Obituary: Rose Andrew Waller SCN, 94

Rose Andrew Waller SCN, 94, died Monday, June 2, 2025, in Bardstown. She was a professed Sister of Charity of Nazareth for 74 years.

Born as Rose Mary Waller July 30, 1930, in Louisville, she was the youngest of seven children to Andrew and Emma Waller, and was the last living sibling.

Baptized at St. Peter Church in Louisville, she attended St. Peter Grade School and Presentation Academy, where she was first introduced to the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. She was raised in a devout Catholic home, and of her six siblings, four joined her in religious life. Two of her sisters became Ursuline Sisters, and her two brothers became Franciscan priests.

She entered the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Sept. 24, 1948, received the habit on March 25, 1949, and professed her perpetual vows on July 19, 1954. She took the religious name of Rose Andrew in honor of her father.

She was passionate about education, and she earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from Spalding College in Louisville. She was certified in elementary teaching and religious education.

From 1951 to 1995, she taught students in fifth through eighth grade at schools across Kentucky, Tennessee, Massachusetts, and Mississippi.

After decades in education, she turned to community service, offering spiritual support and companionship to fellow Sisters and residents at Nazareth Home and Maria Hall from 1995 until her retirement in 2017. She later joined the Apostolate of Prayer ministry at the SCN Apartments in Louisville and later at Carrico Hall in Nazareth.

In May 2024, at the age of 93, she fulfilled a dream she had held since childhood: placing a crown on the statue of the Blessed Virgin during the May Crowning at Nazareth Home.

She is survived by her extended family, generations of former students, colleagues, and friends, and her religious community, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.

The Funeral Mass was Thursday, June 5, 2025 at St. Vincent de Paul Church with burial in the Nazareth Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the SCN Office of Mission Advancement, PO Box 9, Nazareth, KY 40048.

The Houghlin-Greenwell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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