Bertha Savage Viera On Friday, March 18, 2011, Bertha Savage, the wife of the late John Savage, passed away at the age of 88. She was the mother of Joyce Braun; grandmother of Anthony Ferraro Jr. and David Ferraro; great- grandmother of Casey Lynn Haines; and step mother to Leah Knight and John C. Savage. Internment is private at Florida Memorial Gardens, Rockledge, Florida. She will be laid to rest with the late Truman Carter.