Sister Catherine Therese Barber, 93, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died March 25, 2026, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 73rd year of religious life. She was a native of Springfield.
Sister Catherine was a welcoming and hospitable presence to all she met. She loved to learn and stay on top of current events, especially those related to justice for others.
She was a teacher at Immaculate School, Owensboro (1965-67). She served in health care and pastoral care at the Ursuline Motherhouse (1977-86), as a patient representative at Mercy Hospital and Owensboro Mercy Health System (1987-97), and as a receptionist at Brescia University (1999-2002). Her Motherhouse ministries included serving on the archives staff (1997-98), in hospitality at the Conference and Retreat Center (1998-99), information receptionist (2002-04), chapel sacristan (2004-08), and assistant in Mission Advancement (2008-13). She also served elsewhere in Kentucky.
Survivors include the members of her religious community and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Philetus and Maude Barber; her siblings Mary Ann Bowling, Delena Barber Brooks, Sister of Charity Frances Barber, Sister of Charity Maude Michelle Barber, Margaret Kelly, Philetus Barber Jr., Angela Wimsatt, Brother Joseph Julian Barber, Thomas Aaron Barber, James Robert Barber and Catherine Yancey Edelen.
The funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, at Mount Saint Joseph, where visitation begins Monday at 4 p.m., 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 Therese may be made to the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356.