Sister Gemma will be remembered by the sisters for the wonderful care she gave the babies in the nursery at Island Bay. She was very good at floral arrangement and was able to darn clothing making the repair invisible and neat, restoring the fabric to its original integrity.
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Sister Francis McManaway
Josephine Bell McManaway was born at Makara, Wellington on 26 February, 1873. Josephine’s parents were John and Bridget McManaway (nee Kenny)...
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Sister Tarcisius Walsh
Maureen Theresa was born in 1925; her parents were John and Mary Walsh. She had five brothers and was seventh in a family of nine. Maureen came from an Irish Catholic background, and Irish music and dancing were the loves of her life.
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Sister Kilian de Lacy
The Sisters would like to acknowledge the work Kilian did in compiling the index of Suzanne Aubert’s Directory it is a lasting tribute to her memory...