All Obituaries

Dominican Sister of Peace Paschala Noonan, OP (102), a native of Quincy, Massachusetts, died on January 30, 2021, at Sansbury Care Center, St. Catharine, Kentucky.  Sr. Paschala is survived by several nieces and nephews. A Dominican for 83 years, Sr. Paschala earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy/English/History from DePaul University (Chicago, IL); a Registered Nursing degree from St. Rose School of Nursing (Great Bend, KS); a Certificate in Gerontology from University of...

Cynthia Marie Gartin age 69 of Lexington, formerly of Springfield, died at 12:34 pm Wednesday at UK Bluegrass Hospice Care Center in Lexington. Born September 13, 1951 in Lebanon, she was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur Gartin, Oct. 14, 1996 and Ella Marie Hagan, Dec. 25, 2014 and a brother, Arthur Leon Gartin, Dec. 2, 1968. She was a 1970 graduate of St. Catharine Academy, a 1974 graduate of Morehead State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, had worked as a buyer for...

Elizabeth Althaire Smith Lucas age 83, a resident of Sansbury Care Center at St. Catharine for the last year, died at 6:20 pm Sunday, January 10, 2021 at Sansbury Care Center. Born July 18, 1937 in Marion County, she was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Edward and Elizabeth Emily Carrico Smith, her husband, James Roy Lucas, October 29, 2013, four brothers, Johnny Louis, Howard, Charles Owen and Edward "Tinker" Smith and a sister, Shirley Mattingly. She worked as a sewing...

Dominican Sister of Peace Teresa Gurule, OP (81), a native of Los Lunas, New Mexico, died on December 22, 2020, at Sansbury Care Center, St. Catharine, Kentucky.  Sr. Teresa is survived by two brothers, Orlando Gurule and David Gurule and several nieces and nephews. A Dominican for 61 years, Sr. Teresa earned Certificates for Master Catechist and Pastoral Education.  Sister Teresa spent much of her religious life in retreat and parish work.  She ministered in the retreat...

Mabel Miles Blandford age 92, of Kelly Shop Rd., Springfield, died at 8:30 pm Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born June 6, 1928 in Marion County, she was preceded in death by her parents, William Edward and Mary Margaret Miles, her husband, Joseph Manuel Blandford, June 9, 2007, a son, David Blandford, Sept. 7, 1981, a daughter, Judy Blandford, Aug. 13, 2017, a daughter-in-law, Mary Jane Blandford, April 24, 2016, a granddaughter, Fran...

Dominican Sister of Peace Rosemary Kirsten, OP (93), a native of Chicago, Illinois, died on December 18, 2020, at Sansbury Care Center, St. Catharine, Kentucky.  Sr. Rosemary is survived by several nieces and nephews. A Dominican for 72 years, Sr. Rosemary earned a Bachelor of Arts in History/Education from Siena College (Memphis, TN) and a Master of Arts in Library Science from Rosary College (River Forest, IL).  She ministered as a teacher at St. Vincent Ferrer (Brooklyn, NY);...

Dominican Sister of Peace Elaine Virginia DesRosiers, OP (formerly Sr. Gregory Anne) (90), a native of Worcester, Massachusetts, died on December 16, 2020, at Springview Hospital, Lebanon, Kentucky.  Sr. Elaine is survived by two sisters Janet Fontaine of Sedona, Arizona and Felice Cottle of Denver, Colorado. A Dominican for 70 years, Sr. Elaine earned a Doctorate in Education in Educational Media and Technology from Boston College (Boston, MA); Master of Science in Biology from the...

James Robert "Bob" Barber age 92, of North Locust St., Springfield, died at 10:30 am Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at his residence. Born December 3, 1928 in Washington County, he was preceded in death by his parents, Phletus and Maude Estille Mudd Barber, his first wife, Betty Ann Mudd Barber, December 14, 1985; 2 sons, James and Herman Barber; three brothers, Joe, P.S. and Aaron Barber and six sisters, Delena Simms Brooks, Angela Wimsatt, Margaret Kelly, Sister Frances Barber,...

Elizabeth Eunice Edelen Ballard age 89, a resident of Sansbury Care Center at St. Catharine for the last three years, died at 8:15 pm Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Sansbury Care Center. Born May 14, 1931 in Washington County, she was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Robert and Mary Cleavie Wheatley Edelen, four brothers, James, Alton, Charles and Leo Edelen and three sisters, Isabel Oliver, Alice Spalding and Anna Laura Spalding. She was a retired lunchroom worker at Washington...

Joseph Lee Spalding age 69 of Old Louisville Rd., Cox's Creek, formerly of Washington County, died at 1:18 pm Saturday, December 12, 2020 at U of L Health Jewish Campus in Louisville. Born November 1, 1951 in Lebanon, he was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Earl Spalding, February 26, 1999 and Mary Generose Caldwell Spalding, October 10, 2020. He was a 1969 graduate of Washington County High School, was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam Conflict, was a fork lift operator at...