Charles V. Masoner
Incident
Game Warden Charles Masoner suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting deer feeding operations in Itasca State Park.
He and other employees had been tasked with moving 80 pound hay bales through deep snow in order to prevent deer loss and to ensure a sustainable food source for local residents during the extreme winter months. Other wardens noticed he was feeling ill and began driving to Bemidji to seek medical treatment. He died while being driven through Hubbard County, approximately 10 miles south of Bemidji.
Game Warden Masoner was a U.S. Army Air Service veteran of WWI.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Game Warden Masoner gave the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Paul community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Charles V. Masoner served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Cardiac
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division has lost 18 officers; 1 of them lost to cardiac events.
Charles is one of 26 officers lost to cardiac events in MN, 8.9% of the 293 remembered there.
Charles is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Charles is one of 1,309 officers lost to cardiac events worldwide, 3.8% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1941, 1 officer in MN was lost to cardiac events, the 3rd heaviest of 24 years on record. The heaviest was 1979, with 2.
In 1941, 7 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 78th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
In 1941, 7 officers worldwide were lost to cardiac events, the 78th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
Who
Charles was 50. Of the 26 lost to cardiac events in MN whose age is recorded, half were between 42.8 and 52; the middle age was 47.5. Charles had served 19 years; the middle length of service was 16 years.
Charles was 50. Of the 1,249 lost to cardiac events in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 55; the middle age was 48. Charles had served 19 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
Charles was 50. Of the 1,251 lost to cardiac events worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 42.5 and 55; the middle age was 48. Charles had served 19 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
When
March holds 15.4% of these deaths in MN; August holds the most, 19.2%. Saturdays: 15.4%.
March holds 7.6% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Saturdays: 14.3%.
March holds 7.6% of these deaths worldwide; January holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.4%.
How
Cardiac deaths account for 5.6% of all 18 deaths at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division, the 3rd most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 8.9% of all 293 deaths in MN, the 3rd most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 3.8% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 4th most common cause.
His people
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division has 18 officers remembered here, Charles among them.
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Charles Wetsel Oct 1, 1897
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August Olson Mar 19, 1922
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Joseph E. Kreager
May 26, 1922
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Frank J. Appel
May 8, 1925
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Joseph Twaddle
Apr 25, 1930
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Norman D. Fairbanks
May 3, 1930
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John Linklater
Jul 8, 1933
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Olaf Pearson Lofquist
Jan 4, 1936
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Dudley Philip Brady
Jul 12, 1940
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Melvin A. Holt
Jul 12, 1940
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Marcus E. Whipps
Jul 12, 1940
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Charles V. Masoner
Mar 22, 1941
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Ronald E. Shager
Feb 22, 1967
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Gilmer Fred Keeler
Apr 21, 1968
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Russell John Nelson
Sep 28, 1975
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Grant Scott Coyour
Jun 11, 1999
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Eugene Herman Wynn, Jr.
Apr 19, 2019
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Sarah Ann Grell
May 24, 2021
Where
Military Service
Charles V. Masoner served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 4-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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