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Sister Rita Hickey
Rita was born in Opunake, the third daughter of a family of six, three sisters and two brothers. Her parents were John Sydney and Bridget Hickey (nee Coyle). They were a close knit family and very much part of the Opunake community.
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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.
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Sister Immaculata Wall
Agnes Irene Wall was born on 7 January 1918, at Lower Hutt. Her parents were Raymond Nonnatus and Mary Ellen Wall (nee Maher).