Lura Odessa Trott of Umatilla passed away peacefully at her home on Dec. 22, 2020 at the age of 98 with her son, David at her side.
Lura was born on Aug. 24, 1922 in Bellaire, Ohio to Thomas E. Robson and Clara “Renee” Davis.
Lura came to Umatilla with her daughter, Kathleen in 1997, moving from Tucson, Ariz., where they had spent many years. Lura also lived in Kennewick, Spokane and Tacoma, Wash. along with other places, while her husband Gregg served in the Air Force. Lura and her daughter had always lived and traveled together in recent years.
Lura worked as a government employee during World War II in Army intelligence. Her first husband was killed in a Jeep accident several weeks after their marriage, during the invasion of Normandy. She married her second husband (Gregg) on July 1, 1949.
Following her marriage to Gregg H. Trott, she raised their children, performed community volunteer work, and volunteered for the American Red Cross at various Air Force base hospitals in Washington, California and Arizona (Tucson). In more recent years she and her daughter did volunteer work in Umatilla, until her arthritis made her more home-bound.
Lura’s favorite weekly activity for many years was Saturday breakfast or lunch with her daughter and son at the Hermiston McDonald’s. She loved the McDonald’s staff and was known by all of them. Lura was an accomplished seamstress, collected hummingbird ornaments, and was devoted to her five cats (Jax, Abbey, Marty, Millie and Mo). She never left her house without first assuring that the cats were happy, and assuring them she would always be right back.
She and her daughter valued the friendship of their neighbor, Joaquin and his family. Joaquin helped them with their yard work and was a frequent talking partner, always coming to see how she was doing, bringing food, and just being a valuable part of her family.
Lura is survived by a son, David and daughter-in-law, Sheila, Umatilla; granddaughter, Rachel Carter Trott, San Francisco, Calif. and Rachel’s three grandchildren, Delaney, Callum and Hadley; grandson, Stephen Trott, Kennewick, Wash.; niece, Monique Trott, Kennewick, Wash.; niece, Carol Robson, Modesto, Calif.; nephew, William LaRoche, Cardington, Ohio; and other nieces and nephews living in Ohio and Oklahoma.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Kathleen (2019); her son, Richard (2017); and her husband, Gregg (1981). Lura was one of 12 siblings and was the final surviving member of her family.
At Lura’s request, she was cremated. A celebration of life for her and her daughter, Kathleen will be scheduled at a later time due to COVID-19.
Anyone who wishes to remember Lura in a special way may make a remembrance donation to your favorite Native American charity, or the Disabled American Veterans. Some of Lura’s ancestral heritage traces back to the Algonquin Indians.
Please share memories of Lura with her family at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Final arrangements are being handled by Burns Mortuary in Hermiston.
