Sheldon Brodsky

Sheldon Brodsky, son of Lester and Helen Brodsky, was born and raised in Cleveland. He was a proud and loving husband, father, and respected business and community leader, passing away at the age of 84.

He received his BBA from Kent State University in 1964, then served his country with distinction as a Supply Corp Officer in the United States Navy. After the Navy, he earned an MBA from Kent State University in 1970.

He was a past President of the Warrensville Center Synagogue (now known as Oheb Zedek-Cedar Sinai), former CFO, then CEO, of The Leader Mortgage Company, and was previously the head of the Marine Division of the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Ore Company.

After retiring from business, Sheldon became a full-time adjunct professor of economics at Case Western Reserve University, continuing his love of teaching which he had done part time before retirement at Ursuline College and Cuyahoga Community College, impacting thousands of young business minded students.

Shelly will be missed for his sense of humor and zest for life along with his kind and caring ways. He believed in fairness and was concerned with the wellbeing of others.

He will be dearly missed by his wife, Beverly, children, David (Jose Morales) Brodsky, and Lisa Brodsky (Buddy, Jack, and Lokey), brother, Jerry (Cindy) Brodsky, sister, Lauren (Yossi) Ouziel, sister-in-law, Marilyn (Merle, z”l) Ettinger, nieces Faith Racusin, Shari (Jeff) Bailey, and Ariel Ouziel, and nephews Seth (Amy) Brodsky, Brian (Stacie) Ettinger, and Michael (Danielle) Ouziel, as well as his extended family and friends in Cleveland and Israel.

Funeral services will be on Monday, November 16th at 12:00pm at the Oheb Zedek-Cedar Sinai synagogue, 23749 Cedar Road, in Lyndhurst. Interment will be at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Solon.

Shiva will be at the Deer Creek Lodge (27070 Cedar Road, Beachwood) social room following interment from 3:00pm until 8:00pm on Monday only.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation (www.michaeljfox.org) .