Ursulines Alive Spring 2021

In the joy of eternal life SISTER DIANE MARIE PAYNE, 75, died Nov. 19, 2020, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 56th year of religious life. She was a native of Glennonville, Mo. Sister Diane Marie loved to put a smile on the face of all those she met, and to share her life devoted to Christ. She graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1963. Sister Diane Marie was a teacher in several Kentucky schools, then became a pastoral minister at two small Kentucky parishes. She was a Hospice chaplain in Owensboro and served in numerous ministries at the Motherhouse, including in pastoral care, Guest House coordinator, chapel sacristan, coordinator of the Saint Angela Oratory and mail distributor. Survivors include the members of her religious community and a godson, Mark Weidenbenner. Her funeral was Nov. 23, with burial in the convent cemetery.

SISTER ROSEMARY KEOUGH, 81, died Nov. 21, 2020, in her 63rd year as an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph. She was a native of Auburn, N.Y. Sister Rosemary had a missionary’s heart, and though she loved all of her ministries, it was the 18 years she spent empowering Hispanics through Centro Latino that was her favorite. She graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1956, and later returned as a beloved teacher and driving instructor (1969-76, 1980-82). She taught in two other Kentucky schools, then became one of the first Ursuline Sisters to serve in adult religious education, spending five years serving the Diocese of Lincoln, Neb. (1964-69). She was a consultant in language arts for the Archdiocese of Louisville Catholic Schools (1976-80). She served in Chile and as a coordinator of religious education in New Mexico. She worked with the Contemporary Woman Program and Student Support Services at Brescia College, Owensboro (1988-93) then came to the Motherhouse as director of activities and liturgy (1993-99.) Survivors include the members of her religious community and siblings Sara Scully and John Roger Keough, both of Shepherdsville, Ky., and Thomas Patrick Keough Jr., Westmont, Ill. The funeral was Dec. 1, 2020, with burial in the convent cemetery.

SISTER TERESA RILEY, 84, died Nov. 24, 2020, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 65th year of religious life. She was a native of Mayfield, Ky. Sister Teresa was a gentle and affirming woman with a keen sense of the needs of others, especially those who were sick or alone. She was a teacher in Kentucky and Missouri for 24 years. She served at Brescia College/University in Owensboro as office manager for admissions (1978-80) and director of Student Support Services (1986-2000), and also served at Bellarmine College, Louisville. She was pastoral associate at St. Mary Parish, LaCenter, Ky., (2001-10), and served in outreach ministry in Benton, Ky., from 2011-18. Survivors include the members of her religious community; two sisters, Margie Brittain, of Stanford, Ky., and Ruth Dickens, of Tucson, Ariz.; two brothers Joseph Riley and James Riley, both of Mayfield; nieces and nephews. Her funeral was Dec. 4, with burial in the convent cemetery.

SISTER MARY PATRICK MCDONAGH, 90, died Dec. 28, 2020, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 68th year of religious life. She was a native of Trienbawn, County Galway, Ireland. Sister Mary Patrick was the epitome of Ursuline hospitality, always speaking an encouraging word to whoever she met. She was an Ursuline Sister of Belleville, Ill., prior to that community’s merger with Mount Saint Joseph in 2005. She served as a teacher, a trained nurse and offered community service in Belleville, Mascoutah and Smithton, Ill., for 47 years. She moved to Maple Mount in 2007.

Survivors include the members of her religious community and nieces and nephews. Her funeral was Jan. 3, with burial in the convent cemetery.

SISTER ROSE MARIE CRAYCROFT, 97, died Jan. 13, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 79th year of religious life. She was a native of New Haven, Ky. Sister Rose Marie was a prayerful, positive person who had great artistic ability. Her former religious name was Sister Mary Clarence. She was a teacher and a librarian for 39 years in Kentucky, Missouri and Nebraska. She was secretary/bookkeeper at St. Christopher Parish in Radcliff, Ky. (1983-88), and served in family ministry in New Haven from 1988 until retiring in 2001. Survivors include the members of her religious community; siblings Father B. Leo Craycroft, Radcliff; Edward Craycroft, Louisville; and Mary Josephine Blandford, Louisville; nieces and nephews. Her funeral was Jan. 18, with burial in the convent cemetery.

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