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Sister Bertha Gibbs
Gertrude Alice Gibbs was born in Wellington on 18 January, 1890, the daughter of Charles and Mary Gibbs. Gertrude entered the Sisters of Compassion on 29 January, 1910. At the commencement of her Novitiate on 25 September 1910, Gertrude received her Religious name Sister Mary Bertha...
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Sister Catherine Hannan
Sister Catherine Hannan was born on 19 August 1935 at New Plymouth. Her parents were Kathleen Rosena Foster and George Willis. Catherine was the oldest of six children, her siblings were Sister Patricia OP, James, Willis, Gillian, Paul. The family moved to Invercargill while Catherine was young and where she completed her education at St Catherine’s Dominican College. Excelling not only academically but also in music, speech and sport.
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Sister Adrian Flannery
Helen Rose Flannery, born in Richmond near Oamaru was the third daughter of John and Mary Flannery. Baptised Helen Rose, she lived on the family farm with her three sisters and three brothers before moving to Makikihi where they received their primary education...