Mrs. Frances E. Putnam

Frances E. Putnam, aged 90, went to heaven on January 28, 2014, at Mt. Carmel Care Center with her daughters by her side. Franny was born September 11, 1923, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Frank Bergain and Elizabeth Reddington. She graduated from St. Joseph's Central High School and received a degree from Forsythe School of Dental Hygiene in Boston, Massachusetts. She married her late husband, James A. Putnam, on July 4, 1949; he died on September 7, 2010. Franny started her hygienist career with the Pittsfield School Department, then took time off to raise her three daughters. She returned to work for a variety of local dentists over the years and ended her career with the Pittsfield School Department as the "swish lady". She was a great cook and her family always sat down for dinner together which included a special dessert. She was a avid Boston Red Sox fan and never missed watching a game. Franny is survived by her three daughters, Beth Wilkinson and her husband William "Wilkie", Jan Kirvin and her fiancé Thomas Keefe III, and Mary Putnam and her companion Eddie Wrba. She is also survived by her four grandchildren, Matthew Wilkinson and his wife Lisa, Molly Wilkinson, Marc Wilkinson, Meghan Roy and her husband Timothy, her three great-grandchildren, Brady, Ethan and Parker Wilkinson and her brother-in-law Ralph Putnam and his wife Sandy of Lakeland, Florida. She is predeceased by her two sisters and their husbands, Barbara and Robert O'Laughlin and Mary Irene and Ernest St. Peter. The family of Mrs. Putnam would like to thank Hospice Care in the Berkshires and the staff at Mt. Carmel Care Center in Lenox for their kindness and care during their mother's illness. FUNERAL NOTICE: A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Frances Putnam will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 3, 2014 at St. Charles Church, celebrated by Rev. A. Peter Gregory, pastor. Franny had requested no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that memorial donations be made to Hospice Care in the Berkshires, care of the Dwyer Funeral Home, 776 North St., Pittsfield MA 01201, in her memory. DONATIONS CANNOT BE MADE ONLINE, but may be made through the Dwyer Funeral Home.

Mrs. Frances E. Putnam

September 11, 1923 - January 28, 2014