Funeral services will be held for Leonard Cardenas, on Friday, October 30, at Holy Name Catholic Church located at 3290 W. Milan Avenue, Sheridan, CO. with a rosary prayed at 10 a.m. and the Mass celebrated at 10:30 a.m. A reception will follow in the St. Agnes Center. Burial will take place on Monday, November 2, at 12:30 pm at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
Leonard was born on November 7, 1944, in Erie, Colorado, and married Vivian Quintana on June 6, 1964. He was father to Karen Chavez (Jim) and grandfather to Mitchell Macdonald and preceded in death by Cameron Macdonald.
He served in the U.S. Navy from September 1962 until September 1968 as an electrician, on the USS Oriskany and received the Vietnam Service Medal.
Leonard worked as a firefighter in the Denver Fire Department for 27 years, retiring in 2000.
Leonard and Vivian have been members of Holy Name Parish for more than 51 years. He served the parish as Head Usher for a number of years, on the Parish Council, and as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Leonard died on October 17, 2026, at Swedish Hospital in Englewood, Colorado, surrounded by his family, at the age of 81. Memorial donations in his name may be made to the St Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
