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: Minnie Ackerman; From an unknown newspaper article: "Minnie M. Ackerman Sept. 23, 1914-Dec. 22, 1992 Minnie M. Ackerman, 78, of Montrose and a former Telluride resident, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1992, at her home in Montrose from a sudden illness. Minnie M. Silva was born Sept. 23, 1914, at Canon City, the daughter of John and Mary (Oberto) Silva. Her childhood was spent in Canon City and she graduated from Telluride High School. Mrs. Ackerman had lived in Telluride for 57 years before moving to Montrose in 1986. She had served as the Postmistress of the Telluride Post Office for 26 years. She was a member of St. Patrick’s Church of Telluride and St. Mary’s Church of Montrose. Minnie Silva married Theodore “Ted” Ackerman on Oct. 10, 1937 in Telluride. He preceded her in death on Jan. 30, 1966 in Telluride. Survivors include two sons: Ted Ackerman, of Aurora, and John Ackerman, of Denver; and three grandchildren. Other survivors include a brother, Charles Silva, and a sister, Madeline Studebaker, both of Montrose. She was proceeded in death by her parents and husband. Mrs. Ackerman enjoyed her children and their families, and she liked to play bridge."

: Minnie Alice (Eaves) Jones; She was born in Denver in 1861 and grew up in Kansas. She came from a pioneering family in Colorado.

: Minnie Ann (Andress) Roberts; Minnie Ann Roberts discusses moving from Iowa to a homestead in Montrose County, Colorado in the early 1900s. Minnie explains the social scene near Bedrock, memories of her wedding, and baby showers and shivarees. She also talks about canning meat, preserving other foods, doing the wash, making her own clothes, and taking care of her family at the homestead. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.

: Minnie Chatfield; She was a teacher at Pear Park Elementary School in the Pear Park area of Mesa County, Colorado. She was very influential in her field, and was visited by teachers from around the state who wished to observe her methods. Chatfield Elementary School, on D ½ Road near 32 Road, just next to the old Pear Park Elementary School, was named for her.

: Minnie Foster; She was born in Nebraska on a farm, and moved to Missouri, where she attended school and college. She became a teacher, and taught in a country school in Missouri. She then went to one year of nursing school, and became a practical nurse in Seattle, Los Angeles and Denver, administering to elderly people and children. She died in Fruita, Colorado. She never married.

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