Translation of "Stricken" in Spanish

My children were stricken with fear.

mis hijos estaban muertos de miedo.

Was stricken down by a crippling brain aneurysm,

tuvo un aneurisma cerebral,

Just two years later Olaf's wife dies, leaving him grief-stricken.

Tan sólo dos años después muere la esposa de Olaf, dejándolo afligido.

His health was failing, and in 1821, the death  of his eldest daughter left him grief-stricken.

His health was failing, and in 1821, the death of his eldest daughter left him grief-stricken.