Carl Stuart

Carl Stuart, 89, of Vancouver passed away Sept 6th at 6 pm at home with his family at his side.

Carl was born in 1937 in Lyons, Kansas. He was the 7th boy in his family and preceded in

death by them and his one sister. He worked hard and played hard in basketball, football,

baseball and golf and he prayed everyday. He was married to his wife, Darlene, for 71 years

and had 4 children, Randy, Cindy, Timothy and Tamera. He had 9 grand children and 9 great

grandchildren. He worked for Thompson Metal fabrication as an Estimator for 42 years. One of

his last jobs was designing the pump that pumped the water out of Spirit Lake when Mt St

Helen’s erupted in 1980.

Carl built two homes, one in Vancouver and one in Venersborg, complete with decks, barns,

swim pool and a working windmill from Kansas. Carl followed sports both professional and his

families of youth sports, high school and college. He coached several years of little league, was

active in PTA and Boy Scouts.

Family will host a Celebration of Life, October 24th, 2026 at 10 am at the Battle Ground

Community Center, 912 E Main Street, Battle Ground WA 98604. Please feel free to leave a

memory on the message board