Sheila Ann Middleton

  Sheila Ann Middleton, 61, of Sioux City, passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Sunday, November 26, 2023. Memorial services and private burial will be held on January 17, 2024 in Sioux Center. Further details pending at this time. Nelson Berger Northside Chapel assisted the family with arrangements.

  Sheila was the youngest daughter of John J. and Cornelia (VanDer Maten) Kosters. She grew up on a farm west of Sioux Center and graduated from Sioux Center High School in 1981. Following her graduation she pursued a career in nursing, receiving her BSN from Briar Cliff College in Sioux City.

  She married her high school sweetheart, Randy Tilstra in 1982 and worked at the Community Hospital in Sioux Center. After Randy’s death in 1985, Sheila moved to Sioux City and worked at Mercy Medical Center, and later as a pharmaceutical rep. She met and married Ed Middleton in 1993 and moved to LaQuinta, California. She resumed her nursing career at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California, as the nursing director of the Renker Pavilion.

  She loved all animals, particularly horses, and enjoyed pleasure riding and succeeded in barrel racing. She was an avid golfer and enjoyed hiking trips with friends.

  She is survived by her son, Christopher (Sarah) Middleton of Everett, WA; a brother, Dr. Gregory (Deb) Kosters; two sisters: Joan Morgan and Mary Anderson; a granddaughter, Alana Grace Middleton; and several nieces and nephews.

  She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Leah Sue; and husbands, Randal Tilstra and Ed Middleton.