Nell Elizabeth (Newton) Henningsen (1917-2002) excelled as a daughter, student, dietician, World War II army dietician, wife, mother, homemaker, grandmother, and teacher. A bronze sculpture of a pioneer family honors her memory and also honors the families of faith who came from Bergen, LeRoy, and Geneseo, New York in 1836-1837 to pioneer the founding of Geneseo, Illinois and the original Congregational Church.