Alice Salvaggio

Alice Salvaggio age 85 of Wayne, passed away peacefully in her home Sunday March 3, 2024.

Alice was born in Lodi May 31, 1938 to Olimpio and Laurinda Soares. Alice graduated from Lodi High School where she was Lead Majorette and also a member of the concert choir, drama club, Spanish and vocational clubs. While participating in the drama club she performed in many plays. While a high school senior She won the Miss Greater Lodi Contest. She later went on to place 3rd in the Miss New Jersey Contest.

After graduation Alice went on to become a very accomplished singer and dancer. Her passion led her to perform in Canada, Vegas, Miami, Atlantic City, and many cruise ships. She was also an actress in multiple off-Broadway plays.

Alice was a saleswoman for Yellow Pages for many years. Later in life she worked for the Wayne school system, serving school lunches to the students, and caring for the children in aftercare.

Alice was a selfless, kind, loving, compassionate woman. She will always be remembered for her amazing sense of humor and off-the-cuff comments. She loved cooking, baking, thrifting, crafting, and shopping for gifts. She also loved going to the beach, laying by the pool, and visiting Atlantic City from time to time. More than anything she loved her family and friends. They were the joy of her life. She was so giving that even during the stress of the holidays she would bake cookies to bring to her doctors and even her mechanic.

Alice met the love of her life Steve while performing with the band Mario and the Flips, where Steve was the bass player. They quickly fell in love and were married October 12, 1958, at St. Joseph’s R.C. in Lodi. They moved to a home in Passaic where their family grew by two with the birth of their two daughters Lauraine and Lisa.  Years later they decided to buy a house in Paterson that they could call home for the rest of their lives together.

Alice’s love for her family outweighed everything else in her life. She was proud of her family, and it brought so much joy to her to see her great-granddaughter Meadow.

She is survived by her daughters Lauraine Esposito and husband Joseph and Lisa Prince and husband Stephen; her grandchildren Ashley Esposito, Natalie Santonello and husband Brian, Melanie Funabashi and husband Matthew, Jessica Prince, Stephen Prince, and Joseph Esposito, and her great-granddaughter Meadow Rae Funabashi.