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The incessant march of time continues to take a huge toll on our extended family of tens of thousands of cousins. On average, we lose a Minerd- Minard- Miner- Minor cousin or spouse every 1.65 days. Sadly, in the years that have elapsed since July 1, 2000, when we started counting with precision, an alarming number of cousins and spouses has passed away, all of them descendants of southwestern Pennsylvania pioneers Jacob and Maria (Nein) Minerd Sr. We extend our deepest sympathy to their loved ones.
No epidemic illness is at work. Rather, the data evidences the normal cycle of life, reflecting the extended family's enormous headcount and the aging of the baby boom generation. It's a staggering toll, but certainly is not comprehensive, as we have no true way of knowing the status of every single branch of the clan. The lists of past years' data are conintually backfilled as we learn more. Only a miniscule fraction of the total names at death was some form of M-M-M-M -- less than one percent. Not surprisingly, everyone else carried some other, different name -- more than 99 percent of the headcount. This is because, as the family has grown to an immense population, the proportion of cousins who descend from females doubles with each succeeding generation, and with that the number of other names. Jan 1, 2023 to Present (37):
Kelly Martin Herbeck - Texas City, TX - May 11, 2023 Larry E. Hostetler - Stoystown, PA - May 9, 2023 Gertrude D. "Trudy/Trish" (Hough) Miner - Everson, PA - May 4, 2023 Barry Lee Giles Sr. - Belle Vernon, PA - May 2, 2023 Terry Lee Rodeheaver - Keisterville, PA - April 27, 2023 Jessica Amnity Minerd-Massey - Edgewater, FL - April 22, 2023 Charles Edward Mayle - Belington, WV - April 17, 2023 Clyde Albert Dalton - East Canton, OH - April 15, 2023 Donald R. “Donnie” Hall Jr. - Acme, PA - April 14, 2023 Mark Wayne Callihan - Columbus, OH - April 13, 2023 Donna Sue (Hale) Borchers - Derby, CT - April 7, 2023 Bonita Kay (Ames) Greco - Macedonia, OH - April 1, 2023 Betty Lou (Mayle) Oldaker - Shinnston, WV - April 1, 2023 Joel Christopher Barber - Columbia, SC - March 20, 2023 Gary A. Tressler - Markleysburg, PA - March 15, 2023 Anita (Bonam) Minard - Canton, OH - March 14, 2023 Luella "Jean" (Minerd) Beal Secoy - Athens, OH - March 13, 2023 Jack M. Mayle - Canton, OH - March 12, 2023 Bernard Srogi Jr. - Elliott/Pittsburgh, PA - March 3, 2023 Harvey "William" Minerd - Stewart, OH - March 1, 2023 Gilbert Ellsworth Jordan - Uniontown, PA - Feb. 20, 2023 Sandra Kay "Sandy" Nativio - Dunbar, PA - Feb. 19, 2023 James A."Tony" Torrence - Canton, OH - Feb. 14, 2023 Ann Marie (Dillow) Spencer - Normal, IL - Feb. 12, 2023 Ronald K. "Doc" Baker - Weldon, IL - Feb. 8, 2023 Alma B. "Patty" (Harris) Basinger - Confluence, PA - Feb. 5, 2023 Gene Paul King - Farmington, PA - Feb. 4, 2023 Kay Lynn (Mayle) Neff - Louisville, OH - Jan. 26, 2023 Donald D. Shields - Mount Pleasant, PA - Jan. 24, 2023 Lena Belle (Croston) Miner - Philippi, WV - Jan. 23, 2023 Marce Lee Mayle - Columbiana, OH - Jan. 23, 2023 Beatrice (Johnson) Shroyer - Connellsville, PA - Jan. 18, 2023 Jeanne Marie (Stevens) Knight - Davison, MI - Jan. 12, 2023 Connie L. (Rowe) Shroyer - Connellsville, PA - Jan. 11, 2023 Harry Michael Capino - Laurel, MD - Jan. 8, 2023 Peter Waynt Hunt - Sanford, FL - Jan. 4, 2023 Dewane Allen "Junior" Shultz Jr. - Dawson, PA - Jan. 1, 2023
July 1, 2022 to Dec. 31, 2022 (60): Winona “Winnie” (Minerd) Robbins - Upper Deerfield Twp., NJ - Dec. 31, 2022 Eleanor Louise (Mayle) Mayle - Royal Oak, MI - Dec. 31, 2022 James "Sonny" Mayle - Louisville, OH - Dec. 30, 2022 Elaine (Kuchera) Stablein Schultz - Port St. Lucie, FL - Dec. 24, 2022 Harry E. “Poppy” Mayle - Brazil, IN - Dec. 24, 2022 Shirley (Zimmerman) Schultz - Washington, PA - Dec. 23, 2022 Alfred Leon Liston - Morgantown, WV - Dec. 22, 2022 Ralph William “Bill” Kemp II - Rockwood, PA - Dec. 22, 2022 Byron "Scott" Minerd - Rancho Santa Fe, CA - Dec. 21, 2022 Ruth Romaine (Fallecker) Smith - Brinkerton, PA - Dec. 15, 2022 Janet Marie (Ryan) Teets - Connellsville, PA - Dec. 12, 2022 Sean Russell Bowers - Greenville County, SC - Dec. 5, 2022 John Hammond Urner Sr. - Hagerstown, MD - Dec. 3, 2022 William Boazman - Corpus Christi, TX - Dec. 3, 2022 Julia Ann "Judy" (Burnham) Bush Bellerive - Tulsa, OK - Nov. 29, 2022 Melissa Anne (Finkle) Hall - Arlington, TX - Nov. 22, 2022 Jamie Tressler - Confluence, PA - Nov. 20, 2022 Jerry L. Stombaugh - Bradenton, FL - Nov. 10, 2022 Timothy Andrew Minerd - Tullahoma, TN - Nov. 9, 2022 Bonnie K. (Stroko) Shipley - Mill Run, PA - Oct. 30, 2022 Delmas Miner - East Canton, OH - Oct. 27, 2022 Kimberly Pearl (Turney) Nicholson - Connellsville, PA - Oct. 26, 2022 Nancy (Turner) Johnson - Yorktown, VA, Oct. 26, 2022 Dora "Elsetta" (Harris) Moore - Baltimore, MD - Oct. 25, 2022 Alvin "Abb" Nicklow - Bullskin Twp., PA - Oct. 23, 2022 Stephanie Sue Mayle - Zanesville, OH - Oct. 15, 2022 Joann "Eiya" (Helfer) Mayle - Hopewell, VA - Oct. 15, 2022 David Dabney Metsker - Lawrence, KS - Oct. 9, 2022 Shirley Jean (Croston) Collins- Philippi, WV - Oct. 7, 2022 Mary Lou (Colbert) Varndell - Elyria, OH - Oct. 2, 2022 Vincent Valentine Dean, CPA - Aldie, VA - Sept. 27, 2022 Jacqualine Elaine (Mayle) Croston - Philippi, WV - Sept. 26, 2022 Jack Lee Rose - Farmington, PA - Sept. 22, 2022 Sheila Christine (Price) Cole - Sunset, UT - Sept. 19, 2022 Connie Jo (Newman) Butterfield - Minerva, OH - Sept. 16, 2022 Janae Elaine (Pelsma) Shoup - Sept. 15, 2022 Mary L. (Troillett) Minerd - Stewart, OH Sept. 14, 2022 Garrison Mathis Mayle - Shinnston, WV - Sept. 11, 2022 Kimberly Nina "Kimmy" Mayle - Grafton, WV - Sept. 7, 2022 Leila J. (Borden) Zinn - Point Marion, PA - Sept. 5, 2022 Marvin D. "Mack" Miner - Connellsville, PA - Aug. 19, 2022 Freeda (Pratten) Greer - Canonsburg, PA - Aug. 18, 2022 Betty Ann (Pool) Barnum - Oklahoma City - Aug. 18, 2022 Marian Myrtle (Roberts) Hall - Doylestown, PA - Aug. 13, 2022 Keith Wayne Leslie - Coventry, OH - Aug. 8, 2022 Freda Grace (Jones) Jimmerson Hixson - Grand River, IA - Aug. 6, 2022 Beverley Ann (Trout) Fox - Hunker, PA - July 29, 2022 James P. Jensen - Owasso, OK - July 28, 2022 Frances Elizabeth (Smith) Fisher - Canton, OH - July 28, 2022 Rodney S. Aller - Mount Pleasant, PA - July 24, 2022 Joshua Shroyer - Mill Run, PA - July 18, 2022 Keith Richard Bowman - Carmichaels, PA - July 18, 2022 Ralette (King) Shinneman - Longview, TX - July 16, 2022 Eric D. Rowh - Canton, OH - July 16, 2022 Sherri Ann "Wild Child" Johnson - Toledo, OH - July 14, 2022 Rosella Catherine "Dottie" (Rankin) Campbell - Fairchance, PA - July 12, 2022 Roger D. Mayle - Malta, OH - July 7, 2022 Delbert Horace Dalton - Morgantown, WV - July 7, 2022 Elliott Luther Ellis - Jenks, OK - July 5, 2022 David Ray Mayle - Grafton, WV - July 3, 2022
Jan. 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 (74): Dorothy Helen (Bender) Krieg - Otsego, MI - June 30, 2022 James Albert Rose - Beaver, PA - June 22, 2022 Larry Dana Martin - Morgantown, WV - June 21, 2022 Bruce J. Bohy - Macomb, MI - June 16, 2022 Alan Caldwell Plants - Mulberry, FL - June 16, 2022 Sandra L. Mayle - Canton, OH - June 15, 2022 Charles Robert "Bob" Heckler - Dunnellon, FL - June 14, 2022 Patrick E. Mayle - Canton, OH - June 13, 2022 Glenn Cecil Pore - Bellville, OH - June 10, 2022 Anna Elizabeth "Betty" (Cagey) Bonnard - Lookout Mountain, TN - June 2, 2022 John Porter Minor - New Cumberland, PA - June 1, 2022 Hester Anne (Oliver) Fike - Uniontown, PA - May 27, 2022 Donald Lee Barber Jr. - Columbia, SC - May 16, 2022 James Galen Dreistadt - Hopwood, PA - May 13, 2022 Gladys M. (Pritts) Williams - Mill Run, PA - May 10, 2022 John "Paul" Farley - Delton, MI - May 6, 2022 Clara "Annalee" (Mayle) McCoy - Peora, WV - May 6, 2022 George Leon Croston - Cleveland, OH - May 4, 2022 Valerie Lynn (Harbaugh) Parsons - Wheeling, WV - May 3, 2022 Charles "Robert" Miner - Bowling Green, OH - May 3, 2022 Blanche Eva (Dalton) Dalton - Philippi, WV - May 3, 2022 Gary E. Kooser - Little Valley, NY - April 30, 2022 Frank Dennis Farrell - West Allis, WI - April 27, 2022 Esther (Watson Dyer) Sawyer - Bellevue/Pittsburgh, PA - April 27, 2022 John E. Robinson - Tontogany, OH - April 26, 2022 Herman Elwood “Bill” Kennedy Sr. - Chesterhill, OH - April 26, 2022 Richard Seddon Dynes - Tucson, AZ - April 25, 2022 Thomas Jacob Curl - Tallahassee, FL - April 24, 2022 Jerry Eugene Campbell - Mahomet, IL - April 22, 2022 Trevor B. Ames Sr. - Polk/Ashland, OH - April 19, 2022 Terry Lynn Bittner - Friedens, PA - April 15, 2022 Levi Samuel Shackelford - Bridgewater, VA - April 3, 2022 Elsie Jean (Kopf) Richter - Conway, PA - April 2, 2022 Lewis Whitt - Louisa, KY - March 30, 2022 Evelyn Irene Mayle - Canton, OH - March 29, 2022 Timothy Taz Mayle - East Canton, OH - March 29, 2022 Donna Jean Mayle - Canton, OH - March 28, 2022 Stanley N. "Stan" Walker - Montpelier, VT - March 26, 2022 Bettie (Shackelford) Hibbs McBee - Independence, WV - March 18, 2022 Bonnie R. (Sherbondy) Cramer - Indian Head, PA - March 18, 2022 Mary-Anne (Stachlewitz) Shipley - Ypsilanti, MI - March 12, 2022 Lela "Vietta" (Noakes) Jordan - Fairchance, PA - March 2, 2022 Thomas G. Wingrove - Normalville, PA - Feb. 26, 2022 Darwin Lee "Tom" Hoover - Rockwood, PA - Feb. 25, 2022 Carol (Davis) Grogg - Mansfield, OH - Feb. 23, 2022 Lindsey Brown "Jack" Walters III - Hopwood, PA - Feb. 22, 2022 Hugh Franklin Wilson Sr. - Sturtevant, WI - Feb. 15, 2022 Erma Kay (Daniels) Zack Kinsell - Richeyville, PA - Feb. 15, 2022 Kenneth M. Wilson - Brownsville, PA - Feb. 12, 2022 Catherine A. (Blanchard) Lora Stewart - Feb. 11, 2022 Janet G. (Eichner) Carns - Laughlintown, PA - Feb. 9, 2022 Mary "Janis" (Roasa) Pettigrew - Kahoka, MO - Feb. 9, 2022 Jack Markley - Vorhees, NJ - Feb. 9, 2022 Frederick William Younkin Sr. - Chesapeake, VA - Feb. 6, 2022 John Lynn Hutchison - Cookeville, TN - Feb. 1, 2022 Linda Ann (Brothers) Davis - New Brighton, PA - Feb. 1, 2022 Theresa (Moore) Bailey - Houston, TX - Jan. 30, 2022 Donetta L. (Basinger) Graham - Connellsville, PA - Jan. 30, 2022 Larry D. Rugg - Mill Run, PA - Jan. 28, 2022 Carol (McClain) Johnson - Snow Camp, NC - Jan. 27, 2022 Penny (Lytle) Rugg - Mill Run, PA - Jan. 24, 2022 Dorothy Jean (Conn) Younkin Butch - Salisbury, PA - Jan. 21, 2022 Keith Knodle - Lawrenceville, GA - Jan. 19, 2022 Doris Jean (Peck) Grimm - Indian Head, PA - Jan. 19, 2022 Gail A. (Mayle) Parsons - East Sparta, OH - Jan. 19, 2022 Larry D. Cunningham - Beaver, PA - Jan. 16, 2022 Family of Albert "Ward" Minerd Michael Cathers Farrell - Omaha, NE - Jan. 11, 2022 Elizabeth Joyce (Myers) Miner Starett - Angie, LA - Jan. 9, 2022 Gary Wayne Gish - Portage, MI - Jan. 7, 2022 Susan Jane "Janie" (Mayle) Peters - Worthington, WV - Jan. 4, 2022 Michael Emmett Newhouse Jr. - Dutton, VA - Jan. 4, 2022 Dr. Gordon Richard Kern - Findlay, OH - Jan. 3, 2022 Family of Dorothy Lena (Stoner) Sheldon Donald Eugene Carson - New Athens, OH - Jan. 2, 2022 Family of Henry "Franklin" Minard
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