Angela Montano Delany

Angela Montano Delany was born on October 1st, 1937 in a small province in the Philippines called Infanta, Pangasinan. She was the second oldest of five born to Zacarias Montano and Purificasion Meremilla. In 1967 Angela left behind her family, and daughter Loreto in the Philippines, and immigrated to Brush Prairie Washington. Where she joined Gilbert Delany, whom her brother had introduced her to. A year later she gave birth to her second daughter Elizabeth. In 1979 Gilbert and Angela adopted her sister's grandson and renamed him Mark, raising him as their own. He currently lives in Vancouver, Washington. Angela worked as a production line worker for the Fruit Cannery, General Electric, James River and then eventually retiring from Rexam Graphics in 1995. Gilbert died at home on the family farm in 1991 with Angela and Beth by his side. In early 2006 she sent the majority of her belongings as well as tools and textiles to provide opportunities to her family in the Philippines, where she planned to move permanently. She returned to the farm in the fall of 2006 after experiencing some medical complications. Soon after joining Elizabeth and her husband John at their home in Battle Ground WA. Living with them there until the fall of 2008 when all three of them returned to the farm in Brush Prairie. In 2011 Angela suffered a stroke. After months of occupational therapy Beth moved into the main house on the farm to better care for Angela as her health continued to deteriorate. With symptoms of dementia and loss of her verbal communication understanding the world around her became very challenging. Beth and John helped make Angela's life easy, peaceful and stress free. In 2022 Angela along with Beth and John left the Brush Prairie Farm for good. Along with good friend Xochil Tompkins they moved into a single residence and together shared the task of caring for Angela as her health continued to decline. Angela died peacefully in her sleep on the morning of June 3, 2024 As prepared as we like to think of ourselves, there is no preparation for the aching hole her absence leaves in our hearts. We are truly grateful for the opportunity to have known her and honored to have shared our lives with Angela these last 17 years.

Angela Montano Delany

October 1, 1937 - June 3, 2024