Kaare [pronounced KO-reh] Engstad was born in the village of Furness, Norway on July 16, 1906. One of eight surviving children of Johannes and Bertha Kristianson, he was forced to leave home at age 12 and lived with his grandmother. In those days, Norwegians had the option of choosing from a variety of surnames; it was decided that Kaare would take the name of the family home, Engstad.
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