SAVARINO - Bernadine December 18, 2017, age 79. Beloved daughter of the late Rachel (nee Paolini) and Samuel Savarino; sister of Rosalie (late Frank) Ciminelli, Salvatore "Sonny" (Carol) Savarino, Marilyn (late Michael) Giancarlo and Donna (Joseph) Santoro. Longtime dearest friend of Sr. Mary Walter, RSM and Sr. Margaret Gorman, RSM; also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. The family will be present to receive friends Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the (Amherst Chapel) AMIGONE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 5200 Sheridan Dr. (cor. Hopkins) where prayers will be said Friday morning at 8:45 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated from St. Benedict Church at 9:30 AM. Family and friends invited. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Bernadine's memory to the Sisters of Mercy, 625 Abbott Rd. Buffalo, NY 14220.