Obituary Observations

Yes, I read the local paper every day. And yes, I also read the obits every day. I guess it's a hazard of living in the same area for almost 50 years. I know a LOT of people and I like to keep track of them and their families.
I have noticed a trend over the last year or so which I find very odd. One of the things I love about living in this valley is that we are very culturally diverse. Why is it then that different ethnicities seem to die in clumps?
I'm not kidding. On any given day or period of days there will be a majority of the obits of one ethnic group. One day it'll be a bunch of Italians, a few days later - it'll be Filipinos, then it'll be Japanese, then Chinese, then Mexican. It's the weirdest thing. It's like there's a death vibe in the ethnic community and a bunch of 'em die a couple of days apart.
I know this is a freakish thing to notice and I'm probably the only one to do it. Okay, so I'm a freak