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Police Officer

Marriner R. Frank

Kewaskum Police Department — Kewaskum, WI

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End of Watch May 30, 1967

Age 40

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Officer Marriner Frank suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after directing traffic.

He was directing traffic for the Memorial Day Parade when he was stricken near the American Legion, where the services were about to begin.

Police Officer Frank was a U.S Navy veteran of WWII who served with the Kewaskum Police Department for seven years and previously served with the Sheboygan Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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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.
Police Officer Frank gave the Kewaskum Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kewaskum 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

Department Kewaskum Police Department

Location Kewaskum, WI

Platform Identity kpd.washington.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 30, 1967

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Military Service

Marriner R. Frank served in the Navy (1944â1947) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Marriner R. Frank is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In WI, 23 of 317 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7.3% of this state's fallen. That is 3.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

Kewaskum Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

WI — Statewide

of 317 officers

7.3% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Marriner R. Frank's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Marriner R. Frank Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service