Minrod Ernest Mier

Minrod Ernest 'Whitey' Mier, born March 15,1939 passed away at 7:05 on March 3, 2026. After a short battle with cancer that had spread from his lungs to his kidneys to his glands, along with vascular dementia in his brain. The family thanks North Memorial of Robbinsdale's staff, and family friend Arlene Elin for being there to shepherd dad to as pain-free and comfortable resolution to his long life as was humanly possible.

 Minrod passed away just 12 days before his 87th birthday. He was preceded in death by his wives Lorraine and Linda, his parents Minrod Edward and Amanda Bertha, and sisters and brothers Evelyn, Nancy, Hazel, Donnie, Joe, Edward, and David, and his daughter Elaine. He is survived by daughter Jeanette (Howard), sons Minrod, Dewey, and William, adopted daughter Heidi, and grandchildren Jason, James, Josh, Amanda, Coley, Bill Jr., Maria, Antonia, Jackie, and Lock, a bunch of great grandchildren, and a near-infinity of nieces and nephews.

 Born on a farm in Bruce WI, near Ladysmith, a teenaged Minrod moved to Minneapolis to be closer to his mom who had moved to the cities before him. Mom Mandy had a job working at the Green Shop, a small diner on Hennepin Ave downtown. Soon, Minrod was working for the Green Shop as well - as a manager, which made teenage Minrod his Mom Mandy's boss.

 By the early 1960's Minrod and his wife Lorraine had four kids and lived in North Minneapolis. Then there came a time when Lorraine's sisters Mary, Sherry and Judy were going to be separated to different foster homes, but in order to keep the girls together Minrod and Lorraine had the three teenaged girls placed under their guardianship with his fledgling family and soon - with the birth of William - he was supporting ten people working a new job as a parking lot attendant.

 Divorcing wife Lorraine in 1977, Minrod soon married second wife Linda, eventually adopting her daughter Heidi. Minrod and Linda moved out to Billings Montana for a while, where Minrod took a job as a long-haul trucked for a molasses company. Eventually, they moved back to the city and then to Andover, MN. At the time most sensible people retire, Minrod and Linda purchased A-1 Sewcraft in Champlin, MN, which they ran together until Linda's untimely passing.

Minrod was an avid deer hunter and fisherman, who enjoyed Twins baseball and old westerns on TV. He also deeply adored his dogs over the years, with Henry the Weimeriner being his last faithful companion. Minrod was true to his farm boy roots, and was always early to rise. He preferred nothing more than puttering around the house doing odd jobs and skillfully working with tools to improve the places he lived.