Sister Delores Jane Kinnett, 1928-1998 Born December 23, 1928, Indianapolis, IndianaEntered St. Walburg Monastery, January 1, 1954First Profession August 24, 1955Died August 24, 1998 Sr. 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 Read more »

Sister Cyrilla Marks, 1908-1998 Born January 27, 1908, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, October 7, 1925First Profession February 9, 1928Died February 19, 1998 Information 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 Read more »

Sister Consuela Arens, 1914-1998 Born August 12, 1914, Forest Hills, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 12, 1932First Profession August 25, 1934Died January 31, 1998 Sr. 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 Read more »

Sister Edward Sandheger, 1909-1998 Born December 17, 1909, Bellevue, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, June 3, 1932First Profession August 25, 1934Died July 14, 1998 Margaret 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 Read more »

Sister Wendeline Burkhard, 1908-1998 Born February 18, 1908, California, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, September 8, 1926.First Profession August 24, 1928Died September 24, 1998 Sr. 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. Read more »

Sister Elizabeth Gilbert, 1924-1998 Born 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, 1998 Sr. Elizabeth was the oldest of eight children, four of whom died at birth. When she was a child, her family moved to Read more »

Sister Bernardine Haar, 1918-1997 Born 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, 1997 Sr. Bernardine was the oldest of seven children, five girls and two boys. She entered the community of St. Scholastica Priory when she Read more »

Sister Joanita Wagner, 1897-1997 Born March 4, 1897, Osgood, IndianaEntered St. Walburg Monastery, July 1, 1932First Profession August 25, 1934Died march 31, 1997 Sr. 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 Read more »

Sister Hildegarde Ricken, 1924-1997 Born April 13, 1924, Covington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, December 27, 1941First Profession June 30, 1943Died October 5, 1997 Sr. 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 Read more »

Sister Donna Henry, 1912-1997 Born June 9, 1912, Lexington, KentuckyEntered St. Walburg Monastery, August 10, 1934First Profession August 25, 1934Died April 30, 1997 Sr. 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 Read more »