Harry
Russell Minerd
(1908-1991)
Harry
Russell Minerd was born on March 18, 1908 in Meadowbrook, Fayette County,
PA, the son of Charles B. and Ada (Tressler)
Minerd.
Harry was the youngest of their nine children, and there was an age
difference of more than 20 years between him and his eldest sister. He is seen
at right in a studio portrait, posing with an empty chair.
Harry married Mary E. Blair (1913-1997).
The Minerds went on to have 10 children -- William Minerd, Charles Minerd, Kenneth Minerd, Robert Minerd, Theodore Minerd, Betty Jean Shaffer, Harold Thomas "Tony" Minerd, James Franklin Minerd, Patricia Ann Maust and Donald Eugene Minerd.
The family lived in the Uniontown, Fayette County, area, and in 1952 resided at Rocks Works near Masontown, Fayette County.
By 1970, they had moved to nearby Little Brownfield.
In 1952,
double tragedy struck the family when their eldest son, 20-year-old William, was killed in
an automobile accident while riding with his uncle Arthur
Ralph "Buck" Minerd. A funeral for both of them was held at the Honsaker Funeral Home in
Masontown, with burial conducted at the Fairview Cemetery. William, a clean-cut, handsome
young man, is seen at left.
Harry passed away at the age of 83 on Nov. 2, 1991. He was laid to eternal rest at the Cedar Grove Cemetery at New Geneva, Fayette County.
Mary outlived her husband by six years. She died at the age of 84 on Nov. 30, 1997, "after a lengthy illness," said the Uniontown Herald-Standard. She is buried at the Fairview Cemetery near Masontown.
 
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| Above, left to right: sons Theodore, Tony and Jim |
 
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| Above, l-r: son Bob and daughters Betty Jean and Patricia |
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| Son Donald, up close and tricycling |
For more information, contact grandson Harold "Thomas" Minerd Jr., who works in Dell Inc.'s computer training department in Round Rock, TX as an instructional designer, developing training material for technical support. He previously owned Tom's Computer Resource Center in Killeen, TX.
Another
grandson, Donald Minerd, of
Masontown, seen
at left, may also be contacted for information.
Grandson Bill Shaffer married Connie L. Friend (1963-2008). They had two sons, William and Joshua. Connie worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for Shaffer's Fabricating of Masontown. She also was active with the Grace Community Chapel in Hopwood, Fayette County. Sadly, Connie passed away at the age of 45 on June 21, 2008.
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