Iowa State Patrol - Fallen Officers

Fallen Officers

Since the establishment of the Iowa State Patrol, 10 officers have died in the line of duty. Of these, only one, Oran Pape, has been murdered.

Officer Date of Death Details
Trooper Oran H. Pape
Tuesday, September 29, 1936
 Gunfire (murder)
Trooper Harold Emmerson Klinkefus
Wednesday, May 18, 1949
 Automobile accident
Trooper Harold Clarence DeGear
Friday, February 19, 1954
 Struck by vehicle
Trooper Ralph Franklin Garthwaite
Saturday, July 2, 1955
 Vehicular assault
Trooper Marvin C. VanderLinden
Friday, June 11, 1965
 Automobile accident
Trooper Charles Gerald Whitney
Sunday, June 16, 1985
 Struck by vehicle
Trooper Stanley E. Gerling
Friday, June 30, 1989
 Aircraft accident
Trooper Pilot Lance G. Dietsch
Friday, June 30, 1989
 Aircraft accident
Trooper Allen Patrick Nieland
Sunday, October 14, 1990
 Aircraft accident
Trooper Mark Toney
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
 Automobile accident

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