Minnie Adelia Dolder was born Jan 15, 1896 near Sheridan, LaSalle county, Illinois, the second child of Louis Emile Dolder and Anna Clara Ulrich. She moved with her parents to Pioneer, Iowa in 1903 where she was raised and educated.

On Sep 22, 1915, she married Lee J. Bollock at Pioneer, and the couple made their home in Humboldt. After Lee passed away on July 4, 1956, Minnie continued to live in Humboldt where she was a member of the United Methodist Church and the Royal Neighbors of America. She moved to Arden Hills, Minnesota in 1971 where she made her home with her daughter and son-in-law Viona and Leonard Nelson.

Minnie passed away at the Johanna Shores Presbyterian Home of Minnesota on the afternoon of May 6, 1986 at the age of 90 years. She is buried in Union Cemetery, Humboldt, Iowa.