Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Eikhoff was killed in an automobile accident after making an emergency transport to the local hospital. Deputy Eikhoff had served with the agency for 34 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
34 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Eikhoff gave the Richland County Sheriff's Department 34 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Sidney community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Eikhoff.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff George Eikhoff 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 MT, 34 of 142 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Eikhoff's cause is highlighted.
How George Eikhoff Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Eikhoff is highlighted in Feb.