Overview
- Joan Delany died on Wednesday at Blackrock Clinic in Dublin, surrounded by her family.
- A funeral Mass took place Saturday at 11 a.m. in St Brigid’s Church, Cabinteely, with a private cremation to follow.
- Her husband, Ronnie Delany, the 1956 Olympic 1500m gold medallist, died 10 days earlier at 91 and was buried on Monday in Dublin.
- The couple were married for 64 years and are survived by four children, 14 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
- At Monday’s service, their son Ronnie Delany Jr praised his parents’ bond as his father’s “second gold medal,” while Joan watched the Mass via webcam from hospital.