Corinne has transitioned Home to be with loved ones in the heavenly realm of eternal spirit life. She was born into this life experience in Westhope, ND to loving parents, Helen and Lester Cleven. While her parents primarily shaped her life, her life story always included a large extended family and friends. From a young age she learned from her parents’ example and Jesus’ teachings to care for the needs of others and to be of service to your community.

While attending the University of North Dakota, Corinne met the love of her life, her soul mate and best friend, Steve Bennington. They married in 1968 and after completing college, Steve was commissioned in the U.S. Army. Corinne taught profoundly hard of hearing 3rd grade students in Tacoma, WA prior to joining Steve in South Korea for a year. After Steve’s discharge from military service, they chose to live and raise their family in the Minneapolis area, establishing their home in Plymouth, MN.

Her greatest joy in life was, along with Steve, raising their two phenomenal children, Brian and Joan. She believed her children taught her more about life and spirituality than she could ever teach them. They are truly a gift from God. Many summers were

spent boating and camping together on the St. Croix River and Lake Minnetonka. Later in life their grandsons, Sean and Ryan, filled her heart with love and joy.

Her career path eventually led to real estate and property management. Her ingrained belief in helping others remained her focus in her endeavors. Upon retirement they moved to Sedona, AZ, years later to Steamboat Springs, CO and finally Montrose, CO in December, 2021. Corinne loved recreating in the outdoors. She especially enjoyed boating and water sports in Minnesota, hiking the red rocks of Arizona and the mountains of Colorado.

Preceding her to life eternal included their beautiful, amazing daughter, Joan Hart; loving parents, Lester and Helen Cleven; brother, Teddy; father and mother in-laws, Charles and Jane Bennington; sister in-law, Brenda Homstad; and brother-in-law Gary Wysocki.

Surviving her are loving, caring husband, Steve Bennington; son, Brian Bennington; daughter in-law, Deborah Bennington; grandsons, Sean Hart and Ryan Hart; sisters, Janice, Phyllis and brother-in-law Gary Newman; brother Ronald and sister-in-law Patricia Cleven; brother in-law David Homstad; brother in-law James and sister-in-law Cyndi Bennington; many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.

The ending of Corinne’s physical life is a new beginning of her soul’s eternal life.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Wounded Warrior Project or the Humane Society.

A Celebration of Life will follow at a later date.