All Obituaries

Dominican Sister of Peace Josepha Buckley, OP (100), a native of Boston, Massachusetts, died on November 30, 2023, at Sansbury Care Center, St. Catharine, Kentucky.  Sr. Josepha is survived by several nieces and nephews. A Dominican for 75 years, Sr. Josepha earned a Bachelor of Arts in History/Social Studies from Regis College (Weston, MA) and a Master of Arts in Education/Guidance from Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA).  She ministered as a teacher at St. Michael (Lowell, MA);...

Dominican Sister of Peace Tuyet Ngoc Tran, OP (74), a native of Gia Coc, Hung Yen, Vietnam, died on November 21, 2023, at Sansbury Care Center, St. Catharine, Kentucky.  Sr. Tuyet is survived by a sister, brother, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, and several cousins, nieces and nephews. A Dominican for 34 years, Sr. Tuyet earned a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Our Lady of the Elms College (OH); an Associate of Arts in Fashion Design...

Joseph Sherman Wimsatt age 78, of Bardstown Rd., Springfield, died at 5:24 am Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at the residence of his son Patrick in Fredericktown. Born October 15, 1945 in Washington County, he was preceded in death by his parents, Anthony and Mary Elizabeth Hall Wimsatt and his wife, Margaret Mann Wimsatt, Jun 6, 2005. He was a retired printer for American Fuji Seal in Bardstown and was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church. He is survived by two sons, George (Carol)...

Bonnie Case, 74, died August 23, 2023. She was born May 3, 1949 in Springfield, Kentucky. She received her undergraduate degree in library science from George Peabody College (merged into Vanderbilt University) and her Masters in Library Science from North Texas University. Bonnie was a librarian at the Highland Park Library for 42 years, starting in 1974 and became its director in 1980. During Bonnie's tenure at the library she led it through significant changes in the field of...

Kimberly Annette Matherly Kelty, age 58, of Tick Creek Rd., Springfield, died at 1:01 am Saturday, October 14, 2023 at Spring View Hospital in Lebanon. Born April 18, 1965 in Harrodsburg, she was preceded in death by her father, Gary Marvin Matherly, a daughter, Erica Renee Kelty, Nov. 24, 1989 and a son, Bryan Kelty, Nov. 13, 2016. She was a 1983 graduate of Washington County High School, was a cook and housekeeper at St. Rose Catholic Church Priory for several years and was a member of...

Charles Lewis “Chuck” Ward, 52, of Springfield, passed peacefully on the morning of October 14, 2023 at his home after a nearly 2-year courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born September 9, 1971 in Louisville, he was preceded in death by his parents, Jackie T & Mollie Teresa Ward. Chuck enjoyed studying his family’s genealogy and connecting the dots of their history. He graduated from Southern High School in Louisville in 1990.  After graduation, he moved to...

The Rev. Kevin Anthony McGrath, O.P., the pastor of St. Rose Catholic Church and Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Springfield, KY since 2010, died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at St. Rose Priory. Father McGrath was born on June 13, 1964 in Albany, New York, the son of the late Thomas and Roslyn Toohey McGrath.  He is survived by a brother, Thomas McGrath of Albany, New York, and a sister, Karen (John) Hill of Alexandria, Virginia.  He is also survived by his niece,...

Dominican Sister of Peace Mary Blaise (Kathleen) Flynn, OP (78), a native of Rochester, New York, died on September 14, 2023, at Sansbury Care Center, St. Catharine, Kentucky.  Sr. Blaise is survived by three sisters Jean Flynn (Illinois), Margaret Flynn Myers (New York), Carole Korupp (North Carolina) and three brothers Richard Flynn (New York), James Flynn (New York), and Thomas Flynn (Pennsylvania) and several nieces and nephews. A Dominican for 57 years, Sr. Blaise earned a...

Travis DeWayne "Monkey" Smith age 46 of Fredericktown, died Saturday, September 16, 2023 at his residence.  Born January 27, 1977 in Lebanon, he was preceded in death by his father, James Patrick "Jim" Smith, January 18, 2000 and a nephew, Preston Medley, July 5, 2000. He was a 1996 graduate of Washington County High School, was owner and operator of Smith Lawn Service and was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Fredericktown. He is survived by his...

Barbara Timothea Spalding Hodgens age 67 of Indianapolis, Indiana, formerly of Springfield, died at 11:32 am Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at Community East Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Born April 7, 1956 in Lebanon, she was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Richard and Mary Hazel Wright Spalding, two sisters, Elizabeth Ann and Florence Rebecca Spalding and two nephews, Philip Spalding and J.J. Grundy. She was a 1974 graduate of Washington County High School, was a teacher's...