Molly Irene Shelton
1929-2021
Mollie Irene (Green) Shelton, 92, of Grand Manan, NB, passed
away peacefully on Friday, January, 22, 2021 at the Saint John
Regional Hospital. Beloved wife of the late John (Dick) Robert Shelton
(2007), predeceased by her parents, Sheldon (1965) and Sadie (Small)
(1937) Green, and her siblings Hazel Zwicker (2016), Marilyn Frost
(1986); Brother Earling Green (1997); half-brother Jack Green (1973),
her granddaughter Jerri-Anne Flagg (1979) and her grandson Bobby
Manning (2009).
Born in North Head and raised in Ingalls Head, Mollie
graduated from Saint John Vocational School (1947). She
owned her own shop as a talented seamstress. Then she met and married
Dick and became a Navy wife (1950). In her younger years, she curled
and was an active member of Eastern Star. She loved history, nature
and travel. In the 80s and 90s, she ran the Fundy Folly Bed and
Breakfast and hosted guests from around the world.
Mollie’s amazing spirit lives on in her three
daughters, Judi Shelton of North Head, Joanne Flagg (late Jerry) of
North Head, and Lori Shelton (Michael Krewski) of Ottawa, ON; and in
her four sons, John Robert (Bob) Shelton (Jessie Laing) of Oyster
Pond, NS, David Shelton (Renate Roske-Shelton) of Back Bay, NB, Tom
Shelton (Jana) of Oak Bay, NB, Gary Shelton of Castalia; and first
grandson Kevin Shelton (Michelle Moreau) of Quispamsis,
NB.
With love, she gifted her grandchildren, Patrick, Jodi, Paul,
Aishia, Justin, Vanessa, Christopher, Tyson, Jada, Desiree, Ren and
her 22 great grandchildren and 2 great-great children many knitted
clothes and quilted blankets. She will be remembered as a prolific
knitter, a warm and generous storyteller, and an amazing baker and
cook.
She is survived by her two sisters, Jeanne Ingalls (late
Lawrence) of Ingalls Head, Dorothy Perron (late Joe) of
Hammond’s Plains, NS; three half-sisters, Natalie Forsyth,
of Chester, NS, Bonnie Cook (Carman) of Big Cove, NB, Trudy Morse
(Neil) of Grand Harbour, and many nieces and nephews.
There will an interment in the Maple Grove Cemetery at a
later date. A donation in Mollie’s memory can be made to the
Canadian
Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Diabetes
Association or the Grand
Manan Nursing Home Foundation.
Funeral arrangements are in the care of Ells Funeral Home
Inc., 1199 Route 776, Grand Manan, NB E5G 1G2. Condolences, messages
of sympathy may also be sent to www.ells.ca or
(506)662-3116.
19292021
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Molly Irene Shelton 19292021..
Décès pour la Ville: Grand Manan, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick