Specialist IV Kevin Gadker

FORT BRAGG N.C.- Specialist IV Kevin Joseph Gadker, 37, passed away Tuesday March 29th due to complications from a stroke at University of North Carolina Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Originally from the Northern Kentucky area and a graduate of Dixie Heights High School; Kevin was an active duty Army Soldier stationed in Fort Bragg N.C. He was preceded in death by his father Merrill Gadker in 2004. Survivors include his daughters Leah and Emily Gadker of Rosemont MN, Mother Carolyn Gadker of Erlanger KY,brother Thomas M. Gadker of Covington KY, sister Kimberly Gadker of Ft Wright KY and fiancé Shari Gould of Amelia OH. Visitation will be held Thursday April 7th from 5pm to 8pm at Linnemann Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Center in Erlanger. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday April 8th 10am at Blessed Sacrament Church in Ft Mitchell. Burial will be held at St May’s Cemetery in Ft Mitchell KY. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association 5211 Madison Rd Cincinnati OH 45227, Change of Heart 704 David Drive Oxford OH 45056 or Autism Society Greater Cincinnati Chapter P.O. Box 43027 Cincinnati OH 45243. Online condolences may be made to www.linnemannfuneralhomes.com