Salvatore Prugno

March 5, 1927 - November 6, 2019

Salvatore Prugno, 92 of Brooklyn, New York passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at the Centra State Medical Center in Freehold, New Jersey. Born Saturday, March 5, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late, Pasquale and Maria Prugno. Salvatore was raised in Brooklyn with his brothers Rocco and Anthony. He entered the United States Army and served his country honorably as a Paratrooper. Salvatore attended trade school. That is where he would learn his craft as a machinist, working for Chatillon and Sons in New York. Salvatore would meet the love of his life, Pauline Montalbano and the couple would raise their family in Brooklyn. Salvatore was a big fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Mets. He was a loving man who will be missed by all those that loved him. Salvatore is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years, Pauline, by his loving children, a daughter, Patricia Prugno, and a son, Tom Prugno and his wife Teresa, by his cherished grandchildren, Thomas Prugno, Mary Frances Prugno, Steven Prugno and his wife Robin, and by his adored great granddaughter, Evelyn Grace Prugno. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday at St. Ambrose Church located at 81 Throckmorton Ln Old Bridge, New Jersey 08857. Interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Staten Island, NY. The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Sunday, November 10, 2019, at Michael Hegarty & John Vincent Scalia Home For Funerals and Cremation Service, 3377 US Highway 9, Old Bridge, New Jersey. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.HegartyScaliaFuneralHome.com