Roll of Honor
Incident
Traffic Officer Elwin Welch succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile crash at US 41 and Ballard Road the previous day. At about 4:00 pm another vehicle attempted to turn in front of him, causing his vehicle to collide with it. Officer Welch had served with the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office for 11 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Traffic Officer Welch gave the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Appleton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Traffic Officer Welch.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Traffic Officer Elwin Welch is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elwin Welch's cause is highlighted.
How Elwin Welch Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Elwin Welch is highlighted in Apr.