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Pauline Putnam, 93, Former Co-owner of the Putnam Furniture Store in Vermilion

Pauline A. Putnam (nee Cunningham), 93, of Vermilion, died Tuesday, June 7, 2005 in Briarfield of Milan.

She was born November 11, 1911 in Baltimore, Maryland, and had lived in Vermilion since 1946 moving from Cleveland.

She was co-owner of the Putnam Furniture Store in Vermilion, now Erie Electronics and a former member of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church, Vermilion.

Survivors include her sons, Robert Adams of Rockledge, FL, and Ronald Putnam of Prescott, Arizona; 3 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Preceding her in death were her husband H.K. "Bill" Putnam, parents, Patrick and Ethel Cunningham; 3 brothers: Richard, Robert, and Patrick Putnam; and 2 sisters; Margeret Bidwell and Betty Prenatt.

Interment will be Thursday in Riceville Cemetery, Riceville, PA.

The Riddle Funeral Home, 5345 South Street, Vermilion, will handle arrangements.

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