Obit: Rosario "Sal" Salvaggio

Rosario “Sal” Salvaggio, 85, of Freehold passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2013. He was born and raised in Brooklyn and had raised his family in Marlboro before retiring in Manchester Twp., then coming to Freehold in 2007. Sal was a US Army Combat Veteran serving in the Korean War and retired as the purchasing agent for Moore & McCormack Lines in Brooklyn after 38 years in 1986. He was a parishioner of St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Freehold Twp. 

Sal was predeceased by his wife, Josie; brother, John; and sisters, Vita and Angie. He is survived by four sons, Anthony, Joey, John, Salvatore and daughter Rose DiLorenzo; seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren; and his companion, Rose “Lovey” Aquilano.

Visitation will be held at Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, 100 Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524), Freehold Township on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, 61 Georgia Road, Freehold Township at 10 AM. Burial at St. Gabriel’s’ Catholic Cemetery, Marlboro. For those who desire, memorial contributions in memory of Sal may be made to www.thetruth.com.  For information, directions or condolence messages to the family, visit www.claytonfuneralhome.com.