Lottie Robinson

Lottie was born on February 15, 1931 in Thomas, Oklahoma. She passed away on February 27, 2017 at home, in Arvada, Colorado. We are having a Memorial Service for Lottie at 11:00am on Friday, March 10, 2017 at Arvada Christian Church. Her burial will be at Ft. Logan National Cemetery at a later date. She is proceeded in death by her loving husband of almost 56 years, George Elwood Robinson. She is survived by her daughter, Rosemary June Knodel Brown and three sons, Michael Elwood Robinson, Brett Eugene Robinson and Randy Lee Robinson. At her death, she had 11 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren with 2 more great grandchildren on the way. Her two brothers, Leopold Joseph Schmidt, Jr. and Merten Matthew Schmidt proceeded her in death. She was born to Leopold Joseph Schmidt, Sr. and Mary Frances Laughlin. She spent her early years living in Oklahoma before moving to Wichita, Kansas with her mother and brothers. Eventually, she moved to Longmont, Colorado with her mother and went to Longmont High School. Her brothers had gone to live with their father in Oklahoma and then Texas. On April 18, 1943, she was baptized in Longmont, Colorado by Lee Williams. Her mother married again to Edgar Owsley Davis. While at school, she went by the name Lottie Jo Davis or Sonny. She met Albert Lester Knodel and married him in October 1947. She worked for the Longmont Times call newspaper, learning to typeset, for a time. She had her daughter Rosemary in 1949. She was divorced in 1955. Lottie met George Elwood Robinson in 1956, she saw a man in an Air Force uniform walking in the snow and gave him a ride. They celebrated their anniversary on February 10. In the late 1950’s, she worked in downtown Denver at a Woolworth Store with the exotic birds, in the pet department. In 1956, her son Michael was born. In 1959, they moved to Arvada and had their son Brett. In 1961, she had her son Randy. During the 1960’s, she worked for Montgomery Ward at Lakeside Shopping Center. In 1972, George and Lottie started their own business in the Arvada area calling it A&A Tree Service. In 1999, with their move to Canon City, Colorado, they sold the Arvada business to family. They enjoyed their time in the Canon City area until 2004 when they moved back to the Arvada area. In January 2012, her husband of more than 50 years passed away. She continued to share stories of George for the years to come. She enjoyed painting scenic pictures, decorating cakes and loved sewing. She was diagnosed with dementia in January of 2015, but showed signs much earlier. We would greatly appreciate, in lieu of flowers, that you consider donating in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org) to help with further research and possible cures in the future. https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=32112&mfc_pref=T&32112.donation=form1&utm_expid=114662058-20.4OKUgzS0TPWJ2APqz3KHtQ.1