Steve Schenkel died January 29, 2012

Steven John Schenkel, 60, of Bella Vista, Arkansas died Sunday, January 29 at Circle of Life Hospice House.  He was born September 11, 1951 in Muscatine, Iowa to Jacqueline Kincaid and Casper John Schenkel.

He loved new technology and enjoyed computers both building and troubleshooting.  He enjoyed watching science fiction, going to Colorado, and spending time in the Rocky Mountains.  He was an avid Razorback football fan with his sons.

He had lived in the Northwest Arkansas area since 1988 after moving from Iowa.  He was preceded in death by his father.

Steven is survived by his wife, Valaine Schenkel, of the home whom he married September 30, 1972; mother, Jackie Schenkel; two sons, Ryan Schenkel and his wife, Audrey, of Bella Vista and Regan Schenkel and his wife, Amanda, of Bella Vista; one brother, Nathan T. Schenkel and his wife, Leslie, of Peoria, Illinois; one sister, Jill Harder and her husband, Wayne, of Muscatine, Iowa; and five grandchildren.

No services are planned.

Memorials may be sent to Circle of Life Hospice or Cancer Research.