Mattingly Funeral Home

After a joy-filled life of 76 years, punctuated by persevering through heroic suffering over the past four plus years, Mary Louise Monaghan, n?e Hemmrich, went to the Lord on Saturday, June 22, the feast of St. Thomas More. Mary Louise was a beloved wife, mom, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, Godmother, cousin, niece, friend and a Dame of the Holy Sepulchre. Animated by her relationships, Mary Louise was up for adventure from the day she was born on February 22, 1948, in Sapporo, Japan. As a proud child of an Army Officer, Mary Louise was raised in a variety of locations but mainly in Clarksville, TN, where she eventually...

Michael Harry "Mike" Phillips, age 66 of the Saint Joe Community of Marion County, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born October 27, 1956, in Danville to the late John Harry Phillips and Jo Frances Poynter Phillips. He was a retired employee of Steyer Seeds in Tiffin, Ohio. He was a Christian. He was a hard worker and enjoyed playing guitar, fishing, deer hunting and mowing grass. Survivors include his wife of 19 years, Janie Bright Phillips; two daughters, Kim Ellis (Chad) and Kelly White (Ray) all of Harrodsburg; three stepchildren, Melanie Spalding (Bill Wolf) of Saint Joe, Brad Spalding (Carrie) of Campbellsville and Stephanie Spalding...

Sister Mary Kenneth Lewis SL died May 20, 2023, at Loretto Living Center, Loretto Motherhouse, Nerinx, KY. She was 98 and had just celebrated her 80th jubilee as a Sister of Loretto. Born Shirley Ann Lewis June 15, 1924, in Denver. Received into the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross on April 25, 1943. Earned a B.A. in English in 1956 from Loretto Heights College, Denver, a master's in English in 1963 from Marquette Univ., Milwaukee, and a master's in religious ed in 1975 from Seattle Univ. Sr. Mary Ken taught in Denver at St. John School (1964-1965) and Holy Family High School (1965-1970). She was director of religious education at St. Augustine Parish in Brighton (1970-1975) and...

Sister Gabriel Mason SL died May 15, 2023, at Loretto Living Center, Loretto Motherhouse, Nerinx, KY. She was 95 and in the 68th year of her Loretto commitment. Born Margaret Mary Mason ("Peggy" to her family and friends) June 28, 1927, in St. Louis. Earned a B.A. in sociology in 1949 from Webster College (now University) in St. Louis. Received into the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross on May 24, 1955. Sr. Gabriel earned a master's in psychology in 1961 from St. Louis University. For about the first 10 years of her ministry, Sr. Gabriel taught psychology and was a counselor at Loretto Heights College in Denver. In 2013, she was honored with LHC's Lumen Christi Outstanding Faculty...

Sister Carol Ann Ptacek SL died April 29, 2023, at Loretto Living Center, Loretto Motherhouse, Nerinx, KY. She was 82 and in the 62nd year of her Loretto commitment. Born April 7, 1941, in St. Louis, to Anita (Brown) and William C. Ptacek. Received into the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross on May 31, 1962. Sr. Carol Ann earned a B.A. in Latin in 1965 from Webster College (now University) in St. Louis and a master's in nursing in 1970 from New York Medical College Graduate School of Nursing, Valhalla, NY. Sister Carol Ann's first mission was to teach Latin and religion at Loretto Academy High School, El Paso, Texas. For two summers she worked as a nurse's aide in the Loretto...

Leo Arthur Hamelin, Jr., age 78 of Lebanon, KY passed away Thursday, March 30, 2023. He was born March 31, 1944 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. He was a retired Educator. He taught at Saint John's High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts for 32 years and later at Saint Catharine College in Springfield, KY. He was preceded in death by his wife, Paula Turpack Hamelin; his parents, Leo Arthur Hamelin, Sr. and Mabel Menard Hamelin. Survivors include four daughters, Shelly Heldenbergh (Denis) of Northbridge, MA; Wendy Hamelin of Douglas, MA; Nicole Griffith (Philip) of Ware, Massachusetts and Lauren Hamelin of Lebanon; one son, Jesse Lee Hamelin of Lebanon; six grandchildren. Leo Arthur Hamelin, Jr....

BETTE VIRGINIA WATKINS (BARTON) LORENZEN passed away peacefully in Nerinx, Kentucky on Friday, November 4, at the age of 85. Bette was born on April 11, 1937 in Owensboro, Kentucky to Paul S. Watkins and Virginia Smith Watkins, and was a member of the Owensboro High School Class of 1955. She relocated to Somerset, Kentucky in 1959 where she raised three daughters and began her career in Kentucky state government. Later, marriage and career led to stops in Frankfort and Dawson Springs, Kentucky, as well as Augusta, Georgia, where she completed her bachelor's degree at Augusta University (formerly Augusta College) and formed many fond memories at Amen Corner each April. Following a 20-year...

Sister Evelyn Marie Houlihan SL died July 16, 2022, at Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, KY. She was 90 and in the 72nd year of her Loretto commitment. Born June 2, 1932, in Sterling, IL, to Elizabeth (Schmidt) and Harold Houlihan. Received into the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross on April 25, 1951. Sr. Evelyn earned a B.A. in elementary education, with a minor in English, in 1960 from Webster College (now University) in St. Louis, an M.A. in guidance and counseling in 1969 from Notre Dame University and an M.A. in religious education in 1976 from Boston College. Early in her ministry, Sr. Evelyn taught primary grades in Kentucky, Illinois and Colorado. In Denver, she served at Holy...

Sister Marian (formerly Sister Marian Joseph) McAvoy SL died June 30, 2022, at Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, KY. She was 94 and in the 71st year of her Loretto commitment. Born July 15, 1927, to Edith K (Nilges) and Bernard F. McAvoy in Kansas City, MO, and baptized Lucille Marie McAvoy. Received into the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross on Dec. 8, 1951. Sr. Marian earned a B.A. in English, with minors in history and philosophy, in 1949 from Webster College (now University) in St. Louis, an M.A. in English in 1963 from St. Louis University and an M.A. in pastoral theology in 1969 from Loyola University, Chicago. Sr. Marian lived much of her life in the service of the Loretto...

Sister Ann (formerly Sister Ann Maurice) Barrett died Dec. 13, 2021, at Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary in Nerinx, KY. She was 92. Received into Loretto April 25, 1950, she was in the 72nd year of her Loretto commitment. Born Feb. 13, 1929, in Philpot, KY, to parents Victor Maurice and Mary Elizabeth "Bessie Mae" (Beekman) Barrett, she was baptized Elizabeth Eileen Barrett and called Eileen in her youth. Earned a bachelor's in English, with minors in history and education, from Loretto Heights College, Denver, a master's in English from Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Ind., and a master's in behavior science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. A longtime educator, Sr. Ann could tell...

Loretto Sister Sylvia Ginder died June 26, 2021, at Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary in Nerinx, KY. She was 90 and near completing her 51st year of her commitment as a Sister of Loretto. Received into Loretto Aug. 15, 1970, Sr. Sylvia had joined Loretto after 19 years as a vowed member of the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL. Born Nov. 15, 1930, in Kingfisher, OK, to parents Regina (Kalbhen) and Frank Ginder. Earned a bachelor's in elementary education and a master's in counseling. Fluent in German and widely traveled in Europe. In her early years as a Loretto, Sr. Sylvia taught at Blessed Sacrament School and was secretary at St. James Parish, both in Denver. Also in Denver, she was...

Sister Mary Denis Bruck SL, died April 1, 2021, at Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary in Nerinx, KY. She was at age 103 the eldest member of the Loretto Community and in the 78th year of her commitment as a Sister of Loretto. Baptized Hedwig Isabelle, Sister Mary Denis was born Jan. 25, 1918, in Quincy, Ill., the oldest child of Mary (Schuetz) and Frank Philip Bruck, immigrants of Austria-Hungary. Both sides of the family settled in St. Louis. The Bruck family grew to include six girls. Hedwig entered the Sisters of Loretto in 1942 and was received into Loretto April 25, 1943, taking the name Sister Mary Denis. For most of her years of ministry, Mary Denis served as a teacher and principal at...

Sister Elizabeth "Betty" McWilliams SL, 85, died March 9, 2021, at Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, KY, where she had resided since 2017. Elizabeth Jane McWilliams was born Feb. 13, 1936, in Rockford, IL, the only child of Frances Marguerite "Betty" (Janes) and Francis Lloyd "Mac" McWilliams. Betty entered the Sisters of Loretto in 1953, was received into Loretto May 24, 1956, taking the religious name of Sister Marian Francis, and later returned to her baptismal name. Betty was a classroom teacher for 18 years, an innovative hospice care leader and provider for 20 years in Highland Park, IL, and Longview, WA, and served the Loretto Community in health care and administrative roles in Denver...

Joseph Raymond Howard, age 94 of Bardstown, passed away November 26, 2020 at the VA Medical Center in Louisville. He was born May 7, 1926 in Whitesville, (Daviess County) Ky, and graduated from Saint Mary of the Woods High School on June 4, 1944. He enlisted into the Army on July 22, 1944 and was a T/SGT of the motor pool in Central Europe. He was assigned to the Third Army under the command of General George S. Patton and was among the many that fought and died at the Battle of the Bulge. He received an Honorable Discharge June 25, 1946 and was awarded the Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and the German Occupation Medal. In 1946, after the war, he entered St...

Martha Marie Fly, age 75, died peacefully in her sleep on Oct. 30, 2020 after a long fight with Parkinson's Disease and Post-Polio Syndrome. A memorial service will be held Nov. 15 at 3 p.m. ET at the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, KY, where she had lived since 2012. Family and friends will attend via Zoom. Martha was born Feb. 21, 1945 in Manhattan, KS to Viola Opal (Green) and Elbert M. Fly, Jr. She graduated from Topeka High and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in education (music minor), from Kansas State University in 1967; a master's in mathematics education from Webster University in St. Louis in 1974; and a doctorate of ministry (focus on administration as theological expression),...

Catherine L. "Lucy" Cox, age 75 of Lawrenceburg, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020 at her sister's home. She was born June 26, 1944 in Raywick. She formerly worked in commercial insurance and was a member of Saint Lawrence Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Edward "Jim" Cox (2015); two infant daughters, Mary Lucille and Catherine Annette Cox; her father and mother, Felix and Daisy Catherine Lee Mattingly; two sisters, Lillie Mae McIntyre and Mary Alice Mattingly; one brother, Robert Lee Mattingly. Survivors include one sister, Shirley Ann Eldridge (Paul) of Lawrenceburg and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Funeral Services will be...

Mike 'Nitehawk' Ringley, age 55 of Lebanon, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at UK Medical Center in Lexington. He was born July 24, 1964 in Richmond, Indiana. He worked as a computer network engineer. He was the owner of an internet radio station called revolutionradiofreedomslips.com. His greatest passion was music. He enjoyed writing and performing his own songs. He was veteran of the U. S. Air Force. He was preceded in death by his father, Michael G. Ringley and his daughter, Stormy Rose Ringley; his grandparents, Howard and Donna Oler and Glenn and Mary Ringley. Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Elizabeth Thompson Ringley; his mother, Mary Oler Coleman of New Castle,...

Elizabeth "Inez" Donahue Mattingly left this world on August 26, 2019, to be reunited with her Heavenly Father. She was of the Catholic faith and an active member of St. Vincent de Paul Church in New Hope. She was a retired Nelson County school bus driver with 34 years of service. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Inez was born April 11, 1941, to the late Corinne and Floyd Nalley of New Hope. Also preceding her in death was her first husband, Nick Donahue; second husband, Jimmy Mattingly; son Jeff Donahue; brothers Paul, Jimmy, and Gerald Nalley; her sisters Marie Nalley, Geraldine Nalley, and Jeanette Nalley Rankhorn; her grandchildren Zachary and Nicholas...

Sister Angela Mary (formerly Sister Stephen Mary) Murphy died Jan. 16, 2022, at Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary in Nerinx, KY. She was 92. Received into Loretto Aug. 15, 1947, she was in the 75th year of her Loretto commitment. Born March 3, 1929, in Sterling, IL, to parents Genevieve (Potts) and Stephen Murphy. Earned a bachelor's in Spanish, with minors in English and education, in 1957 from Loretto Heights College, Denver. In her early years as a Loretto, Sr. Angie taught elementary grades in Texas and California; in Montgomery, AL, she taught high school. She was one of the first teachers at Colegio Loreto in La Paz, Bolivia, where she served from 1962-1972. Returning from South America,...