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Sister Christine Vercoe
Sister Christine nursed in the hospital. After she left the Sisters of Compassion she communicated with the sisters who were always delighted to hear from her.
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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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Sister Patricia Ratcliffe
Patricia was born in Hamilton on 26 January 1933; her parents were Bennett and Rosetta Ratcliffe (nee Service).