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Sister Ambrose Pender
Jessie Jane was the daughter of John and Ellen Pender. She was born in Greymouth just prior to the outbreak of World War I. Jessie spent her early childhood years in the small mining township of Runanga within the loving environment of her large family of five sisters and four brothers...
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Sister Brendan O’Gorman
Bridget Mary O’Gorman was born at Ballybawn, Rathnure, Ireland, on 14 May 1912. Her parents were Michael and Elizabeth O’Gorman. Family was very important to her and over recent years one of her sorrows was that all her siblings predeceased her...
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Sister Thelma Backhurst
Thelma Backhurst was born in Auckland, 6 May 1940. Her parents were George and Gladys Backhurst. John her brother was the only other member of the family. Sister Baptist, her father’s sister, was a Sister of Compassion.