He graduated from Alma College and medical school at Wayne State University. He had his internship at Johns Hopkins. He served as surgeon on staff at Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, Texas. He practiced medicine in a leadership role at Parkview Memorial Hospital and other hospitals in Fort Wayne, IN.
Chuck’s happy place was on the water which was ignited as a boy when his parents created special times on Houghton Lake, MI. He purposefully had two homes on the water that brought him joy with his family: Cape Coral, FL and Coldwater Lake, MI. He loved spending quality time with his buddies on his annual snow skiing and fishing adventures. It brought him satisfaction to take the skills that he had been gifted as a surgeon to enhance and save the lives of many during his career.
Survived by wife Carol Schoenhals. Children: Judy Schoenhals Luby and husband Larry, Michael Schoenhals and son Justin, and Jennifer Schoenhals Beane and husband Jeff and son Justin.
Also survived by stepchild Leslie and late husband Larry Jenkins and their children, Ashley and Nick.
And stepchild Roxanne Keplinger (deceased) and children Ryan, Reed, and Reece.
Services pending.
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