Wife of Irish Olympian Dies Two Days After Husband’s Funeral
The family has confirmed that the "cherished" spouse of legendary athlete and Olympic gold medallist Ronnie Delany passed away on March 21, two days after his funeral services. Her death occurred shortly following a period where she was reportedly unable to attend her husband's final rites due to health complications or logistical constraints surrounding the event in Ireland.
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1Joan Delany has died two days after her husband's funeral due to ill health that prevented her from attending in person.
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2Ronnie and Joan were married for a record-breaking period of six-four years before his death ten weeks ago.
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The 'cherished' wife of Ronald D. has died just two days after being unable to attend her husband's funeral due to ill health.
— [Mar 21, 19:25] Olympic legend's wife dies two days after being unable to attend his funeral (Irishstar)Joan Delany passed away ten days ago and died just two days later following her husband Ronnie D.'s funeral; the couple were married for sixty-four years.
— [Mar 21, 12:32] Wife of Ronald DeLaney dies two days after his funeral (Breakingnews.ie)'Cherished' wife Joan Delany died just a few weeks following her husband's Olympic gold medalist memorial service; she was too ill to attend the mass in Dublin.
— [Mar 21, 09:35] 'Cherish'd Wife of Ronald DeLaney Dies Just Days After Olympian Gold Medalists Funeral (Dublinlive.ie)Joan Delany died two days after her husband's funeral; the couple had been married for sixty-four years and are survived by four children.
— [Mar 21, 09:35] Joan DeLaney Dies Two Days After Husband Funeral (Independent.ie)Joan Delany passed away on March 18 at Blackrock Clinic just two days after being unable to attend Ronnie Delaney's funeral due to ill health. The couple had been married for 64 years, with Joan representing her husband by sending a single red rose while watching from the hospital before she died peacefully surrounded by family and friends in gentle peace.
Joan Delany, the 91-year-old wife of Olympic gold medalist Ronnie Delany with whom she had been married for six decades and who died a week after him. She passed away peacefully on March 18 at Blackrock Clinic just days before her own funeral was scheduled to take place in Cabinteely later that month
Joan Delany, the 91-year-old wife of Irish Olympic gold medalist Ronnie Delany with whom she had been married for six decades and who died a week earlier on March 20. She passed away peacefully at Blackrock Clinic surrounded by family just days after her husband's funeral was held in Cabinteely last Monday
Joan Delany, who married Olympic gold medalist Ronnie Delany in 1962 after they got engaged following a retirement announcement the previous year and were together for six decades before he died ten days prior to hers. She passed away two days after her husband's funeral at Blackrock Clinic surrounded by their four children and fourteen grandchildren as she is set to be buried on Monday morning followed by cremation services in Cabinteely, Co Dublin