Marion F. Skehan was better known as Sister Rose Olive. She served the Maryknoll Sisters and was assigned to Hong Kong around 1934.
After the fall of Hong Kong, she was residing at Maryknoll Convent School. On 8 February 1942, eighteen Sisters of the school including Sister Rose Olive were interned at Stanley Camp.
She was released from camp in June 1942 and repatriated to the United States.
After the war, Sister Rose Olive sharpened her music skills through hard work and studies and became an excellent piano instructor. She was in Hong Kong between 1950 and 1966 and during that period taught music. She coached and prepared her students to achieve a high standard of excellence in piano examinations.
Source
1. Maryknoll Mission Archives: https://maryknollmissionarchives.org/deceased-sisters/sister-rose-olive-skehan-mm/
2. The Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong. See here
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Sister Rose Olive
When the Battle of Hong Kong began, Sister Rose Olive was assigned to the First Aid Post at Maryknoll Convent School. [On the afternoon of the eleventh] the first-aid post at M.C.S. was disbanded. Instead, the nearby La Salle College of the Christian Brothers was to house the Red Cross. Auxiliary nurses and the Sisters were advised to seek refuge there." in p. 49 of The Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, 1921-1969: In Love With the Chinese (See also here )
Source
1. http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/uniformedcivilians.html#_Toc43367292
2. Sister Rose Olive's name/signature appears under "La Salle College" (La Salle Relief Hospital) on the far right on the "Day Joyce Sheet" held by the Imperial War Museum.
See: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30083388. An explanation of the "Day Joyce Sheet" is given at: https://gwulo.com/media/46458