Renato N. Gadenz

Renato N. Gadenz, 89, of Tinton Falls passed away on April 29, 2025, after battling lymphoma over the past year. He was born June 16, 1935, in San Martino di Castrozza in the province of Trent in the Italian Alps. After WWII, he and his family settled in Chile where Renato received his degree from the University of Chile. He received his master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Returning to Italy for a summer visit in 1961, he met the love of his life, Cecilia Turra. They were married May 19, 1963, and started their married life in Chile. Together they welcomed three children. Renato was the head of the electrical engineering department at the University of Chile. The family moved to Los Angeles, California, where Renato obtained his doctorate from UCLA in 1972. In 1973, they settled in Tinton Falls and Renato worked at AT&T Bell Labs in Holmdel. He was on the team that designed the first AT&T digital signal processors. His job later gave him the opportunity to travel around the world to teach seminars. He was a communicant of St. Dorothea's Parish, Eatontown, since 1973, where he was very active. He served as Eucharistic Minister for many years and brought communion to the Rehabilitation Hospital in Tinton Falls. He was a member of the prayer group and participated in the Bible Studies offered there. He and Cecilia helped establish and organize the Adoration program at St. Dorothea. He was generous in supporting many charities. Renato was predeceased by his parents, Rodolfo and Maria Pia Gadenz and by Cecilia, his loving wife of 56 years. Surviving are his children, Maria and her husband J. Michael Stanton Jr., Rodolfo Gadenz and his wife Amalia, and Fr. Pablo Gadenz, as well as his grandson Joseph Stanton III. Renato is also survived by his sister Liliana Rech, two sisters-in-law, and many nieces and nephews and their families, all in Italy. Viewing will be at Bongarzone Funeral Home, 2400 Shafto Road, Tinton Falls from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm on Friday May 2, 2025. The Mass of Christian burial will be at St. Dorothea Roman Catholic Church on May 3, 2025, at 10:30 am. Interment will follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery in West Long Branch. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in his memory to a charity of your choice.

Renato N. Gadenz

June 16, 1935 - April 29, 2025