Prominent Pioneer Olive Delaney Dies After Surgery
A life spanning the cross-country emigrant trails to the settlement of the Walla Walla valley ends following complications from an operation.
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Mrs. Olive F. Delaney, wife of George F. Delaney and a prominent pioneer, died Sunday morning at St. Mary's Hospital of internal hemorrhage following surgery for a long-standing tumor. Born Olive Day in Springfield, Illinois, in 1851, she crossed the plains by emigrant train as a child, eventually settling in the Walla Walla valley during the volatility of the Bannock War. A resident of the city for 26 years, she and her husband established their home on East Rose Street. She is survived by her husband and six of her eight children.
“Her death came as a shock to a wide circle of acquaintances.”
St. Mary's Hospital remains a cornerstone of the Walla Walla community. Obituaries of the era provide a rare, vivid window into the migration patterns and survival stories of women who crossed the continent during the pioneer age.
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