Vera Ione Cleveland was born to Harrison and Sarah Lucy (Martini) Cleveland, July 13, 1929, near Bathgate, North Dakota, and passed away Friday, November 7, 2025, in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, from complications of a Broken Heart.

Vera was raised on a farm near Bathgate, North Dakota, ''only a couple of miles from the Canadian border," Her childhood was described as ''hard work and farm chores'' while living in various locations in North Dakota and Minnesota. Her high school years were spent in Hinckley, Minnesota, where she met the love of her life, Leonard Lee Frye. Vera and Len were married April 2, 1947, in Pine City, Minnesota.  Together they raised four daughters while living in various locations around Minneapolis and the Western suburbs. Vera was employed in healthcare and truly shone while caring for others. In Len's retirement years, they moved to Grand Rapids, MN, where they enjoyed bird watching, nature in the parks, dancing, and making new friends. She loved listening to music, singing with Len, drawing, painting, crocheting, traveling, flower arranging, and decorating for the seasons.

She was especially known for her strawberry waffle and bacon breakfasts. In her later years, she and Len moved to the St. Cloud area for health reasons. She spent the last two years in the Good Shepherd Nursing Home, in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, due to health and immobility issues. She enjoyed an occasional Chinese takeout or a McDonald's cheeseburger. She also enjoyed talking on her cell phone, playing games on her phone, and was active on Facebook.

Vera was predeceased by her husband, Leonard Frye, in 2024; also by her  father, Harrison Cleveland, her mother, Sarah Lucy Cleveland; her sister, Viola Fuller, and her brothers, Eldon Cleveland, Harold Cleveland, Glen Cleveland, and Wilbert Cleveland; nieces and nephews.

She is survived by her daughters: Sharon (Paul) Peterson, Aitkin, MN; Deanna (John) Martin, Pueblo, CO; Linda Frye Perkins, Albany, NY; Nancy (Gary) Anderson, Buffalo, MN; her  Grandchildren: Robert (Kathleen) Peterson; Peter (Heidi) Peterson; Stacy Martin; Nicole Martin; Michael (Lisa) LaBerge; Kevin Rowson; Phillip Rowson; Jon' Luc Perkins; Sarah (Paul) Benjamin; Benjamin (Amanda) Anderson; Adam (Stephanie)  Anderson. She has twenty Great-Grandchildren and seven Great-Great-Grandchildren. She is further survived by her beloved ''Cleveland Kids'': Jerry, Larry, Earl, Sally, Sharlene, and Bonnie.

Vera lived life to the fullest, always giving to others and loving deeply.

The Family is forever grateful for her Good Shepherd Nursing Home Staff who were dearly loved.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 11:00AM at the Dresser Methven Chapel in Mora, Minnesota with a visitation one hour prior to the service.  The burial will follow at Rosehill Cemetery in Hinckley, Minnesota.  Family and friends are invited to a gathering at Tobies Restaurant in Hinckley following the burial.