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A College Reunion for Dr. Nelle O. Lundquist

Nelle Olivia Lundquist, daughter of John G. Lundquist and Anna G. Johnson, was born on 16 April 1883 in Montgomery County, Iowa. [1] Her father had a farm outside of Stanton in Scott Township, and the schoolhouse was located on their property. [2] She attended Still College of Osteopathy in Des Moines, Iowa, and graduated on 11 January 1911 in a class of thirteen men and women. Her classmates who graduated mid-term included Sidney E. Cresswell, R.H. Simpson, Ed. C. Galsgie, Hulda Frandson, J.G. Connolly, Eleanor L. Harvey, Christine Ostrem, Roy F. Desart, Maud Tupper, Peter F. Kain, Helga Christensen, and Mabel Cleveland. [3]   She practiced primarily in Missouri and Montgomery County, Iowa. [4] In 1934, she attended a reunion breakfast of her class on 25 July at the Allis Hotel during the Wichita convention. [5] However, she was the only one in her class mentioned as attending. It must have been a reunion of any graduate of the school. [1] Fremont Lutheran Churc...