PORT CHARLOTTE, FL-Christine J. (Leary) Wells, 76, of Port Charlotte, died Wednesday, July 24th in Medical Center Hospital, Punta Gorda, FL after a brief illness. She leaves her husband of 49 years, Charles E. Wells; a brother, John J. Leary, Jr. of Milton, MA and several nephews and nieces. A brother Thomas C. Leary predeceased her.
She was born in Worcester, MA the daughter of John J. and Mary C. (Mahoney) Leary and was a graduate of Commerce High School and the Worcester School of Business Science. Mrs. Wells was employed by Squibb Pharmaceutical Company in Philedelphia and previously worked at Rockwood Sprinkler Co., Ashworth Textile Card Co., and the Worcester School of Business Science. She was a communicant at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Port Charlotte, where she served as a eucharistic minister and as a past officer of the Council of Catholic Women. Mrs. Wells had been an active volunteer for St. Joseph and Fawcett Memorial Hospitals and was a member of the Irish American Club.
The funeral will be held on Monday, July 29th from O'Connor Brothers Funeral Home, 592 Park Avenue, Worcester, MA with a mass at 10:00 AM in St. Bernard's Church, 228 Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery. Calling hours are from 5:00 until 8:00 PM on Sunday, July 28th in the funeral home.