Drs. Helena and Gena Thoresen

THORESEN, LOFTSGAARD, NAE

Posted By: Peter Gausmann (email)
Date: 1/13/2010 at 04:43:32

DRS. HELENA AND GENA THORESEN

Drs. Helena and Gena Thoresen have built up a very large practice in Lake Mills as chiropractors and hold a high place in the esteem of all who know them. They are daughters of Lars and Gurie (Loftsgaard) Thoresen, natives of Norway, who became early settlers of Clayton county, Iowa, whence they removed to Palo Alto county. They were also among the first people to settle in that county, and the father purchased land which he farmed for many years in addition to operating a blacksmith shop. He is now seventy-four years of age and is making his home with his children. The mother died in October, 1900. There were ten children in the family, of whom seven are living, namely: Susanna, the wife of Dr. Th. T. Nae, of Graettinger, Iowa; Theodore and Ole, both of whom are farming in Palo Alto county; Helena, who was born September 22, 1877; Anna, who is a doctor of chiropractic, practicing in Red Wing, Minnesota; John, a chiropractor of Glenwood, Minnesota; and Gena, born September 10, 1882.

Drs. Helena and Gena Thoresen were reared in Palo Alto county and received their early education in the public schools there. In 1912 both entered the Universal School of Chiropractic at Davenport, Iowa, where they completed the course. Dr. Helena Thoresen has taken advanced post graduate work and holds four diplomas. In 1914 she opened an office in Lake Mills and in June, 1915, was joined by her sister and they are practicing in partnership under the name of Thoresen & Thoresen. They have purchased a fine residence, have a splendidly equipped office and have built up an extensive and representative practice. They also maintain an office at Forest City, and Dr. Helena Thoresen spends three days of the week there. They belong to the Chiropractic Society and find that connection of great value inasmuch as it enables them to profit by the experience of other up-to-date and successful practitioners. In religious faith they are Lutherans, and their lives conform to the teachings of that church.

Source: History of Winnebago County and Hancock County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Vol. II. Pioneer Publishing Company (Chicago), 1917. pp. 387.