Charles M. Hart

Charles M. Hart, 61, of Washington, passed away on Sunday August 17, 2025. Charles, son of the late Gilbert and Sharon nee Perkins, was born March 15, 1964, in Boulder, Colorado.

He received his education from Washington High School graduating Salutatorian in 1982. He continued his education at the University of Missouri-Rolla, graduating with a master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering in 1988.

On June 6, 1987, he was united in marriage to Lynn Czeschin at St. Francis Borgia church in Washington, Missouri.

Charlie loved everything about science. He worked at two nuclear facilities, Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico and Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina. He finished his career as a Research and Development engineer at Sporlan Valve/Parker Hannifin in Washington, Missouri.

Charlie was a true scientist, recreating Tesla coils, Van Der Graaf generators, cloud chambers along with many gadgets and items. His true passion was to invent things. When Charlie found out he had Celiac, he started brewing his own gluten free beer. His favorite beer was a recipe he made based on his favorite cookie, oatmeal raisin and it was a hit one year at a local brewfest. His experimenting took over in the kitchen also. He made some great desserts just by mixing his favorite things together, never able to recreate them because he never wrote anything down.

Charlie had a heart of gold and a very sharp wit which took most people by surprise because he also was fairly quiet; but among friends and family, he was truly the life of the party. He took great pride in his family and was so proud of his daughters, and he especially adored his two little granddaughters.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Gilbert and Sharon Hart.

Among his survivors are his wife Lynn Hart of Washington; two children Samantha and husband Patrick Hamann of Washington and Allison and husband Andrew Hoover of Union.

Granddaughters Nora and Ellie Hamann of Washington.

Three brothers; Christopher Hart of Sullivan; Andrew and Tina Hart of Union; Thomas and Gerri Hart of Paola Kansas.

Mother and Father-in-law, Paul and Sylvia Czeschin of Washington.

Brothers and sister in laws; Ralph (Mindi) Czeschin of Krakow, Rodney (Melissa) Czeschin of Washington and Luanne (Tim) Knapp of St. Louis, nieces, nephews and many friends.

Per Charlie's wishes there will be no services. There will be a Celebration of Life planned for Friday, September 19, 2025, at 5pm at The Hummingbird Club in Washington for all friends and family.

Charlie strongly believed in the power of education. To honor his memory, the family suggests contributions to his granddaughters, Nora and Ellie’s college fund. Checks can be made to Lynn Hart.

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