Charles W. Harstad

Charles W. Harstad was born February 7, 1952, to Wendell Harstad and Dorothy (Bodeker) Harstad in Waverly, Iowa. He passed away January 8, 2026, in Florida at the age of 73 years. He married his wife, Pamela (Nahas) Harstad on May 22, 1977.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Barbara Kugel, a brother, Ronald Harstad and a great niece, Megan Mason, and great nephew, Dawson Kirk.

He is survived by his wife, Pamela; sisters, Sandra Hansen, (Curt) and Debra Jensen (Jay); and many nieces, nephews and family members.

After attending and graduating from Plainfield School, he graduated from Ellsworth College and was employed at Viking Pump Manufacturing. After 42 years of service, he retired from the manufacturing engineering department.

An excellent athlete, he played many sports in school and continued playing softball in senior leagues until shortly before his retirement. He was inducted into the softball hall of fame in Waterloo, Iowa in 2013. He participated in a senior softball team and won the national tournament championship in the 55+ division, senior softball association, world masters in 2010. An avid reader, he had a lifelong passion and great knowledge of history. He also enjoyed traveling throughout the years, both in and out of the United States.

Honesty, humility, responsibility, dependability, generosity and caring for others before himself were only a few of his many qualities.

He loved his family, my family, many friends and will be greatly missed.