James Edward Wells II. Former husband of the late Mary Jane Wells; dear father of Mary Jane and James E. Wells III; fond brother of Mary Therese (the late Kenneth) Strathdee; godfather of the late Mary Carol (Brad) McGehee; uncle of Kenneth (Nancy) Strathdee, Theresa (Conrad) Lau, Caryl (Jerry) Doetsch, and the late Patricia Bechtold; also survived by many cousins; honorary grandfather of Andrew, Teddy, Patrick, Jack, Astrid, Page, Drew, John and Shea; dear friend of Mary Lou, Jennifer (Don), and Megan (Robert).

Visitation Friday, April 26, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Michalik Funeral Home, 1056 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60642. Family and friends will meet Saturday, April 27, 2019 at St. John Cantius Church, 825 North Carpenter Street, Chicago, Illinois 60642 for an 11:00 a.m. Funeral Mass. Interment Rosehill Cemetery.

Donations can be made to Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network, Attn: Ashley Ocasio, 425 Spring Lake Drive, Itasca, Illinois 60143-2076 (Please include James Wells in memo line) or www.giftofhope.org .

For further information please call 312-421-0936.