She was born Patricia Russo and graduated from Susan Wagner High School.
Mrs. Russo-Buonvicino worked as a clerk for E-ZPass at the Staten Island office in Travis.
She was a strong supporter of the Communications Workers of America.
In her leisure time, she enjoyed trips to Atlantic City.
She was his princess, said her husband of two years, Frank Buonvicino.
Mrs. Russo-Buonvicino was a parishioner of St. Rita’s R.C. Church, Meiers Corners.
Surviving, along with her husband, Frank, is her daughter, Krystal Schafer.
The funeral will be Saturday from the Casey Funeral Home, Castleton Corners, with a mass at 10 a.m. in St. Rita’s Church. Burial will follow in St. Peter’s Cemetery, West Brighton.
Arrangements under the direction of Casey Funeral Home, Staten Island, NY.