Emil Wilhelm Heinrich Castens b. 5 April 1905, Lafe, Breckenridge Township, Greene Co. AR. Son of Fred and Lena Goedecke Castnes. Baptised 7 May 1905 at St. John Lutheran Church, Lafe, AR. by Rev Steyer. He only went to the 4th grade in school, but was self educated far beyond that. Emil remembered that after his father died they had so little to eat one winter that all they had to take to school to eat was bread spread with lard. He was confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church, Lafe, AR. 28 Mar 1920. About 1924 he went to Broken Arrow, OK to work. In about 1930 he went to Michigan and worked about one year then he returned to Broken Arrow. He met an married Agnes Tammen there in 1934. They returned to Lafe and bought the farm that had belonged to his father. They remained there until 1949 when they moved 2 miles northeast of Golden City, MO. for three years when they bought a 160 acre farm 8 miles southwest of Lockwood, in the Minert community. Emil quit farming in 1958, first he rented out his farm then sold it and moved to Lockwood, where he delivered the mail to and from the train, was custodian for Immanuel Lutheran School, and was a night watchman for the town of Lockwood until he retired. Emil died in St. John's Hospital, Springfield Mo of congestive heart failure, during heart surgery to correct a valve problem. He was buried at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Lockwood, MO.
Emil Wilhelm Heinrich Castens b. 5 April 1905, Lafe, Breckenridge Township, Greene Co. AR. Son of Fred and Lena Goedecke Castnes. Baptised 7 May 1905 at St. John Lutheran Church, Lafe, AR. by Rev Steyer. He only went to the 4th grade in school, but was self educated far beyond that. Emil remembered that after his father died they had so little to eat one winter that all they had to take to school to eat was bread spread with lard. He was confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church, Lafe, AR. 28 Mar 1920. About 1924 he went to Broken Arrow, OK to work. In about 1930 he went to Michigan and worked about one year then he returned to Broken Arrow. He met an married Agnes Tammen there in 1934. They returned to Lafe and bought the farm that had belonged to his father. They remained there until 1949 when they moved 2 miles northeast of Golden City, MO. for three years when they bought a 160 acre farm 8 miles southwest of Lockwood, in the Minert community. Emil quit farming in 1958, first he rented out his farm then sold it and moved to Lockwood, where he delivered the mail to and from the train, was custodian for Immanuel Lutheran School, and was a night watchman for the town of Lockwood until he retired. Emil died in St. John's Hospital, Springfield Mo of congestive heart failure, during heart surgery to correct a valve problem. He was buried at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Lockwood, MO.
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