Dr. Walter Irvine Wells

Dr. Walter Irvine Wells of Lexington, MA, formerly of Kansas City, MO, passed away peacefully on Nov. 12, 2016, at the age of 91. Walter was the beloved husband of the late Marjorie Dean (Merrifield) Wells.

Walter and Marjorie came to Boston in 1950 to attend MIT, where Walter went on to earn his BS, MS, and PhD in electrical engineering. His entire professional career was devoted to his work on a variety of national defense projects at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory. The family attended Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA, where Dr. Wells served faithfully over the years.

Walter was the dear father of two children: daughter, Cynthia Anne Van Wingerden, married to Nicholas II, and son, Gregory Dean Wells. He was a loving grandfather to four: Nicholas Van Wingerden III, married to Anne Virginia; the late Andrew Van Wingerden; Jeffrey Dean Wells; and Jamie Beth Schneider, married to Andrew Jacob. He was a great-grandfather to six: Crystelle Rene; Andrew Micah; Chloe Grace and Wesley Walter Van Wingerden; and Lily Joy and Levi Raphael Schneider.

Services will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at the Hamilton United Methodist Church in Hamilton, followed immediately by a luncheon and time of fellowship from 12 to 2:00 p.m., and with the interment following at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Breckenridge. A reception will be held for local friends and family at the family home in Lexington, MA, in the summer of 2017. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to International Teams, 411 West River Rd., Elgin, IL 60123, to support the overseas ministry of his grandson, Nicholas Van Wingerden.

Arrangements are under the direction of Bram Funeral Home in Hamilton. www.bramfuneralservices.com.

(paid obituary)