Joan M. Buffinton of E. Taunton, formerly of Middleboro and Assonet passed away peacefully on June 2, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Ms. Buffinton was 64 years old. She was the loving mother of Maria Dube and her husband Paul Berube of E. Taunton and Michelle Harriman and her husband D.J. of Liberty, ME. Joan was a proud grandmother of 7 and a great grandmother of 1. She was the dear sister of Donald Remedis of Assonet, John Remedis of Freetown, George Remedis of Whitman, Gail Carter of Taunton, Grace Moniz of Florida, Joseph Remedis of Taunton, Barbara Remedis of Fall River and the late Marilyn Wilbur of Middleboro.
Joan was born on September 26, 1949 in Middleboro, MA; the daughter of the late John and Barbara (Kelley) Remedis. She graduated from Memorial High School in Middleboro and would later move to Assonet after marrying the late Charles “Gage” Buffinton. Together “Gage” and Joan owned and operated Buffinton’s Restaurant in Assonet. She was an incredibly hard worker and that attribute showed through the 20 years that she owned the restaurant. Joan loved to help people and when doing so, she was most happy.
Family was everything to Joan. Her children and grandchildren meant the world to her. Joan will be loved, missed and respected by all who knew her.
With accordance to her wishes all services will be private. Arrangements are under the care of the Taunton Funeral Home 8 Crapo St. Taunton, MA 02780. Online Condolences maybe made at www.tauntonfuneral.com