Lillian Trout, 86, of Leonardtown died May 31, 2011, at the Hospice House of St. Mary's, Callaway, MD. Born March 21, 1925, in Conshohocken, PA, she was the daughter of Charles Scott Feather, Sr. and Elizabeth Gilmore Flanagan Feather.

Mrs. Trout was a retired textile worker and was active in union activities, serving as the shop steward for her union at Craftex Mills in Philadelphia, PA. where she worked for many years. She lived most of her life in Philadelphia, PA moving to Leonardtown, MD in 1999 to live with her daughter.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Hudson Trout, Jr. and her beloved daughter, Carole Lee Trout, both of Philadelphia, PA; her brothers, Charles S. Feather, Jr. of Altoona, WI; Norman H. Feather of Gloucester, NJ; and Elizabeth G. Feather of Philadelphia, PA.

Mrs. Trout is survived by her devoted daughter, Laurie Laska, of Leonardtown, MD and son-in-law, Joseph E. Laska, Jr.; her grandsons, whom she adored with all her heart, Joseph E. Laska, III and his wife, Jennifer, of Marina del Rey, California; and Scott J. Laska and his wife, Christa, of Haddonfield, NJ.

The light of her life these past two years was her great-grandson, Jack James Laska of Haddonfield, NJ. She also enjoyed the loving friendship of two special friends, her 'adopted daughters' as she called them, Diane McGonigal of Philadelphia, PA and Shirley Brown of California, MD.

The family will receive friends on Sunday, June 5, 2011 from 2:00-4:00 PM, in the Mattingly-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where a Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 PM with Pastor Tim Grose officiating. Interment will be private.

Donations in Mrs. Trout's memory can be made to the Hospice of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.