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Norma Jean Thompson

Norma Jean Thompson

Sep 11, 2016

Norma Jean Thompson, age 80 of Bardstown, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016 at her residence. She was born April 17, 1936 in Marion County. She was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Patrick Greenwell, Sr. and Mary Ann Mattingly Greenwell; two sisters, Jane Box and Julia Gosser; two brothers, Pete and...

Josephine Cambron Gootee

Josephine Cambron Gootee

Sep 9, 2016

Josephine Cambron Gootee, age 88 of Loretto, passed away Friday, September 9, 2016 at the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary. She was born February 7, 1928 in Manton to the late Clem Basil Cambron Sr. and Florida Cambron. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis Arthur Gootee; three sisters, Roberta Durbin, Mahala Newton and Louise Wathen; seven brothers, infant Charles,...

Paul Ruley

Paul Ruley

Sep 8, 2016

Kenneth Paul Ruley, age 69 of Loretto, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon from injuries sustained in a farm tractor accident. Paul was born August 25, 1947 in Saint Francis. He was a retired Dairy Farmer. He and his family have hosted "Ruley's Santa Claus Land" for more than 20 years. He was preceded...

Katherine Pauline Mattingly

Katherine Pauline Mattingly

Sep 5, 2016

Katherine Pauline Mattingly, age 92 of Loretto, passed away Monday, September 5, 2016 at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon. She was born September 10, 1923 in Raywick. She was a former employee of Star Hill Distillery and was a member of Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Marty Mattingly; one son,...

Frank Thompson

Frank Thompson

Aug 19, 2016

Francis Lloyd "Frank" Thompson III, age 70 of Bardstown passed away peacefully, Friday, August 19, 2016 at Norton Hospital in Louisville. Frank was born September 4, 1945 in Loretto. He graduated from Saint Joe Prep and attended Bellarmine University. In 1967, he and his father opened Convenient Food Mart #77 on West Stephen Foster. In 1968 they opened "Daniel Boone...

Earl Mattingly

Earl Mattingly

Aug 18, 2016

James Earl Mattingly, age 85 of Loretto, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016 at his residence. He was born December 2, 1930 in Marion County. He was retired employee of General Electric Appliance Park in Louisville, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by...

Sister Veronica Marie Schneider

Sister Veronica Marie Schneider

Aug 15, 2016

Sister Veronica Marie Schneider, SL, formerly known as Sister Thomas Mary, age 91 of Nerinx, passed away Monday, August 15, 2016 at the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary. She was born December 3, 1925 in Los Angeles, California to the late George Francis and Wilhelmina Reis Schneider. She entered religious life in 1943 and received her final vows August 15, 1949. She...

Chuck Blanford

Chuck Blanford

Aug 12, 2016

Joseph C. "Chuck" Blanford, age 50 of Holy Cross, passed away Friday, August 12, 2016 at his residence. He was born November 19, 1965 in Nelson County. He was a Farmer and an employee of Heaven Hill Distillery in Bardstown. He was preceded in death by his father, Francis Earl "Frankie" Blandford, Sr.; one brother, Earl Blanford, Jr. Survivors include...

Sister Rosemary Nicholson

Sister Rosemary Nicholson

Aug 11, 2016

Sister Rosemary Nicholson SL aka Sister Thomas Ann, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016 at the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary. She was born September 30, 1922 in Catawissa, Missouri to the late James Thomas and Catherine Ann Brown Nicholson. She entered religious life June 8, 1951 and received her final vows August 15, 1957. She attended A.B. Webster University. Her assignments...

Madonna Rose Bowman

Madonna Rose Bowman

Aug 1, 2016

Madonna Rose Bowman, age 54 of Saint Francis, passed away Monday, August 1, 2016 at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. She was born January 13, 1962 in Manton to the late Joseph Julian and Naomi Marie Bell Nalley; She was preceded in death by two sisters, Rhoda Della Metcalf and Judy Marie Nalley; one brother, Michael Edward Nalley. Survivors include...

Mary Catherine Willett

Mary Catherine Willett

Jul 20, 2016

Mary Catherine Willett, age 85 of Loretto, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at her residence. She was born April 22, 1931 in Manton. She was a former employee of the Loretto Motherhouse and member of Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Willett; her parents, Russell and Liquori Sims Hutchins; four...

Patricia Lynn Metcalf

Patricia Lynn Metcalf

Jul 17, 2016

Patricia Lynn Metcalf, age 47 of New Haven, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016 at her residence. She was born October 1, 1968 in Nelson County. She formerly worked as an LPN at the Office of Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick in Elizabethtown. She was preceded in death by one son, Jesse Ray Basil; her mother, Theresa Catherine Metcalf; one sister, Eugenia...

Sr. Bernardine Wiseman S.L.

Sr. Bernardine Wiseman S.L.

Jul 15, 2016

Sister Bernardine Wiseman S.L., age 93, died Friday, July 15, 2016 at the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary, Nerinx, KY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 AM Monday, July 18, 2016 at the Loretto Motherhouse Church. A vigil will be held 3 PM Sunday at the Motherhouse. 270/865-5811.

Bob Bowling

Bob Bowling

Jul 2, 2016

Robert Leo "Bob" Bowling, age 94 of Loretto, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016. He was born December 2, 1921 in New Hope to the late Webb and Alice Dant Bowling and was the oldest of ten children. He was a graduate of Saint Joe Prep and a member of Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. He served in the...

Tom Humphrey

Tom Humphrey

Jul 1, 2016

Thomas Earl Humphrey passed from this life on July 1, 2016 at 4:20am in Nonthaburi, Thailand. He was born on August 11, 1943 in Trenton, New Jersey. He was 72. Tom lived in Terra Haute, Indiana as a child and moved to Coon Hollow Farm (now Peterson Farm) near New Hope, KY with his family in the early 1950's. Being...

Rose Mary Peterson

Rose Mary Peterson

Jun 20, 2016

Rose Mary Osborn Peterson of Loretto passed away June 20, 2016 at the age of 89. She is survived by eight children: Bill (Susan), Sara (Mark Meltzer), Michael (Kathleen), Alice (Paul Munk), David (Sandy), Mary Rose (Charles George), Dominic (Eileen), and Bernard (Annette); 22 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; a sister, Frances Rebecca Mattingly of Cincinnati; sisters-in-law Catherine Rogers, Geraldine Peterson,...

Lee Norris

Lee Norris

Jun 17, 2016

Arthur Lee Norris, age 88 of Holy Cross, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016 at his residence. He was born April 25, 1928 in Nelson County. He was a farmer, a retired employee of Barton Brands Distillery in Bardstown and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Mary Agnes Donahue...

Bertha Belle Thompson

Bertha Belle Thompson

Jun 15, 2016

Bertha Belle Thompson, age 88 of Raywick, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Norton Hospital in Louisville. She was born February 16, 1928 in Washington County to the late Richard Leo and Mary Beulah Keene Parrott. She was devoted to her family and faith and was a wonderful wife, mother and homemaker. She was a skilled seamstress and enjoyed...

Jaxson Woodrow Tucker

Jaxson Woodrow Tucker

Jun 15, 2016

Jaxson Woodrow Tucker of the Saint Joe Community of Marion County was born to Adrienne Nicole Tucker on January 24, 2016 in Lebanon, Kentucky. He was carried by angels to his eternal home on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 being 4 months and 22 days of age. Besides his mother, he is survived by his maternal grandmother, Tammy Kinard (Ed) of...

Jenna Lauren Ruley

Jenna Lauren Ruley

Jun 4, 2016

Jenna Lauren Ruley, age 20 of Springfield, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016 at her residence. She was born February 22, 1996 in Marion County. She was a 2014 graduate of Thomas Nelson High School and a member of Bardstown Christian Fellowship and Cox's Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, James Edward Ruley; maternal grandfather,...

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