BENITA C. (BERTOLI) PUTNAM, 76, of Hingham, Feb. 16th, 2010. Mother of Scott Putnam of Hingham, Lloyd W. Putnam, Jr. of New Bedford and the late Pamela Jean Putnam. Sister of Donald Bertoli of Tuscon, AZ and Joan Ranihan of Wollaston. Also survived by 5 grandchildren. The funeral services and interment are to be private. Visiting hours and flowers, omitted by family request. Rather than flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445.