Karl Eugene Strout

Karl Eugene Strout died peacefully at home with his family by his side, on September 17th 2022. Karl was born December 18th, 1951 to Edward Strout and Robie Shonk Strout. Karl grew up in Gooding, Idaho, with his siblings, Leroy, Carolyn, Keith, and Delores. Karl was a rambunctious child which earned him his nickname “Dutch”. After high school he married Marie Allred and had two sons Tracy and Chad. After their divorce he met the love of his life Shirley Wallace, in that union he gained two more children Jacque and Arnold. He then started working for the Idaho Department of Transportation in Shoshone, Idaho. He worked for the ITD for thirty years. He retired in November 2012. Karl and Shirley loved to go to the Oregon coast and tried to go at least twice a year. He had several projects that he liked to work on and working in his yard. Over the past few years he was diagnosed with NASH and that slowly destroyed his liver, he fought a long painful battle and when the pain was too much he knew it was time to go. He died on the same day as his maternal grandmother did and we knew that on that day she came to take him home. He is survived by his wife Shirley, his children Tracy Strout, Chad Strout (Kristy), Jacque Klimes (Shane) and Arnold Yepez (Henry). He also survived by his siblings Carolyn Boyd, Keith Strout (Marlene), Delores White (Roger) and Rita Strout. Several grandchildren and great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews and Tanner. He was preceded in death by his paternal and maternal grandparents, both parents, brothers Leroy and Kelvin and two nephews.