After her final profession Sister Agnes trained as a nurse, and after her graduation continued working in our hospital for a few years. Over the years Sister has suffered from poor health requiring treatment from time to time. In 2002 Sister moved to live in a unit in Compassion Housing at Upper Hutt and is coping well living on her own. She visits the Sisters at Marion Court once a week, and joins in the life of the sisters.
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Sister Loyola Galvin
Sister Loyola Galvin (Johanna Mary Frances) was born on 12 May 1922, the second daughter of Adairine and Edward Galvin. In the family of two girls, her elder sister was called Von. The family owned a small farm in Hawera where her father raised poultry and owned many animals. Mr. Galvin was a French polisher by trade. Mrs. Galvin owned a drapery store and worked until she was 70 years old. On leaving school Johanna trained as a nurse at Wellington Hospital during World War II and graduated three years later achieving triple honours.
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Sister Celestine Fraser
Marie Helen Fraser was born in Christchurch in 1910. Marie’s parents were Alexander Fraser and Mary Fraser (nee Bonisch)...
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Sister Veronica Hurring
A new door opened after my Religious Profession in 1957 when I was transferred to St Anne’s Home of Compassion in Broken Hill, NSW...