SUTTON - Pauline M. "Polly" (Putnam) Shaw, 93, formerly of Central Turnpike, died Monday, March 7 in St. Camillus Health Center in Whitinsville.
Her husband, Kenneth M. Shaw, died in 1988. She leaves a daughter, Linda J., wife of John Sinacola of Sutton; two sons, Holland E. and his wife Sylvia of
Sutton, and Peter C. and his wife Harriet of Oxford; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Grant P. Putnam of Atlanta, Georgia;
and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Another grandson, Andrew P. Sinacola, died in 1983. She was born October 23, 1911, in Worcester, the oldest of the six children of David N. and Daisy C. (Theakston) Putnam. She grew up on the familyTM)s farm on Century Farm Road in West Sutton. She was one of six graduates in the Class of 1929 at Sutton High School. She was a graduate of the Worcester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1934 and worked as a registered nurse
for many years.
Mrs. Shaw and her husband lived and worked for many years in Sutton Center. She began an antiques business in 1958. In 1965, she purchased the brick
store in Sutton Center, where she ran PollyTM)s Antiques for many years, retiring in 1999. Her store was filled with everything from fine china and silver to old books and postcards, tools, paintings, furniture, and clocks.
She participated in many antique shows throughout the area, and was one of the original vendors at Gordon ReidTM)s Famous Antique Show, which opened in Brimfield in 1959.
"You can read all you want about antiques, but experience trains the best," she told The News Recorder in a 1973 nterview. "ITM)m tempted to keep a lot of things for myself, but, like a candy store, you canTM)t have everything."
In 1980, she moved to West Sutton, where she and her husband restored the 1817 Bastow-Phelps House. In addition to her ntiques business, Mrs. Shaw loved knitting and cross-stitch, and could often be found sitting by the pot-bellied stove in her store, working on a crossword puzzle, with her beloved greyhound seated nearby. She enjoyed baking and cooking, and keeping up her English and Yankee family traditions at the holidays. She was an avid
reader, and particularly enjoyed American fiction, short stories,
biographies, and the poetry of Robert Frost.
Last September, Mrs. Shaw and her brother watched the Sutton 300 parade from the porch of her store in Sutton Center.
Her funeral service will be held Thursday, March 10th at 2 p.m. in the First Congregational Church, 307 Boston Road, Sutton. Burial will be private in Pigeon Hill Cemetery, Sutton. Calling hours are 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 9th in Mulhane Home for Funerals, 45 Main St., Millbury. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Activity Fund of St. Camillus Health Center, 447 Hill St., Whitinsville, MA 01588, or to the Greyhound Friends Inc., 167 Saddle Hill Road, Hopkinton, MA 01748, or to a charity of oneTM)s choice.
Read Pauline Shaw's Obituary and Guestbook on mulhane.com.
Her husband, Kenneth M. Shaw, died in 1988. She leaves a daughter, Linda J., wife of John Sinacola of Sutton; two sons, Holland E. and his wife Sylvia of
Sutton, and Peter C. and his wife Harriet of Oxford; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Grant P. Putnam of Atlanta, Georgia;
and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Another grandson, Andrew P. Sinacola, died in 1983. She was born October 23, 1911, in Worcester, the oldest of the six children of David N. and Daisy C. (Theakston) Putnam. She grew up on the familyTM)s farm on Century Farm Road in West Sutton. She was one of six graduates in the Class of 1929 at Sutton High School. She was a graduate of the Worcester Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1934 and worked as a registered nurse
for many years.
Mrs. Shaw and her husband lived and worked for many years in Sutton Center. She began an antiques business in 1958. In 1965, she purchased the brick
store in Sutton Center, where she ran PollyTM)s Antiques for many years, retiring in 1999. Her store was filled with everything from fine china and silver to old books and postcards, tools, paintings, furniture, and clocks.
She participated in many antique shows throughout the area, and was one of the original vendors at Gordon ReidTM)s Famous Antique Show, which opened in Brimfield in 1959.
"You can read all you want about antiques, but experience trains the best," she told The News Recorder in a 1973 nterview. "ITM)m tempted to keep a lot of things for myself, but, like a candy store, you canTM)t have everything."
In 1980, she moved to West Sutton, where she and her husband restored the 1817 Bastow-Phelps House. In addition to her ntiques business, Mrs. Shaw loved knitting and cross-stitch, and could often be found sitting by the pot-bellied stove in her store, working on a crossword puzzle, with her beloved greyhound seated nearby. She enjoyed baking and cooking, and keeping up her English and Yankee family traditions at the holidays. She was an avid
reader, and particularly enjoyed American fiction, short stories,
biographies, and the poetry of Robert Frost.
Last September, Mrs. Shaw and her brother watched the Sutton 300 parade from the porch of her store in Sutton Center.
Her funeral service will be held Thursday, March 10th at 2 p.m. in the First Congregational Church, 307 Boston Road, Sutton. Burial will be private in Pigeon Hill Cemetery, Sutton. Calling hours are 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 9th in Mulhane Home for Funerals, 45 Main St., Millbury. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Activity Fund of St. Camillus Health Center, 447 Hill St., Whitinsville, MA 01588, or to the Greyhound Friends Inc., 167 Saddle Hill Road, Hopkinton, MA 01748, or to a charity of oneTM)s choice.
Read Pauline Shaw's Obituary and Guestbook on mulhane.com.
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