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In Lasting Memory
Remembering 7,305 Cousins and Spouses
Who Have Passed Away Since July 1, 2000 -
One Every 1.31 Days on Average

Recent Deaths - 2000-2001 - 2002-2003 - 2004-2005 - 2006-2007 -
2008-2009 - 2010-2011 - 2012-2013 - 2014-2015 - 2016-2017 -
2018-2019 - 2020-2021 - 2022-2023 - 2024-2025
Honor Roll - Cemetery Cleanups

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 1.31 days. During some particularly deadly years over that span, such as in 2007, we have lost a cousin every 1.14 days.

Dates when we've lost 5
cousins in a single day:

July 30, 2002 Aug. 18, 2012

Feb. 2, 2004 Dec. 5, 2012

March 3, 2004 April 12, 2013

Oct. 14, 2007 Dec. 12, 2013

Oct. 30, 2007 April 22, 2016*
March 11, 2008 Aug. 20, 2016

May 31, 2008 Feb. 13, 2017

March 28, 2012** Aug. 34, 2018

July 16, 2012 Dec. 16, 2020

Jan. 14, 2021

* 6 deaths
**8 deaths June 1, 2021

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 regularly backfilled as ongoing research identifies more and more of the family lines to the present day.

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.

January 1, 2026 to Present (39):

T. Samuel Brendel Hunt - Uniontown, PA - April 20, 2026
Family of Mary Ann (Miner) Richter

Fanchon Maetta (Nelson Forsythe) Pringle - Scottdale, PA - April 18, 2026
Family of Clarence Jay McKnight

Arlene (Ritenour) Luketich - Ellsworth, PA - April 13, 2026
Family of Charles H. Rose

Verna Louise (Hall) Burton - Schaumburg, IL - April 10, 2026
Families of Lloyd Jackson and Ollie Magdalene (Harbaugh) Hall

Judy Ann (Koontz) Humphreys - Hopwood, PA - April 3, 2026
Family of Rebecca (Leonard) Farmer

Brenda Fay (Blackston) Minerd - Riverview, MI - April 1, 2026
Family of Arthur Ralph "Buck" Minerd

Dewayne Lee Mills - Martinsburg, WV - March 22, 2026
Family of Irene (Miner) Welsh

Charles D. Hall Jr. - South Connellsville, PA - April 2, 2026
Family of Mark Hall

Douglas J. Humphreys - Hopwood, PA - April 1, 2026
Family of Rebecca (Leonard) Farmer

Barbara Jean Miner - Texarkana, TX - April 2026
Family of David "Nesbit" Miner

Junior Dale "JD" Collins - Philippi, WV - March 23, 2026
Family of George Riley Minard

Betty (Clark) Plants - Clearwater, FL - March 14, 2026
Family of Ollie Margaret (Miner) Plants

Alfred J. Nativio Jr. - Connellsville, PA - March 9, 2026
Family of Mary Ann (Miner) Richter

Rosemary (Bunting) Riggen Copple Martinchalk - Orlando, FL - March 4, 2026
Family of Anna (Hoye) Bunting

Dorothy (Hay) Dull - Mill Run, PA/Chandler, AZ - Jan. 6, 2026
Family of Margaret "Maggie" (Miner) Dull

Janet Elaine (Ream) Burnworth - Somerset, PA - Feb. 27, 2026
Family of Osborne Warren Ream

Eugene Robert Gary - Somerset, PA - Feb. 25, 2026
Family of Minnie Edna (Miner) Gary

Tim Walter Maurer - Johnstown, PA - Feb. 24, 2026
Family of Rev. William Mullen Minerd

David Louis "Buck" White - Wampum, PA - Feb. 23, 2026
Family of Mary Catherine (McKnight) Pratton

Paul Carson - East Finley Twp, PA - Feb. 22, 2026
Family of Cleveland Farabee

Robert Arnold McDowell - Connellsville, PA - Feb. 20, 2026
Family of Etta (Minerd) McDowell

Wilford Junior "Wolf" Newman - Canton, OH - Feb. 7, 2026
Family of George Riley Minard

Donna (Minerd) France Hoffman Creighton - The Plains, OH - Feb. 6, 2026
Family of Basil Alonzo Minerd Sr.

Carmen A. (Williams) Tate - Whitehall, OH - Feb. 4, 2026
Family of Howard Lee Kennedy Sr.

Nancy M. (Dwire) Conn - Confluence, PA - Feb. 4, 2026
Family of Laura Belle (Younkin) Shroyer

Steven Kent Minerd - Mesa, AZ - Feb. 4, 2026
Family of M. Luther Minerd Sr.

Ruth G. (Turner) Sumey - Markleysburg, PA - Feb. 3, 2026
Family of Ulysses Simpson "Grant" Turner

Clark Lynn Hulbert - Belton, MO - Feb. 3, 2026
Family of Jeanette "Blanche" (Clark) Tarter

Barbara Jean (Miner) Shawley - Champion, PA - Feb. 2, 2026
Family of Lester Miner

Darrell Lee Eicher - Scottdale, PA - Feb. 2, 2026
Family of Hannah "Lucy" (Murray) Eicher

Douglas Laco Mayle - Canton, OH - Jan. 30, 2026
Family of Emily Jane (Minerd) Mayle

Izora Louise (McDowell) Miller - Hancock, MD - Jan. 29, 2026
Family of William G. Miner

Mark W. Hamilton - Dunbar/Little Summit, PA - Jan. 28, 2026
Family of Irene (Miner) Welsh

Junior E. "June Bug" Croston - Philippi, WV - Jan. 13, 2026
Family of Sarepta (Kennedy) Mayle

Joseph Martin Schaeffer - Spotsylvania County, VA - Jan. 12, 2026
Family of Samuel William Birch

Robert Max Hostetler - Confluence, PA - Jan. 10, 2026
Family of Annabelle (Flanigan) Burnworth

Robert Michael "Butch" Conn - Avalon, PA - Jan. 7, 2026
Family of William Austin Rowan

Kenneth Max Hostetler - Confluence, PA - Jan. 4, 2026
Family of Annabelle (Flanigan) Burnworth

Shirley (Mayle) Croston - Canton, OH - Jan. 2, 2026
Family of Sarepta (Kennedy) Mayle