Mary (Burke) Wells, born Dec. 15, 1912, died February 5th, after a short illness. Daughter of the late Michael and Julia Burke, wife of the late Joseph M. Wells, sister of Julia Chaisson and Margaret Corsetti of Florida, Esther Downs of Lowell, and the late Agnes Hamilton. Beloved mother to Joseph and Jacquelyn Wells, Sheila and Richard Edmonds, Eileen and Edmond Sapienza, Michael and Marcia Wells and Judy and Phillip Callanan. Loving grandmother to her twenty three grandchildren including the late Michael Sapienza and thirty one great grandchildren.
A life long resident of Woburn, Mary Wells was born on Lake St. the oldest of the five Burke girls. Known as “Ma”, to her children and many grandchildren, Mary will long be remembered for the parties at her home. Wearing a dress in her favorite color, red, Mary played the piano at family parties often with a young grandchild on the bench next to her. Mary Wells was devoted to her family but most especially to the great love of her life, her husband, Joe. Mary was a nurse in a doctor’s office and Joe was the doctor’s driver. According to both, it was love at first sight. Married at what Mary described as the “ancient age of twenty three”, Mary and Joe were together for sixty-three years. After his death, Mary always had a picture of “my Joe” near her.
Her funeral will be from the McLaughlin – Dello Russo Funeral Home, Friday, Feb. 8th, at 8 a.m. followed by a funeral mass celebrated in St. Charles Church, 280 Main St., Woburn, at 9 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours at the funeral home will be Thursday from 4 thru 8. Services will conclude with burial at Woodbrook Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in Mary’s memory to the Boy’s and Girl’s Club of Woburn, Boy’s Club Lane, Woburn, MA 01801.