Charles Harrison Wolfe
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Marshal

Charles Harrison Wolfe

Orleans Police Department — Orleans, IN
Accident
End of Watch July 11, 1938
Age 42
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Marshal Charles Wolfe died after being electrocuted following a severe storm. He was helping with cleanup efforts when he picked up a live electrical line. He was killed instantly upon contacting it.

Marshal Wolfe had served with the Orleans Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Marshal Wolfe gave the Orleans Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Marshal Wolfe.

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

Agency

Location Orleans, IN
Platform Identity opd.orange.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 11, 1938
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Marshal Charles Harrison Wolfe 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Orleans Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Orleans Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
IN — Statewide
151
of 503 officers
30% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Harrison Wolfe'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 Charles Harrison Wolfe Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Harrison Wolfe is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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