Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Wrobbel suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting a search and rescue mission. He was at home celebrating his birthday when he received a call that a vehicle had gone through the ice on Lake Polaski near Buffalo, Minnesota. Upon his arrival he started heading towards the scene when he suffered the heart attack. The victims had made it out of the vehicle before Deputy Wrobbel's arrival but had not told authorities.
Survivors
Deputy Wrobbel had been with the agency for 11 years and was survived by his wife and two sons.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Wrobbel gave the Wright County Sheriff's Office 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Buffalo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Wrobbel.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Roger Ervin Wrobbel 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 MN, 26 of 293 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 8.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.9 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Wright County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roger Ervin Wrobbel's cause is highlighted.
How Roger Ervin Wrobbel Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Roger Ervin Wrobbel is highlighted in Dec.
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