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Sister Bernardine Ward
Stella Magdalen Ward was born at Bolton, Lancashire, England, on 6 May, 1916. Her parents were William and Margaret Mary Ward (O’Neil). The family moved to New Zealand when Stella was eight and settled in Wanganui where they lived until moving to Auckland in 1941...
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Sister Patricia Crombie
Patricia Margaret Peace Crombie was born on 6 November, 1918, and was baptised a week later in St Mary of the Angels Church, Wellington. Patricia’s parents were Norman Joseph and Hilda Crombie (nee Hopkins).
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Sister Anne Galvin
Moya Josephine Galvin, daughter of Eustace Galvin and Margaret Jane (nee Lenihan) was born in Wellington on 12 November, 1929. She had two older brothers, Brian and Paul, and a younger brother, Bernard. She entered Our Lady’s Home of Compassion on 15 February, 1949, and made her First Profession on 15 September, 1951...