Sister Catherine Kaufman

Sister Catherine Kaufman, 92, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Monday, July 29, 2024, in Owensboro, in her 67th year of religious life.

 A native Dahlgren, Illinois., Sister Catherine was an Ursuline Sister of Belleville, Illinois., before the merger with Mount Saint Joseph in October 2005. A gifted cook, she served for 45 years as director of food service at the Ursuline Motherhouse in Belleville, where she was also noted for beautiful needlework. At Maple Mount, she was known for her decorating, quilting and care of plants. 

 Survivors include the members of her religious community; siblings Paul Kreher of New Baden, IL., Betty Rapp, Dorothy Heil, and Rosanna Nise, all of Dahlgren, and Lucille Auten, of McLeansboro, IL.; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Gertrude Rose Kaufman, and her stepfather Joseph Kreher; and by siblings Henry Kaufman, Charles Kaufman and Father Eugene Kreher.

The funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, at Mount Saint Joseph, where visitation will begin at 4 p.m., Thursday with a wake service following at 6:30 p.m. 

Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory, Owensboro, is handling arrangements. 

Donations in memory of Sister Catherine can be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356.