McHenry County Sheriff's Office, Illinois
End of Watch: Friday, October 7, 1960
Age: 50
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: October 1, 1960
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Kirk Schroeder was killed in an automobile crash while responding to another crash near Sunnyside.
He and his partner were responding to the crash from Hebron. They had just passed through Johnsburg en route to Sunnyside when the patrol car left the wet, slippery roadway on a sharp curve. Deputy Schroeder, who was the passenger, suffered fatal injuries when the vehicle struck a culvert on the passenger side.
Deputy Schroeder served as a part-time deputy with the McHenry County Sheriff's Office. He was survived by his wife, two daughters, one grandchild, parents, and sister.