MRS. OLIVE DRENNAN'S LONG, USEFUL LIFE, DRAWS TO CLOSE
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Title MRS. OLIVE DRENNAN'S LONG, USEFUL LIFE, DRAWS TO CLOSE Date 25 Feb 1921 Page 1 Periodical Santa Cruz Evening News Place Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA USA Source Type Newspaper URL https://www.newspapers.com/image/50513073 Source ID S966 Text MRS. OLIVE DRENNAN'S LONG, USEFUL LIFE, DRAWS TO CLOSE
This morning, soon after three o'clock, occurred the death of an old citizen of Santa Cruz -- one of most distinguished ones -- a woman identified with the best things carried on In this city for a very long period. Mrs. Olive Louisa Drennan passed to her well-earned rest, at the age of 81 years 1 month and 21 days. She had been ill at her home on Church street, only being in bed for a week, though she had needed care for five years.
She had a keen brain to the last, vividly interested in matters of world wide importance a great reader tile best in modern literature, as as that of older times.
Mrs Drennan -- Olive Louisa Fer-nald being her maiden name -- was born in North Berwick, Maine, and received her education there and Boston, where she attended school under W. J. Rolfe, the famous Shakespearian scholar.
In '63 she came to California with her sister, Mrs. Amasa Pray, Mr. Pray and their family of children. They were in Santa Barbara for a year, with a brother, Charles Fernald. In '64 Miss Fernald settled in Santa Cruz with the Prays, and she taught in Santa Cruz schools for four years. While at Mission hill's little two room building she was one of those who planted a long row of trees, a later landmark. She married in '68 Samuel Drennan, a prominent business man, and entered the Church street Home where she passed away last night, as a bride.
She was a staunch Congregational ism secretary of the Ladies' society and the missionary society for years almost without number. She was the second president of the Decorative Art society and Women's exchange a charter member of the Improvement society, which closed its affairs in her home a few months ago. She was its treasurer for a long period. Other activities were the D. A. R., to the local chapter of which she belonged, an honored member, and the Saturday Afternoon club.
Mrs. Drennan is survived by her four children Captain Ryland Dren nan of the Pacific Mail Steamship company, at Shanghai, but at present in Calcutta; Mrs. Hazzard Gragg of San Luis Obispo; Mrs. Walter Byrne, or Wis city, and Mrs. R. H. B. Collier of Berkeley.
The funeral services will be by her own request, strictly private, and will be held at her late home, 45. Church street, tomorrow afternoon at half past 2.
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