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Sister Stanislaus Forbes
Martha Forbes was born at Ensfield, Oamaru, on 19 April, 1885. Martha entered the Sisters of Compassion on 8 December, 1907.
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Sister Lawrence Gough
Annie was born in Waimate on 5 May 1876, but by the age of six her parents, John Francis and Anne Gough (nee Houey), seem to have died for she was adopted by Mark Healey and was subsequently brought up by him and his wife. Whether they were related or not is not known.
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The Voice of Compassion Issue 45
A pilgrimage to El Salvador and Hiruhārama, scholarship winners, Compassion Soup Kitchen's urban garden, Compassion Housing supporting more pensioners, 125th anniversary celebrations, school visits, a year at Our Lady's Home of Compassion...