Renato Vincent "Bob" Cervelli

June 13, 1921 - Nov. 27, 2012 GRANGER - Renato Vincent "Bob" Cervelli, 91, of Granger, Indiana, died peacefully on November 27, 2012, at the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in the company of his family. Bob was born in San Jose, California, on June 13, 1921, to Placido and Rosa Cervelli. On February 11, 1950, he married Teresa M. Nogaj in St. Stanislaus Church, East Chicago, Indiana. They were married for 62 years. Bob is survived by his wife, Teresa; his daughter, Janice Cervelli of Tucson, Arizona; son, Robert Cervelli of St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada; daughter, Patricia Lombardi of Westwood, Massachusetts; granddaughter, Megan Rzezutko of Dallas, Texas; and grandsons, Evan and Trevor Cervelli of St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia. His brother, Leo Cervelli of Dillon, Montana, preceded Bob in death. Bob graduated from San Jose High School in June 1939. In 1940 he enlisted in the 6th Coast Artillery, Ft. Scott, California. In 1942, Bob was appointed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, where he graduated in 1945. Bob also obtained a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1945 and a Master of Science in Engineering Science from the University of Notre Dame in 1961. In 1945, he joined Combustion Engineering, Inc., in East Chicago, Indiana, as a designer of electric power plant equipment. In 1954 he moved to Bendix Division of the Allied / Signal Corporation (currently Honeywell International), manufacturers of aircraft landing gear equipment in South Bend, Indiana. He retired at the age of 75 from Allied/Signal as an Engineering Supervisor. He enjoyed 50 years of his life as an engineer. Bob joined Holy Cross Church where he was a member of the collection counting team and Scoutmaster of Troop 437 of the Boy Scouts of America and advisor of Post 437 of the Explorer Scouts. Bob was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed camping and canoeing with his boy scouts. He was President of the St. Joseph Valley Cross Country Ski Club and competed in numerous running and cross-country ski marathons and rollerblade races. Later, he became president of Michiana Watershed, Inc., a community service organization fostering development of greenspace and the bike/pedestrian trails along the St. Joseph River. Bob was a volunteer member of Hoosier Riverwatch, a citizen organization trained to measure the chemistry and quality of the water in the St. Joseph River and its tributaries. Family and friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, November 30, 2012, at the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, South Bend, Indiana. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 1, 2012, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Granger Indiana. Entombment will take place immediately after at Highland Cemetery, South Bend. The Cervelli family thanks Dr. William Sarnat, Dr. Douglas Doctor, and St. Joseph Hospital staff for the many years of care for Bob. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. To sign the guest book online, please visit Kaniewski.com.