Charles Wilke

ERLANGER – Charles “Chuck” Wilke, 51, died May 28 at St. Elizabeth Edgewood.

He was an electrician and worked at Gold Medal Products for the past 12 years. He was a member of St. Henry Church, the Grand Knight of the Fr. Kehoe Council of the Knights of Columbus in Ludlow and a member of the Bishop Flaget Fourth Degree Assembly of the Knights of Columbus. He was a graduate of Covington Latin School and coached girls’ softball.

He is survived by parents, Joann and Raymond Wilke of Bellevue; his wife, Tammy Wilke of Erlanger; daughters Lindsay and Katie Wilke of Erlanger; two brothers, Michael Wilke of Springboro, Ohio, and Ronald Wilke of Arcadia, Ind.; and two sisters, Carole Taylor of Bellevue and Rae Jean Slusher of Villa Hills.

Visitation will be Thursday, June 3, from 5-9 p.m. at Linnemann Funeral Home in Erlanger. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 4 at St. Henry Church in Elsmere. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery at the convenience of the family.

Memorials: Fr. Kehoe Council of the Knights of Columbus, 828 Elm St., Ludlow, KY 41016.