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Sister Pia Shanley
May Shanley was born at Waipawa on July 20, 1885. Her parents were Francil Shanley and Teresa Agnes Shanley (nee Mannings). May was a member of a pioneering Hawke's Bay family, rich in Catholic tradition.
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Sister Andrew McLeod
Gwendoline Beatrice McLeod, daughter of Alexander McLeod, and Clara McLeod (nee Hodgson) was born at Taihape, 15 November, 1914. Gwendoline was the 2nd oldest in a family of five. Sister Estelle her youngest sister also became a Sister of Compassion...
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Sister Mark McLaughlan
Cecilia Margaret was born in Darfield, Canterbury. Her parents were Daniel and Johanna McLaughlin and she had three brothers and three sisters. Cecilia entered the Sisters of Compassion in 1936.