Chris Cleveringa

Christina “Chris” Cleveringa, age 87 of Sioux Center, IA, died Sunday, February 16, 2025, at Sioux Center Health.

 A visitation will be held from 5-7 PM on Thursday, February 20th at Memorial Funeral Home in Sioux Center. 

A family prayer service will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, February 21st at the New Life Church. Interment will be held following the prayer service in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Sioux Center.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, February 21st, at New Life Church in Sioux Center with Rev. Dan Kruse officiating. 

Livestream Link: https://newlifechurchsioux.subspla.sh/x7wz3gk 

The Cleveringa family prefers memorials be directed to the New Life Church Expansion or Crown Pointe Estates. 

Christina “Chris” Cleveringa was born September 26th, 1937, to Pete and Christina Lockhorst in Sioux Center, Iowa. She grew up in Ireton, Iowa where she attended Ireton Public School and graduated in 1956. After graduating, Chris was a secretary for a car dealership in her hometown. Chris was then united in marriage with Garold Cleveringa on August 3rd, 1960, at the First Reformed Church of Sioux Center. 

Garold and Chris were blessed with 4 children. Once the children attended school, Chris went back to work as a secretary for P&H Wholesale; she then managed Dollar General for 3-4 years. Later on, she delivered flowers at Floral Expressions until she retired. Chris enjoyed baking her famous chocolate chip cookies, embroidery, and making quilts. In her free time, she would attend bible studies at New Life Church and play a good game of canasta. The neighborhood kids knew her as “Grandma Chris”, where she was always ready to exchange a piece of candy for a hug. Not only was she known for her delicious cookies, but for her love and devotion to the Lord and her family. 

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband (married 64 years), Garold Cleveringa; children, Brenda & Gary Gesink, Doug & Jolene Cleveringa, Dave & Jenny Cleveringa, and Sheryl & Wayne Storm; grandchildren, Brian & Mariah Gesink, Kyle, Megan, Jacob & Taylor, Kole Cleveringa & fiance Kylie De Boer, Carrigan & Ben Lewis, Tanner & Madison Cleveringa, Camryn & Jessen Reinking, Tage Cleveringa, Katie Storm, Paelyn, Maddox, and Paxley Winterfeld; great-grandchildren, Dawson, Emmett & Sawyer Gesink, Rose and Sofia Lewis. Sibling Don & Deanna Lockhorst; in-laws Herm Oldenkamp, Marj Cleveringa, Fran Vollink, & Lee Erickson.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Pete and Christina Lockhorst; siblings Pete (Pricilla) Lockhorst, Adrianna (Darold) Bultman (Les Webert), Jeanette (Fred) Boogerd, Paul (Geri) Lockhorst, Dorothy (Melvin) Hulshof and Grace Oldenkamp; in-laws, Nelson (Theresa) Cleveringa, Tunis (Ila) Cleveringa, John Cleveringa, Wilma (Harry) Kraayenbrink, Margaret “Mike” Erickson and Tunis Vollink.