Herbert Milo Rolfe
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Deputy Sheriff

Herbert Milo Rolfe

Cardiac
End of Watch April 7, 1966
Age 54
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Rolfe suffered a fatal heart attack following a high speed pursuit. After the pursuit ended Deputy Rolfe collapsed as he approached the suspect.

Deputy Rolfe was survived by his wife and two children.

Survivors

Deputy Rolfe was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-MI-8E61BFC7
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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Rolfe served with the Oscoda County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Mio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Rolfe.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Mio, Oscoda County, MI
Platform Identity ocso.oscoda.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 7, 1966
Age 54
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Deputy Sheriff Herbert Milo Rolfe 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 MI, 39 of 719 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Oscoda County Sheriff's Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Cardiac
MI — Statewide
39
of 719 officers
5.4% Cardiac
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Herbert Milo Rolfe's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Herbert Milo Rolfe Compares

Age at Death
54
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Herbert Milo Rolfe is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

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