Langlade County Sheriff's Office, Wisconsin
End of Watch: Sunday, November 5, 1933
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: November 3, 1933
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
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.