Chet Goenner Long Time County Sheriff
Sheriff Chester J. Goenner served in office from 1952 to 1981 Photo from the SHC collections 1990.201.220 Every so often we write of an individual significant to the history of Sherburne County. Another name to add to the list of movers and shakers in Sherburne Ccounty is Sheriff Chet Goenner--ed. note. “History will record that Sheriff Goenner solved all of the murders and bank robberies during his years in office.” The quote from the Sherburne County Star News, summarized the career of Sherburne County’s long serving sheriff. Chester Goenner served as County Sheriff from 1952 until 1981. In the time, he earned a reputation of commanding respect and using all of his resources to get the job done. Goenner was first appointed to the position of County Sheriff in 1952, after the death of Nial Nuemann. Before that appointment, he served as the county deputy sheriff for 18 years. Prior to that ...