Bill Sisco was born August 25, 1932 in Los Angeles County to William and Ethel (Clark) Sisco.
While going to Trona High School he was co-captain of the varsity football team, was a member of the yearbook staff, Sok- Hop chairman and was member of the glee club and band.
He passed away on January 18, 2020. Although we received word of his death just recently we would like to send our condolences and best wishes to his family.
I just wanted to let you know my brother John Tansley pass away this afternoon, [April 16, 2021]. John was in the class of 53. He will be missed. He and I were the only Tansley boys left.
…Bill
John Tansley was born October 21, 1935 in California. He was the oldest son of Clarence (1900-1962) and Pearl (Simmons) Tansley (1913-1986). He was the brother of Ray (1936-2005) , class of 1955; Bill, class of 1958 and Ron (1945-2020), class of 1963.
Our deepest sympathies go out to his classmates, friends and family.
Carolyn Margie (DeYoung) Morse age 79 of Washington, Indiana passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Prairie Village Nursing Home.
Carolyn was born October 25, 1941 in Pasadena, CA to Fred and Pauline DeYoung. She graduated from Trona High School in Trona, CA. She worked at the Stitching Post. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Carolyn’s biggest achievement in life was being a wife, mother and granny. She also loved sewing, painting, quilting and baking with her granddaughter Lexi.
She is survived by her husband Jimmie Morse of Washington, Indiana, who she married January 21, 1961; her daughter Julie (Mark) Halter of Washington, Indiana; her brother Johnny (Wilma) DeYoung ; two sisters Paula (Curtis) DeYoung-Wong and Roberta DeYoung and her granddaughter Lexi Halter.
She is preceded in death by her parents and sister Dorothy Farrah.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.edleemortuary.com
All arrangements were entrusted to Ed Lee Mortuary
Due to Covid-19 services will be private.
True Seaborn passed away on January 2021. He was a member of the class of 1951. True was born December 16, 1934 in Oklahoma. True was the son of Herschell A and Faye Seaborn. The Seaborn family came to Trona in the late 1930’s where his father worked for AP&CC and then Kerr McGee as a welder, pip-fitter until his retirement in 1978.
After graduating from Trona High School, True was an honor student at Chaffey College in Ontario, California and then the University of California in Riverside. He then attended Claremont Graduate School on a fellowship from the Ford Foundation.
Our best wishes go to his friends and family at this time of their loss.
We have been informed that Danny Lopez, class of 1966 passed away in August of 2020. There will be graveside services for him in Trona Nov. 14th at 12:00 p.m.
I am sorry to bring you the news that. Bobby Tyler, class of 1959 passed away on October 5, 2020 after falling and injuring his head the day before. He was living in Wenatchee, Washington. When Bobby was in High school he worked as a butcher after school and weekends at Paul’s Market in Argus.
Bobby married Jo Lynn Barter, class of 1958 in 1959 shorty after graduating. They divorced in 1976 while living in Washington.
It is always a sad day to hear of the passing of a classmate. I ask that his family and friends accept our condolences and know that our thoughts and prayers are with you.
I was just informed that Sheila (Baker) Haughton, class of 1967 has passed away. I think this happened about the first of September 2020.
Sheila was born to Odell and Dorothy Baker on March 2, 1949. Sheila was a Trona Elementary School teacher in the 70’s. I don’t know how long she taught.
Shelia was married to James Tyler Haughton, ( THS teacher from 1973-2010) and also from the class of 1967. Her father-in-law James Haughton Sr. , left Trona High School in 1944, his senior to join the navy after Pearl Harbor was bombed. He returned to and graduated in 1947. Sheila’s mother-in-law Marydith (Tyler) Haughton was also a member of the class of 1947.
I will post more information when it becomes available.
Known best by her nickname, Terri, Teresa Jane Burrell Schmidgall passed away on September 5th, 2020 at the age of 68. She was surrounded by family, watching her favorite tv shows. Terri dedicated her life to nursing and was a talented woodworker. She started her nursing career in her early 20’s as a CNA and continued working her way up the ladder; later gaining experience as an Administrator and Director of Nursing for retirement communities in the Seattle, Washington area.
Terri was born in Trona, California on February 2, 1952 to Tom and Toni Burrell. She loved sports and competition. After graduating from Trona High School, Terri moved to Pocatello, Idaho where she studied nursing at Idaho State University. Those were raucous years for Terri as she left an ex-husband behind and battled alcoholism all the way into a sanitarium. Terri made friends easily and considered herself lucky many of them picked her up when she fell.
In the 1990’s Terri excelled in her sobriety and nursing career while raising two daughters. She soon fell in love with her future wife, Betty Glandon, and moved the family to Seattle. Terri and Betty were married in Woodinville, Washington on August 24, 2013 in a fun-loving estate ceremony. Terri was a spunky, gregarious woman who battled many demons but kept a strong, confident appearance. She was loved by many but understood by few.
She is survived by her wife, Betty Glandon, daughter Mackenzie Daniek, daughter Shirstie Gaylord, Stepson Matt Glandon, Grandsons Alex and Elisha Daniek, Sons-in-law Nathaniel Daniek and Eric Gaylord and siblings Tom Burrell, Tim Burrell and Sister Donna Preston. A celebration of life ceremony is pending. In lieu of flowers please make donations to EvergreenHealth Hospice Care, 12822 124th Lane NE, Kirkland, WA 98034
Leona Estes, also known as Leona Ritter from the class of 1972, passed away August 25, 2020. She had been battling liver cancer the last couple of months. Leona grew up in Trona and was raised by he grandmother, Juanita Ritter and uncle and aunt, Dale and Patsy (Ritter) Storm.
Some of Louis’ ancestors were Vikings, both Danes and Celts, and we always saw him that way! He loved the outdoors, loved water with kayaking on the rivers and boating on the lakes, sailed around the west coast in his private plane and loved skiing, mountain biking, bow and gun hunting and exploring. He was a volunteer fireman 1970-77 and reached the three-gallon level in blood donations. That all has come to an end. Louis died August 5, in Yellow Springs Ohio, from heart failure and pancreatic cancer — the same illness that took his father at the same age.
Louis was born August 23, 1943, in Trona, in the California desert. He graduated with honors from Trona High School in 1961, after being very active in the marching band, football, basketball and track – Louis set a school record for the 880 yard sprint. When asked what had been a memorable event in his life, he answered it was when his high school basketball team “won the State championship!”
Louis went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from California State Polytechnic University in 1966. At one time during that period, all three Sims brothers were attending Cal Poly. After graduation, Louis married Carol Ford in Trona and they moved to Seattle where Louis worked on Minuteman missiles with Boeing Aircraft; he was excused from the Vietnam draft because he was a rocket scientist. He received a Master’s in Electronic Engineering from the University of Washington.
When the missile contract ended, Louis found new work with Keytronic, a startup computer company in Spokane. He designed and patented a capacitive switch for computer keyboards for them, which led to $100 million per year in sales. In 1977, Louis became vice-president of engineering for ISC Systems and directed development of on-line cluster terminal systems for banks. In 1986, Louis moved to Output Technology Corporation, which produced high speed-impact printers, where he launched three new products and won a government contract worth $50 million. He was president and CEO 1993-2000 and increased sales from $4 million to over $30 million per year and sold the printers in several countries around the world.
Louis is survived by his children Jenniffer, Jilliann, Evan, Hayley, and nieces Tiffany and Serrina Sims and his wife Mary Sims and her daughters Valerie, Alisa and Demi Kosheleff. He is also survived by his brother Richard and his wife Cindy. Louis’s ashes will be scattered in Yellow Springs and on a mountain near Spokane.