Dolores Hudson Obituary

Sister Dolores (Joseph Ann) Hudson

Louisville - Ursuline Sister of Louisville Sister Dolores (Joseph Ann) Hudson, O.S.U., 82, died at Baptist East Hospital on April 2, 2021. A native of Cumberland, Maryland, she entered the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville in 1957.

In Louisville Sister Dolores taught at St. Elizabeth and St. Helen schools, and was principal of St. Vincent de Paul school from 1984 to 1987. She served as co-coordinator of the Sisters at Marian Home nursing facility from 1998 to its closing in 2010 and then at the Ursuline Motherhouse from 2010 to 2017.

Sister also was principal of St. Francis de Sales School in Morgantown, West Virginia, from 1977 to 1984 and served as a teacher at St. Peter School in Columbia, South Carolina. In Cumberland, Maryland, she taught at SS. Peter and Paul School from 1969 to 1977 and was principal of St. John Neumann School from 1987 to 1997, where a new school yard was named for her when she retired from that position.

Sister Dolores earned a bachelor's degree in education from Ursuline College, Louisville, a master's degree in elementary education from Frostburg State College, Frostburg, Maryland and later a second master's degree in education administration and supervision from Frostburg State College.

Sister Dolores is survived by her sister Mary Margaret Wilhelm, brother James Hudson, several nieces and nephews, as well as her community of Ursuline Sisters and Associates.

Visitation will be held from 5-7 pm on Thursday, April 8 in the Motherhouse Library, with Vigil at 7 pm. The funeral Mass will be held at 10 am in the Motherhouse Chapel on Friday, April 9 with burial to follow in St. Michael Cemetery. Masks are required and Covid safety protocol will be practiced.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Ursuline Sisters and mailed to the Mission Advancement Office, 3115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206.