[OKDXA] Mike Schenkel, W5VXU - SK

[GARYLM at kiamichiwb.org]

  MIKE WILL SURELY BE MISSED, HE WILL BE WITH THE LORD NOW.   PLEASE GIVE MY CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY GENE.
WW WILL PRAY FOR THEM.

 WQ5R GARY

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From: W5 BURO <w5buro at gmail.com>
To: okdxa at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [OKDXA] Mike Schenkel, W5VXU - SK
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2017 07:23:54 -0500

Fellow club members,
It is with sadness that I send along this obituary.  As I have said in the
past, Mike, W5VXU, was a very dedicated man to our great hobby, serving 6
years as the W5 Incoming Bureau Manager.
I have tried several times to send this from my beggstelco.net email and
it has bounced.  It seems that beggstelco may have gotten on a spam list
somewhere and has been blocked.
You will be missed, Mike.  Rest in peace.
73,
Gene




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Meinhardus "Mike" Klaas Schenkel passed away peacefully at his home in
Hobart OK on 13 April 2017 at age 83. He was born on November 11,1933 in
Wildervank, Groningen, The Netherlands.  He is survived by his wife of 64
years Annie (Pryor) Schenkel, children: Barbara (Tom) Diehl of St. Louis
MO, Susan (David) Colston of Kansas City KS, and Rieks Schenkel
of Altus OK, a sister Jeanne (Dick) Olson of Pittsboro NC and many
grandchildren and great-grandchildren across the US. He was preceded in
death by a son Michael Henry Schenkel, his parents Hinderikus and Nantje
(Niemeijer) Schenkel of Escondido CA, and brother Klaas Schenkel.
Mike came to the US from The Netherlands with his family in 1950.  After
graduating from high school, he joined the US Air Force and retired in
1973 as a MSgt, serving in Communications for over 20 years in Germany,
Turkey, Greece, and various places in the US. His passions were Ham
Radio (he was a life member and in 2015 Ham of the Year of OK DX
Association) as W5VXU, a Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) member and
was Librarian for the Radio Tube Library, Â family genealogy, and
soccer. He was a School Bus Driver for the Altus School District for
over 13 years. He excelled in anything he tried, could build and fix
anything, even raising the roof and adding a 2nd story to his home. He
will be missed by many.
The public is invited to the People's Cooperative Funeral Home, 1400 W.
Main in Lone Wolf OK from Noon to 8 pm on Wednesday, 19 April 2017 with
the funeral service in the Chapel of People's Cooperative on Thursday,
April 20th at 3 pm with military honor guard service and burial
immediately following at Rose Cemetery in Hobart OK.
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