Blanche Irene Berland

Born in Brooklyn, NY

Blanche was a kind, generous, and devoted daughter, friend, wife and stepmother. Her love of travel and new experiences led her to a career as a travel agent. For more than thirty years, she helped her clients fulfill their dreams of seeing the world. While enjoying the perks of her job, Blanche jumped at every opportunity to take any trip that was available to her, and thus fulfilled her own desired to visit new and exciting places.

Blanche is preceded in death by her parents, Sylvia and Julius Berland, and her brother, Stephen Berland. She is survived by her husband, James Wayne Cleveland, and her stepdaughters, Michelle Cleveland Williams and Gwendolyn Jay Cleveland; step granddaughter, Jasmine Calvert McKay and step great grandson, Vincent Calvert McKay.