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Minerva E. “Minnie” Roberts Homan

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Birth	:	24 May 1873 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	8 Mar 1946 Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Orchard Mesa Cemetery, Grand Junction, Mesa County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.0426500, -108.5664000
Plot	:	Blk A Lower, Row 17A, Lot 5
Description	:	Obituary from The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Mesa, CO, Friday, Mar. 8, 1946, page 13: Mrs. H. Homan Dies Today; Long Illness Mrs. Minnie Homan, wife of Henry Homan, passed away about 1 o'clock this afternoon at their home north of the Fruitvale school, following an extended illness. Mrs. Homan had been confined to her home for a number of months past. The body is now at the Martin mortuary, with no arrangements completed for the burial services. Mr. and Mrs. Homan were residents of this city for many years. Mr. Homan serving... Read More	Obituary from The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Mesa, CO, Friday, Mar. 8, 1946, page 13: Mrs. H. Homan Dies Today; Long Illness Mrs. Minnie Homan, wife of Henry Homan, passed away about 1 o'clock this afternoon at their home north of the Fruitvale school, following an extended illness. Mrs. Homan had been confined to her home for a number of months past. The body is now at the Martin mortuary, with no arrangements completed for the burial services. Mr. and Mrs. Homan were residents of this city for many years. Mr. Homan serving for years in the former Fair Store, operated by the late W. J. Moyer. He has more recently been employed at the Manuel store but for some time due to the seriousness of the wife's condition, has remained with her at their Fruitvale home. Funeral notice also from The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Saturday, Mar. 9, 1946, page 2: FUNERALS MINERVA E. HOMAN---Monday 2 p.m. Martin's chapel, with Rev. A. P. Gaines officiating. Burial will be in the Orchard Mesa cemetery. Obituary from The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Mesa, CO, Sunday, Mar. 10, 1946, page 7: Homan Funeral Set For Monday; Came Here in Wagon, 1895 A Grand Junction pioneer will be buried beside her parents in the Orchard Mesa cemetery on Monday afternoon. Mrs. Minerva E. Homan, who died at her home Friday at 1 p.m. came to Colorado with her family in a covered wagon in 1895. She was then a young woman 22 years of age. Shortly after coming here she was employed in the old Fair store. She continued this employment until 1904 when she married Henry Homan here. He had known her in Des Moines, Ia., where she was born May 24, 1873, and he came to Colorado in 1904 to marry her. The wedding story appeared in The Daily Sentinel. For more then 50 years Mrs. Homan was an active member of the First Methodist church here. She was one of the first organists to play in the church. Mrs. Homan was also a member of the Royal Neighbors for many years. She is survived by her husband, Henry Homan; a niece she reared, Evelyn Roberts of San Francisco, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Lulu Beauchamp, Carlysle, Ia., and Mrs. Lillie Mae Baker, Arlington, Calif. and a brother, W. O. Roberts, Campus, Washington. Mrs. Homan had been ill more than a year prior to her death. Funeral services will be held Monday, 2 p.m. at Martin's chapel, with Rev. A. P. Gaines officiating. Bearers will be H. B. Manuel, Harold Woolverton, George A. Saltgaver, S. N. Wagler, F. C. Boon and D. E. Higgins. Burial will be in the Orchard Mesa cemetery.

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Minerva E. “Minnie” Roberts Homan death on 8 Mar 1946 in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
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Latitude: 39.0426500
Longitude: -108.5664000

Family Members:

Parent

William Vance Roberts

(1840 - 1910)

Catherine A Hancock Roberts

(1844 - 1920)

Spouse

Henry Homan

(1869 - 1953)

Siblings

Lillie Mae Roberts Baker

(1871 - 1955)

William Orlando “Orlie” Roberts

(1878 - 1952)

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