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Sister Ita Flannery
Bridget Cecilia Flannery was the eldest daughter of John and Ellen Flannery, and was born at Timaru on 12 October, 1913. Two of her sisters also entered the Sisters of Compassion: Sister Mary Joan and Sister Mary Adrian.
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Sister Aloysius Kerrigan
Margaret Kerrigan was born at Ashhurst, near Palmerston North, on 5 September, 1885. She entered as a Postulant on 13 October, 1907 and went to Island Bay when the Noviciate was transferred there in March, 1908. She began her Novitiate on the 17 September, 1908, and received the name of Sister Mary Aloysius. She was professed on 28 September, 1910.
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Sister James Straka
Elsie Josephine Straka was born at Wainui, North Auckland, on 23 December, 1906, but spent most of her early life in Puhoi. Her parents were John and Rosa Margaret Straka (nee Plescher). Her father had a farm in Puhoi...