2002

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 the diocese of Covington, serving at intervals in various capacities at Madonna Manor. Since 1982 she was moderator of the Benedictine Guild and valued friend to all its members.She served as [...]

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 in schools in the dioceses of Covington, Kentucky and Pueblo, Colorado. She especially enjoyed teaching at two schools in LaJunta, Colorado. After the LaJunta schools closed, she continued to do parish [...]