Former mayor of Monroe, Milo Friedrichs, passed away on May 22, 2012, in Palmetto, Florida, his home for the past 18 years. Milo was born on April 19, 1929, in Dolan, South Dakota to Fred and Alice (Frehner) Friedrichs. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1947 to 1951 on the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt.