Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Lorraine Oliver passed on August 7, 2014.

Born Lorraine Angelina Marie Isabelle Beaulieu, December 10, 1922 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Charles and Angelina Beaulieu.She moved to Seattle and married John M Oliver on February 11, 1943.They moved to Vashon in 1946 where she lived for 68 years.

She worked as a type setter for a newspaper in Canada. She also worked at the American Can Company in Seattle, Wax Orchard and K-2 on Vashon.But first and foremost she was a homemaker.

She was a member of the Vashon-Maury Grange, an avid square dancer, a member of the Eagles and involved in the Senior Center for 30 years. She enjoyed traveling which included trips to Europe, Mexico, Reno, Las Vegas and a cruise to Alaska.She especially loved visiting family and friends throughout the United States and Canada.She had a competitive soul when playing pinochle, bridge, and other games.

She was preceded in death by her husband John Oliver, parents Charles and Angelina Beaulieu, and brothers Peter and Edward Beaulieu.She is survived by brothers Wilfred (Margaret), Marcel (Diane),sister Margaret.She is also survived by her children Margaret Bickel of Vashon, Joan (Lee) Orndorff of Mesa, AZ, John (Cheryl) Oliver of Tucson, AZ, Penny Chapman of Tacoma, eight grandchildren, and thirteen great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews as well as close friends Shirley Rogers and Darrell Warner.

She will be missed by all that knew and loved her.

A memorial service will be on August 16, 2014 at 1:00, The Bethel Church, 14736 SW Bethel Lane, Vashon, Washington.

Memorials may be sent to Vashon Senior Center.