Bonnie Jeanne Putney

Bonnie Jeanne Putney

Obituary

1948-2023

Bonnie was born in Atlantic City February 1948 to Frances and Jeanne Wilson. She

has been married to Seth Robert Putney for 50 Years. She has three sons; Michael ,

Charles, and James. She resides in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania with her husband,

her 4 dogs, 6 cats, a herd of deer, and the birds she loves.

Bonnie graduated from Mainland High School in Linwood, NJ. She attended

Atlantic Community College and graduated with an Associates degree in Accounting in

1968. She was employed as a payroll accountant at Atlantic City Electric. Bonnie

Married her husband Seth in 1972 and her adventures began.

Bonnie relocated to Boston, Massachusetts where shewas employed by

Raytheon Company as an Executive Assistant in the Radar Department. She found the

time to find an Adoption Agency and became a family of three when Michael arrived

from El Salvador. With the arrival of Michael the family returned to Atlantic City, NJ.

Family employment led Bonnie and Seth and Michael to relocate to Moorestown, NJ.

Bonnie became President of the Latin American Parents Association and

established friendships with other families from Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania and

New Jersey who had adopted children from South America. Bonnie ventured into the

land of Foster Parenting for the state of New Jersey. She provided foster homes for 14

children and adopted the last two of them Charles and James. They all moved away

into the world around them. Bonnie and Seth returned to the Atlantic City Shore to walk

the boardwalks, and the beaches. Bonnie volunteered at the Forsythe National Wildlife

Refuge and wrote Grants for programs at the refuge.

Upon Retirement Bonnie and Seth moved to the Poconos where they had gone

on their honeymoon at the Birchwood Resort. Bonnie is survived by Seth, Michael,

Charles, and James.