Mae E. Wells, 98, of Cheshire, MA, passed away August 19, 2018 at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility after a brief illness.

Born in Decatur, Illinois on February 22, 1920, to Paul and Bertha Williams Wiseman, she was a 1938 graduate of Decatur High School.

She married the late John H. Wells II on October 5, 1945. He predeceased her on February 24 2001. They moved to Pittsfield in 1946 and then to Cheshire in 1954. Mrs. Wells worked as an administrative assistant in Ordnance at General Electric for 38 years, from 1947-1985. Prior to that she worked for Western Union in Decatur.

Mrs. Wells leaves behind her brother, Arthur D. Wiseman and wife Rosemary of Orland Park, IL. She also leaves behind many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her brothers and sisters, Walter Wiseman, Weltha Krueger, Ester Pauline Gossett, Dale Wiseman, Mary Evelyn Powell, Carl Adam Wiseman, Paul Wiseman Jr., Oliver Wiseman, Otis Wiseman, Milton Wiseman, Bertha Lucille Spaugh, and John Wiseman.

The family would like to extend a personal Thank You to the nursing staff at Mt. Greylock Extended Care Facility for their compassionate care.

FUNERAL NOTICE: A graveside service for Mrs. Wells will be held, FRIDAY, August 24, 2018 at 1:30pm at Cheshire Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Cheshire Fire Department or the First Baptist Church of Cheshire in care of DERY-CHESHIRE FUNERAL HOME, P.O. BOX 445, CHESHIRE, MA 01225