Joanne (Saviano) Baffuto, 55, passed away peacefully on Monday November 19, 2012, at her parents home in Tierra Verde, FL. She was born in Brooklyn, NY was formerly of Staten Island, NY and resided in North Port, FL for the past 8 years.

She was formerly employed by a Point-of-Sale Software Company in Englewood Cliffs, NJ as a Software Quality Assurance Director for over 14 years.

Joanne is survived by her husband, James, her step daughters, Meredith, Paige and Jaime and their boxer, Harley, her parents, Michael and Ann , her brother, Michael Saviano and his wife, Moni and daughter Jenna; her brother, Joseph Saviano and his wife, Nora and their two children, Nicole and Deanna, her sister and best friend, Dawn Schwartz and her husband, Larry and their two children, Karissa and Lexia. Also surviving are several other nieces and nephews.

A gathering in Joanne's memory will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the Flynn and Son Funeral Home, 23 Ford Avenue, Fords, NJ 08863, from 1 to 3 p.m. concluding with a 3 p.m. memorial service.
Contributions may be made to ovariancancer.org in Joanne's memory.