Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Edward Buchen was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 47 between Antigo and Waupun.
He had transported a prisoner to Waupun and was returning to Antigo when his vehicle left the dirt portion of the roadway and overturn. He was taken to Langlade County Memorial Hospital where he died two days later.
Sheriff Buchen was survived by his wife and seven siblings.
Survivors
Sheriff Buchen was survived by his wife and seven siblings.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Buchen served with the Langlade County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Antigo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Buchen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Edward Buchen 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Buchen's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Buchen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Buchen is highlighted in Nov.