Leonard Lenny Kaden,
Beloved husband of Nina nee Finkelstein; devoted father of Debra Kaden of San Diego CA, Marscee (Jim) Kaden-Ryaby of Phoenix, AZ and Kathy (Alvie) Kaden-Markowitz adored grandfather of Brandon Cohen and Jordan Cohen, Hylari (Rafael) Villamar, Jared Markowitz and Jesse Markowitz; loving great grandfather of Lilyanah, Rafael and Jax Villamar; dear brother of the late Ted Kaden.
Lenny was born July 13th, 1930 in Ungvar, Czechoslovakia. He came to Brownsville, PA at the age of 8 with his brother Ted and parents, fleeing the Nazi Regime. In his early teens, he moved to Cleveland, Ohio. He worked in the haberdashery business until he opened Corky & Lenny’s in 1956. He was married to the love of his life, Nina, for 71 years. After he married, he served in the Korean War. His passions in life were his family, tennis and doing the crossword puzzle every day, which he referred to as “his homework”. Lenny always had a smile, a joke and a great sense of humor. He was a legend and icon, who will be greatly missed. Lenny was also a longtime Mason.
Services will be held Thursday February 9, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Berkowitz-Kumin-Bookatz Memorial Chapel 1985 S. Taylor Rd. Cleveland Hts. Interment Mt. Olive Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Markowitz residence 29549 Orangewood Dr. Orange Village. Thursday 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM and Friday 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to Adama Foundation, a non profit started by Ayelet Berman-Cohen who is a relative of Lenny. https://www.adama-foundation.org/
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