Sutter-Yuba County Biographies


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THEODORE F. ENGSTROM, D.O.
 
            No school of medicine requires a more comprehensive and exact 
knowledge of anatomy than does osteopathy; and for the practice of this 
profession Dr. Theodore F. Engstrom, of Marysville, is thoroughly qualified.  He 
is one of California�s native sons, and was born in Sacramento, November 21, 
1886.  His parents, F. E. and Hannah (Pearson) Engstrom, were natives of Sweden, 
and both have passed away.  The father came to the Golden State in 1879, and his 
demise occurred in 1907.
            In the acquirement of an education Dr. Engstrom attended the grammar 
and high schools of Sacramento and then entered the Pacific College of 
Osteopathy at Los Angeles, from which he was graduated in 1911. He began his 
professional career in Sacramento and remained there until 1916, when he opened 
an office in Marysville.  After the United States entered the World War, on 
November 17, 1917, he enlisted in the Medical Corps of the United States Army 
and went over seas, serving in France with the 91st (Wild West) Division, with 
which he participated in many memorable battles, remaining in the service for 
two years.  Returning to the United States, he was mustered out at the Presidio, 
San Francisco, May 13, 1919, as Medical Sergeant, and then resumed his practice 
at Marysville, where the general confidence in which he is held testifies 
eloquently to his skill.  He has been honored with the presidency of the 
Sacramento Valley Osteopathic Association and also has membership in the 
California and American  Osteopathic Associations.
            Dr. Engstrom was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Collicott, a 
native of Indiana.  He is commander of Bishop-Langenbach Post No. 948, Veterans 
of Foreign Wars, at Marysville, and his fraternal connections are with the Red 
Men; Marysville Lodge No. 783, B.P.O.E.; and Yuba City Lodge No. 187, I.O.O.F.  
He is deeply interested in everything that tends to raise the standards of his 
profession or promote the efficiency of its representatives, and supports every 
movement that contributes to the welfare of his community or the benefit of its 
citizens.
 
History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, 1924
p. 904