Roll of Honor
Fred Robert Wiercyski
Incident
Sergeant Fred Wiercyski suffered a fatal heart attack several hours after responding to a mutual aid request to assist members of the City of Oconomowoc Police Department regarding a disorderly and combative subject.
Sergeant Wiercyski assisted in restraining the man for 15 minutes until a transport van arrived at the scene.
He completed his shift at 7:00 am and was later found unresponsive at his home.
Sergeant Wiercyski was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Town of Oconomowoc Police Department for 17 years. He had also served on a part-time basis with the North Prairie Police Department and City of Oconomowoc Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, three step-children, and grandson.
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- 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.
Sergeant Wiercyski gave the Town of Oconomowoc Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oconomowoc 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Fred Robert Wiercyski served in the Navy (1989â1993) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Fred Robert Wiercyski 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Fred Robert Wiercyski's cause is highlighted.
How Fred Robert Wiercyski Compares
Offender Outcome
Arrested
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Fred Robert Wiercyski is highlighted in Nov.