born to Omer and Theresa Bauers Macrander and given the name Anna Elizabeth at her baptism. Anna entered St. Walburg Monastery on August 1932 and received the habit and a new name on February 10, 1933. Sr. Jerome made first profession on August 25, 1934 [...]

Sr. Columba Higgins 1954

Sr. Julia Koenig 1954

Sr. Prisca Roetker 1954

Sr. Thomasine Mann 1953

Sr. Charlotte Rachford 1953

Sr. Assunta Hessling 1952

Sister Clara McManus, 1877-1952Born February 28, 1877, Massilon, OhioEntered St. Walburg Monastery, February 21, 1901First Profession December 20, 1902Died September September 9, 1952Sr. Clara McManus was born to John and Mary Jane McCullough McManus and given the name Sarah at her baptism. Sarah entered St. Walburg Monastery on February 21, 1901 and received the habit and her new name on August 10, 1901. Sr. Clara made first profession on December [...]

Sr. Lioba Holz 1951