Olof Gustaf Engström was born on 19 May 1906 in Hassela, Gävleborg, Sweden to Olof Engström and Syster Anna Berglund.
He emigrate to the U.S. in 1929 with his brother Harald. They sailed from Gothenburg and arrived in New York in April. They came aboard the S.S. Gripsholm. They both settled in Minneapolis, MN. Olof died on 15 Jul 1977 in Hennepin County, Minnesota.