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Sister Yvonne Manera
I was born in Hokitika, on the West Coast. My father was William Paul Manera, and my mother, who came from Ross, was Maureen Margaret Roberts. I was the second of a family of four. I have an older brother Bill, my only sister Noleen, and a younger brother, Malcolm...
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Sister Kathleen Crean
Kathleen Theresa Crean was born in Blackstoops, Enniscorthy, Wexford, Eire. Sister Kathleen started her life on one side of the world and ended it on the other after travelling to New Zealand in 1959 and following the Lord’s call.
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Sister Carmella Coghlan
Eileen Marion Coghlan, was born in Reefton on the famous West Coast, that fact alone gave her, along with many another Coaster, that distinct something that makes them different from the rest of us. Her parents were Peter Coghlan and Elizabeth Coghlan [nee O’Leary]. Eileen grew up in a family of nine children - four boys and five girls...