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Gaffke, Mother Mary Tarcilia
Felician Order. Teacher. Principal. Provincial superior. Born Nov. 19, 1884 in Detroit, Mich. Daughter of John and Marcianna Febrau. Studied at St. Albertus School. Detroit, Mich.; Ursuline Academy, Toledo, Ohio; De Sales College, Toledo, Ohio, and Wayne University, Detroit, Mich. Teacher and principal in various schools from 1907-1938. Provincial-superior of Detroit Province from 1938 to date. Her activities as Provincial follow: 1941, Opened the Hospital at Grandview, Manitoba, 1942, St. Michael School, Rosedale Gardens, Mich. Address: Villa St. Felix, Plymouth, Mich.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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