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4 May, 2018

Sister Thecla Clarke

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Sister was a Sister of Compassion for 5 years. Thank you Thecla for your generosity.

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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.
Sister Paschal Wall

Mary Frances Wall was born in Christchurch on 25 May, 1909. Her parents were Edmund James Purton Wall and Mary Ellen Wall (nee Geaney)...
Sister Benedict Cullen

Mary Josephine Cullen was born on 7 April, 1894, in Liverpool, England. Her parents were John Cullen and Alice Cullen (nee Rushton). Although her father was a Catholic, she had been brought up in the Church of England until she came to live in New Zealand in her teens...

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