NEW YORK — Tony Sirico went home to New York for his funeral. The “Sopranos” star, who died last week at 79, was laid to rest Wednesday at the Basilica of Regia Pacis in Brooklyn. The solemn affair was overseen by his brother, Father Robert Sirico. “The most obvious thing about my brother was the crusty, tough exterior that everyone saw and that he made a living off of. I’ve likened him to a good loaf of Italian bread. There were a lot of reasons for that intense bravado that I need not go into now; it’s efficient to say only that it was there for protection,” he said. “As many of the professi…