Bainbridge Island native Shirley Jane (Woodman) Cain died July 17 in Edmonds of complications related to emphysema.

She was born March 25, 1928 in Winslow.

She met future husband Dick Cain in elementary school, and the two were married in 1950.

The couple lived in Seattle for 15 years, where she worked for Puget Sound Power and Seattle City Light in the 1950s. Moving to Edmonds in 1965, she joined the Edmonds School District as a teacher’s aide.

She was known as a “people person” who had a genuine interest in others.

She was preceded in death by her brother Tom in 1997.

She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Dick; her daughter Candy Brown and son-in-law Todd; her son Rick Cain and daughter-in-law Alvilde; her brother Bob Woodman and his wife Mary; four grandchildren — Jill and David Brown, and Noah and Jacob Cain; and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m Aug. 6 at the Bainbridge First Baptist Church.

Memorial donations can be made to her favorite charity, Children’s Hospital, P.O. Box 50020, Seattle WA 98145-5020.