Louis F. Trout, 79, of Butler died Wednesday at Masonic Villages in Sewickley.

He was born April 12, 1929, in Swissvale, the son of the late Charles Clifford Trout and the late Ethel (Ford) Trout.

He was a member of Fairview Presbyterian Church and the Masonic Lodge 540 in Chicora.

He was a retired engineer and land surveyor who was employed at Moraine State Park for 12 years and a retired engineer for Witco Chemical Co., where he worked for 10 years.

He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, prospecting, gardening and traveling.

He was a U.S. Army veteran and served during the Korean War.

Surviving are his daughter, Christina Trout-James of Hopewell; a brother, Thomas Trout of Rancho Mirage, Calif.; a stepbrother, Don Campbell of Pittsburgh; and a stepsister, Nancy Campbell of Florida.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his stepmother who raised him, Myrtle (Campbell) Trout; and two sisters.

<B>TROUT</B> — Friends of Louis F. Trout, who died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, will be received from noon until the time of service at 2 p.m. Friday at <B>Young Funeral Home</B>, Butler. The Rev. James Boos of the Slippery Rock Center Presbyterian Church will officiate. Interment will be in Zion Church Cemetery.Information also is available at www.youngfuneralhomes.com.