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Sister Stella Marie Gough, Infirmary Scheduler

Current Ministry & Interests: As Associate Director for Catechetical Services for the Diocese of Covington, I work at the Department of Catholic Education and work with Directors and Coordinators of Parish Religious Education Program. I also belong to the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership (NCCL) and serve on the Representative Council for the Louisville Province. Read more »

Sister Mary Carol Hellmann, Guest House Coordinator

Current Ministry and Interests: I teach private piano students at Villa Madonna Academy after retiring from fifty years of classroom teaching which I dearly loved. Thirty of those fifty years were at VMA, which is my Alma Mater as well. Some of the highlights were the production of the Marriage of Figaro, a Peace Child Read more »

Sr. Martha Feder 2018

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 Read more »

Sr. Philomena Rarreick 2018

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 Read more »

Sr. Margaret Mary Dressman 2018

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 Read more »

Sr. Jeanette Frisch 2018

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. Read more »

Sr. Joann Dziolek 2017

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 Read more »

Sr. Xavier Anneken 2017

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 Read more »