Funeral Services - Monday April 18, 2022 at Baucke Funeral Chapel in Holyoke, CO for Carl William Stewart, age 92, who passed away on Sunday April 10, 2022 at the Sutherland Care Center in Sutherland, NE. 

Pastor Alan Harris from the Julesburg Christian Church officiated the services.  Interment was in the Holyoke Cemetery.  Baucke Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Carl William Stewart, son of Claude James and Ila May (Ham) Stewart, was born December 18, 1929 in Beaver, Oklahoma. 

Carl attended school in Marshfield, MO.  Carl traveled on a harvest crew to Holyoke, CO where he met Ermagene Velma Adams at the skating rink.  They courted for a year and were married on November 5, 1949. 

Carl worked for Holt County COOP in O’Neill, NE from 1958-1991.  Carl enjoyed visiting with all of his fuel customers sharing fishing and hunting stories.  Carl didn’t know a stranger and loved talking.   

Carl was an avid fisherman, deer hunter and expert homemade ice cream maker. Carl enjoyed fishing and hunting with his sons and grandchildren.  His fuel customers would share fresh cream with him often for homemade ice cream.  Carl loved making homemade ice cream and taught all of his grandchildren, nieces and nephews how to hand crank it. His rule was ‘if you don’t crank, you don’t eat it’.  Carl loved to carve diamond willow canes.  He was very proud to collect the diamond willow trees near Atkinson, NE to make into his crafty canes.    

Carl was preceded in death by his parents Claude James and Ila May Stewart; daughter Carla Jean; sister, Elma June Stewart; brothers Charlie Stewart, Austin Stewart, James Stewart, Donald Stewart, Gene Stewart, and Irvin Ray Stewart.

Carl is survived by wife Erma Stewart; sons Rocky (Jackie) Stewart; Ron (Teresa) Stewart; and Rodney (Barbara) Stewart; ten grandchildren and many great grandchildren.