Salvatore DeRose

September 9, 1925 - January 29, 2020

Salvatore DeRose 94 of Old Bridge passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on January 29, at Hackensack Meridian Health of Old Bridge. Born September 9, 1925 to the late Gisberto and Luisa DeRose, in Carolei, Cosenza, Italy. Salvatore and his wife of 65 years moved with their sons to Old Bridge in 1969 from the Bronx, and have lived here since. He was an avid soccer fan, and tried to watch whatever match he could, even before they were available on cable. His sons remember long talks with their dad about all things sports, which Salvatore enjoyed with his grandchildren also as they got older. Salvatore worked in the Diamond District for 25 plus years as a Jeweler. He is survived by his wife of 65 years Luigia. He was a loving father to Gilbert, his wife Dianna, and Alfred and his wife Patricia. Salvatore was a devoted grandfather to Salvatore, Michael, Brianna, Alexander, and Danny. A mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday at St. Ambrose Church located at 81 Throckmorton Ln Old Bridge, New Jersey 08857. The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Friday, January 31, 2020, at Michael Hegarty & John Vincent Scalia Home For Funerals and Cremation Service, 3377 US Highway 9, Old Bridge, New Jersey. In lieu of flowers the family requests a donation in Salvatore's memory be made to the St. Jude Children's Hospital: https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html?cID=14262&pID=24671&frequency_selected=2&sc_icid=faq-donate-in-honor-btn Online condolences may be made to the family at www.HegartyScaliaFuneralHome.com