In Loving Memory...

SISTER CLARENCE MARIE LUCKETT, 92, died Feb. 14 at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 72nd year of religious life. A native of Greenbrier, Ky., she served wherever she was needed and witnessed the love of Jesus to all those she met. She was a teacher for 30 years in Kentucky, then ministered to Hispanics and served in parish ministry and outreach. She made more than 50 beautiful quilts for the Ursuline Quilt Club. She led the craft room at Maple Mount from 1985-92. She was the contact Sister for Associates Stephanie Render and Janet Matyk, and deceased Associates Mary Leda Rice and Betty Stone. Survivors include the members of her religious community; her brother, Benjamin Luckett of Louisville; and nieces and nephews. Donations in her memory may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356.

DON HOBBS, 81, of Cadiz, Ky., died Feb. 14. He made his Associate commitment in 1988, with Sister Maureen Griner as his contact sister. Don retired as a metallurgist from Eaton Axle in Henderson, Ky. He was a member of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and was a 4th degree Knights of Columbus member. He is survived by his sons Charles and Chris Hobbs, his daughter Beth Raleigh, three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

VIOLET HAMILTON, 86, of Leitchfield, Ky., died Feb. 17. Violet graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1954 and joined the Ursuline Sisters for two years. She became an Ursuline Associate in 2004, with Sister Mary Matthias Ward as her contact sister. Violet loved to visit the Mount, and was a devoted volunteer, especially for the Mount Picnic. She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church. She worked at JC’s Cigarette Outlet and Smitty City Store. She enjoyed watching hummingbirds and cooking and canning for her family. Violet is survived by a son, Robby (Dionalyn) Hamilton; a brother, Jim (Carol) Sims; two grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

LEON DONAHUE, 93, of Bardstown, Ky., died Feb. 8. He made his Associate commitment in 2001 with his late wife Sue, with Sister Mary Beatrice Donahue as their contact sister. His second wife, Betty, made her commitment in 2016. Leon was a retired employee of Ford Motor Co. after 34 years and was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and American Legion Post 121. He enjoyed making rosaries for

We extend deepest sympathy to: many years. Aside from his wife, Betty, he is also survived by daughters Diane (Joe) Hughes and Sandra Renee (Keith) McGaughey; sons Kent (Shawna) Donahue and Jeffrey Leon Donahue; stepdaughters Mary “Peggy” Greenwell and Gail Robertson; stepsons Robert Eugene (Mary Ann) Greenwell Jr., Richard Carl (Freida) Greenwell, James Earl (Martha) Greenwell and Joseph Paul (Deborah) Greenwell; sisters Doris Gorman and Carol Tuttle; brothers Thomas (Rose) Donahue, Jim (Betty Sue) Donahue and Larry Donahue; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

• Doreen and Sam Abbott, whose mother/ mother-in-law Carol Elmer died Jan. 26.

• Sister Mary Henning, whose brother Tommy died Feb. 1.

• Pauline Goebel, whose sister-in-law Sandy Wethington died March 9.

• Sisters Marie Goretti and Clarita Browning, whose nephew Kevin Watts died April 9.

• Debbie Dugger, whose brother Larry Maglinger died April 24.

DOLORES J. POLSON, 92, died Feb. 3 in Collinsville, Ill. Dolores was a retired bookkeeper for Lombardi Interiors and later worked at the Wooden Bench in Lebanon, Mo. She was a former member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church and Altar Society in Granite City, Ill., and St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Lebanon, Mo. She enjoyed sewing and quilting. She became an Ursuline Associate in 2001, with Sister Renee Monaghan her contact sister. Surviving are her three children, Pamela Olmstead, Teresa Burns and Scott Polson; four grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.

BETTE CURTIN, 79, of Kansas City, Kan., died Aug. 18, 2022. She became an Ursuline Associate in 1992, with Sister Jane Falke as her contact sister. Bette earned a degree as a medical assistant and served from 1976-92 with Drs. McFarland, Lehner, Nickell and Lopata. In 1992 she moved to St. Luke’s Internal Medicine on the Plaza, working as a medical assistant until her retirement in 2007. Bette was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church for 35 years. She served on the parish council, liturgy council, women’s club, as a Eucharistic minister, sacristan, funeral dinner coordinator and with the St. Mary’s food kitchen. She most loved teaching religious education to children and taking communion to the homebound. She is survived by siblings Robert (Sharon) and Mary K (Jim); children, Steven, Danny (Wendy), and Brenda; and grandchildren and great grandchildren.