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Sister Thelma Backhurst
Thelma Backhurst was born in Auckland, 6 May 1940. Her parents were George and Gladys Backhurst. John her brother was the only other member of the family. Sister Baptist, her father’s sister, was a Sister of Compassion.
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Sister Hulita Heffa
In 1985 Sister Hulita was one of the foundation members of the Sisters of Compassion in Houma, Tonga, where she worked with the women in the Community visiting the elderly...
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Sister Agatha Davies
Mary Mercier daughter of John and Lucy Davies was born in Brooklyn, Wellington. Her only sibling, John pre-deceased her in 1984. After leaving school she was employed as an office assistant in the departmental store of J R McKenzie...