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JUNE D. (JULIAN) BUFFONE
BIG-BAND SINGER, RECEPTIONIST
AUG. 20, 1931 - NOV. 11, 2004

June D. Buffone, a onetime local big-band singer and retired medical receptionist, died Thursday in Inter-Community Memorial Hospital, Newfane, after a long illness. She was 73.

Mrs. Buffone was born June Julian in Niagara Falls and attended local schools.

As a young woman, she sang with local bands. Her family said she always enjoyed singing and also liked classic musicals and other old movies.

Mrs. Buffone worked for more than 25 years at a Pine Avenue office shared by three physicians. The practice later became Summit Pediatrics.

She enjoyed bowling, watching baseball, and playing cards.

Mrs. Buffone was a longtime member of St. Charles Catholic Church, after having grown up as a parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Frank J.; four sons, Michael of Sterling, Va.; Douglas of North Tonawanda and Patrick and Philip, both of Niagara Falls; two daughters, Nancy Pitarresi and Karen, both of Niagara Falls; a brother, Paul Julian of Sanborn; and eight grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Monday in St. Charles Catholic Church, 56th Street and Lindbergh Avenue, following prayers at 9 a.m. in Lane Funeral Home, 8622 Buffalo Ave.

Burial will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Lewiston.

Family/Spouse: BUFFONE, Frank J. Frank (son of BUFFONE, Pasquale (Patsy) and SDAO, Clara) was born on 26 Feb 1923 in Beyer, Indiana County, PA; died on 18 Nov 2008 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: PITARRESI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]