Lori Ann Cleveland

Lori's life began on December 5, 1961 in Dowagiac, the daughter of Dale and JoAnn “Irish” (Willesen) Bentz. Lori was united in marriage to Daniel P. Cleveland on September 25, 1987 in Cassopolis, MI. She was employed by the Cassopolis Post Office as a rural letter carrier. Lori was extremely active in the Michigan Rural Letter Carriers' Association. She served as the Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Michigan Rural Letter Carriers' Association, and as a member of the finance committee. Lori served on the First Convention Minutes Review Committee of the Michigan Rural Letter Carriers' Association, the Chair of the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association Credentials Committee for 2007 and as an Academy Trainer for the Kalamazoo Rural Academy. Lori was county president of the Association for six years and a Michigan delegate to the National Convention for over ten years. In her spare time, she enjoyed Lake Michigan, rock hunting, boating, swimming, spending time in northern Michigan and participating in golf and bowling leagues. Her greatest joy was her family which includes her husband Dan Cleveland of Sister Lakes, daughters Rebecca Cleveland of Ann Arbor and Kelsey Cleveland of Sister Lakes, her sisters Nance (Rick) Myers of Dowagiac and Sandi Bentz of California and her brother James Bentz of South Bend, and seven nieces and nephews. Lori passed away at her home on Thursday February 18, 2010. She is preceded in death by her parents. Her family will gather with friends on Friday February 26, 2010 at Yazel & Clark Chapel from 4- 7:30 p.m. Pastor Scott Stambaugh of the Sister Lakes Community Church will lead a memorial service on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions in her name may be directed to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Please sign her guestbook and leave a memory of Lori at www.yazel-clark.com.