2007

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, Teresa, Charles, Mercedes and Consolata. Srs Mary Anne, Mercedes and Consolata preceded her in death. Ruth was a prep at Villa Madonna Academy until she became a postulant on September 24, [...]

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 the diocese of Covington, but died shortly after in 1934. Frances became a postulant at St. Walburg Monastery on August 15, 1937 and received the habit and her new name, Adele, [...]

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. Mary died in 1953. After working for some time the business field, Mildred entered St. Walburg Monastery on September 26, 1944. She received the habit and her new name, Sister Raymond, [...]