Mar. 12 -- Lorraine Wells 1939-2025 Lorraine Wells, 85, died Feb. 23, 2025 after losing a short argument with cancer. Born in Wausau, Wisc., in 1939, she grew up on a dairy farm with her three sisters, Ethel, Pat and Beverly who all survive her. Having no boys, her dad expected all of them to work the farm as men regardless, so Lorraine drove tractors, bailed hay and milked cows throughout childhood. Attending a one-room school for eight years somehow inspired an interest in science at a time when girls pursuing such topics were actively discouraged in high school, college and even graduate school. Nevertheless, she received her master's degree in genetics and worked creating hybridized flora. Lorraine was an excellent cook and baker, and always generous with her talent. With her sister, she started a bakery in Colorado, before marrying and moving to California and then in 1970 to Los Chavez with her late husband, Bill Wells. She worked as a medical technician at Lovelace Hospital while also helping Bill start and run a commercial greenhouse business. Lorraine decided to halt her career to raise her three children, Lars, Grant and Paloma, while also playing a large role in many of her stepgrandchildren's lives over those years. Once the three kids were older, she returned to school, earning an associate degree in computer science and using that to become a research technician in UNM Hospital's neonatology department, retiring in 2001. All along her life's path, Lorraine always offered kindness, unselfish support and a wonderful baked treat to so many friends, family and acquaintances; along with intelligent, well-considered conversations, and a deep caring for the well-being of others. Services will take place at Romero Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, March 28, starting with a visitation at 10 a.m., and a celebration of life at 10:30 a.m. Please sign Lorraine's online tribute at romerofuneralhomenm.com. Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen.