People turning 100 has become commonplace at ACC Senior Services. The latest person to cross the century mark is Minnie Iseri. Formerly a resident of ACC Greenhaven Terrace, she is now living at ACC Maple TreeVillage.
Minnie celebrated her birthday with a Zoom party with family as far away as Japan joining in. Sacramento City Councilmember Rick Jennings presented her with a key to the city while birthday greetings flowed in from Congresswoman Doris Matsui, Assemblymember Jim Cooper, and Mayor Darrell Steinberg.
Minnie was born on August 31, 1920 in Gresham, Oregon. She grew up on a farm in Vancouver, Washington. After graduating from Vancouver High School in 1938, she traveled to Tokyo, Japan to study overseas. She was forced to remain in Japan for nine years due to World War II.
After the war, she returned to the U.S. She eventually established herself in Sacramento, where she met her husband Robert. They married on July 30, 1949. They relocated to Washington, D.C. and lived there for 10 years. In 1955, their daughter Margaret was born. In 1962, the family returned to the West Coast, where they permanently stayed and called Sacramento their home. In 1963, their second daughter Tammie was born.
Because Robert was ill and unable to work, Minnie assumed the role of bread winner and went to work. She first landed a federal job with the U.S. Corp of Engineers. But in 1970, she transferred to the Sacramento U.S. Attorney’s Office of the U.S. Department of Justice. She served as the personal secretary to the Northern California U.S. Attorney as well as the head office manager. Minnie was an incredibly hard worker.
In 1993, Minnie traveled to Washington D.C., accompanied by her daughters and grandson, to receive an award for her years of hard work and dedication. This award was presented to her by then-Attorney General Janet Reno, and was definitely a highlight of Minnie’s long career. Minnie finally retired from civil service in 2001 after 31 years of service.
Since then, she has enjoyed keeping herself busy by helping raise her three grandchildren, Michael, Keiko, and Emiko. She more recently has had the good fortune of meeting her two great grandsons, Nico and Wes.
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