Joseph Adrian Russell

Sister Joseph Adrian Russell, 94, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died August 3, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 75th year of religious life. She was a native of Louisville.

She had a smile that could light up a room. An educator for 48 years, she taught at St. Elizabeth School, Curdsville (1935), and St. Raphael School, Daviess County (1952-53). She taught in other Kentucky schools, in Missouri and in New Mexico, where she ministered for more than 30 years. She served at Mount Saint Joseph Shop (1986-89), and was tutor and outreach minister for Christ the King School and Parish, Madisonville, 1992-2001.

Survivors include two sisters, Isabel Clark and Martha Riedling, both of Louisville, several nieces and nephews, and the members of her religious community.

The funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mount Saint Joseph, where visitation will begin Wednesday at 4 p.m., with a wake service following at 6:30 p.m. Burial is in the convent cemetery.

Gifts in memory of Sister Joseph Adrian Russell may take the form of donations to the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356.