Olaf was born on January 20, 1884, at Lille Hokstad (Broen) farm near Tyldal. He was baptized on March 2, at Tylldalen Kirke. He was the son of Erik Olsen Broen and Gjertrud Olsdatter Olsberg. He never married, selling Broen to Hans Antonsen Storrøsten in 1939 while continuing to live at the farm.[1] He passed away on June 14, 1960, and was buried at Tylldalen Kirkegård on June 22.
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