Lorraine G. Shelly passed away peacefully in Oak Harbor on July 1. She was 91 years of age.

Lorraine was born Lorraine Gertrude Wold on Aug. 11, 1923, in Tacoma to Guy and Emily (Neumann) Wold.

She grew up in Tacoma and was married to Robert Eugene Shelly on Jan. 28, 1942. Together, they built a family and five successful businesses.

Lorraine and Robert had four children, Brian, Dennis, Diane and Gary. The family lived in Seattle, Belfair, Wash., Santa Barbara, Calif., and Oak Harbor. In each of these towns, Lorraine was an active member of the community.

When her children were young, Lorraine was the Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader. Her real love was music. She sang in the church choir wherever she lived. She directed the choirs in Belfair and Oak Harbor. She even sang on TV and the radio when she lived in Seattle.

When Lorraine retired from business, she didn’t stop working. She volunteered at the Whidbey Playhouse and the Oak Harbor Senior Center.

Lorraine’s hands were never still. She sewed, crocheted and embroidered for friends and family for as long as her eyes and hands would allow. Her favorite subject matter was birds, especially hummingbirds.

Lorraine is survived by her four children, Brian (Andra) Shelly of Oak Harbor, Dennis of Oak Harbor, Diane Starker of Tonasket, Wash., and Gary (Kathy) of Oak Harbor. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Lorraine was preceded in death by her husband, Robert, and her brother, Eugene Wold.

The family would like to thank the staff of Regency on Whidbey for their wonderful care over the last few years. They suggest memorials to a favorite charity.

A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Aug. 1 at Wallin Funeral Home with Pastor Hallack Greider of Whidbey Presbyterian Church officiating. A reception at the funeral home will follow.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home. Please visit Lorraine’s Book of Memories page on the funeral home website at www.wallinfuneral home.com