Margaret E. Wells

SALISBURY — Margaret E. Wells, 74, of Salisbury and New York City, died Jan. 25, 2015, at her home in New York.She is survived by her husband, Lynton Wells.Margaret was born in Upper Darby, Pa., on July 4, 1940, the daughter of the late Erna (Hinz) and Arnold Baur. She graduated from Ithaca High School and from Cornell University, where her father worked for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service and was Professor of Soil Technology. She received a master’s degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, where she majored in design.Margaret and Lynton were married in 1964, and moved to New York City in 1967. They took up residence in Salisbury in 1980. Recently they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, spending the month of September 2014 in Rome.Margaret Wells Consulting, Inc. was Margaret’s business for 30 years. She designed offices for many clients, including M. Michel David-Weill of Lazard Freres and Alan Eisenberg, executive secretary of Actors’ Equity. Additional contract work included offices for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation at Rockefeller Center and several lounges, a bar and a private dining room at the New York Stock Exchange. Margaret loved her work and was featured in the spring 2005 issue of ARRAY magazine.In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister, Carol Logue.A memorial service is being planned for April 11, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Greenwich Village Funeral Home, 199 Bleecker St., New York City.Memorial donations may be sent to the Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association, 304 Salmon Kill Road, Salisbury, CT 06068.