Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Franklin Furrer died after suffering a heart attack three weeks earlier. He was assisting other deputies with a narcotics raid of a home. Shortly after entry to the home, he collapsed, clutching his chest. Other deputies on the scene transported him to a hospital, where he remained unconscious until his death. Deputy Furrer had been with the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife and four children from a previous marriage.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Furrer gave the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lincoln community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Furrer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Franklin Roy Furrer served in the U.S. Navy (1950â1954) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Franklin Roy Furrer is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NE, 10 of 151 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 6.6% of this state's fallen. That is 6.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Franklin Roy Furrer's cause is highlighted.
How Franklin Roy Furrer Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Franklin Roy Furrer is highlighted in Nov.
Military Service
Franklin Roy Furrer served in the U.S. Navy (1950–1954) before joining law enforcement.
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