Eventually she entered the Order where she did her Religious Training . She Prayed she would be given the name of Susanne after our Foundress, her Prayers were answered. Following this Suzanne worked as a Sister of Compassion in our different areas of work. I knew sister well as we began our Nursing Training together, she was a bright young woman and did well with her Nursing, gaining good marks in all three Papers, Medical, Surgical, & Maternity. She was a good nurse and I know people loved her approach to them. After sisters time in the Hospital she had a few health issues and felt she was unable to carry on as a Sister of Compassion, eventually she left the Order, Married and had a family. Sister Cecilia Scanlon
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Sister Carmella Coghlan
Eileen Marion Coghlan, was born in Reefton on the famous West Coast, that fact alone gave her, along with many another Coaster, that distinct something that makes them different from the rest of us. Her parents were Peter Coghlan and Elizabeth Coghlan [nee O’Leary]. Eileen grew up in a family of nine children - four boys and five girls...
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Sister Flora Walsh
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