LINCOLNVILLE — Barbara Ann Putnam passed away in her home on April 25 2023. She was the oldest daughter of Nick and Eva Santanella. She is survived by long time partner, Richard E. Weeks; a younger brother, Nick Santanella; and her two children, Adam and Sara Putnam.

She grew up in Enfield, Connecticut, but soon traded the tobacco fields of her childhood for the skyscrapers of New York City as a dental hygienist. Many twists and turns later, she found herself retiring to Lincolnville Beach after 27 years as a vice president of telecommunications at Citibank.

She enjoyed travel and adventure wherever she could find it, which often meant boating with Richard up and down the Penobscot Coast.

She was an exceptional cook and generous host of many gatherings for family and friends, loved gardening, knitting and collecting treasures from the beach. She had a very giving and loving personality that she shared with everyone she met.

Donations can be made in her name to New Hope Midcoast, an organization that she believed strongly in supporting. https://newhopemidcoast.org/join-us/donate/

A celebration of her life will be planned for Summer 2023.