Online Obituaries Tuesday, June 8, 1999 June obits by date  June obits by name May obits by date  May obits by name Click here for today's obituaries    Cathryn M. Kastanek, 74 of Hillman Township, Morrison County, died May 30, 1999.    Mass of Christian burial were held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pierz.    She is survived by her husband, Jrwin of Hillman; daughters, Colleen of North Branch and Charlotte of Sartell; son, Allen of St. Paul; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.    She was born Nov. 24, 1924 in Lake Hanska Township to George and Eleanor (Dietz) Gulden. She grew up in Pierz where she received her education. She graduated from St. Gabriel's School of Nursing as a registered nurse in 1945. She worked at several Minnesota hospitals including Redwood Falls and at one time worked with the Navajo Indian Nation. She retired in 1989. She married Jrwin Kastanek on July 2, 1951. They resided on the family farm in Hillman Township after their marriage. She was active in numerous civic and cultural programs as well as being an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pierz. She was a member of the German-Bohemian Heritage Society.    Elise Klinow, 94 of St. James, formerly of Mountain Lake, died June 5, 1999 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James.    Services are 1:30 today at Eifert Funeral Home in Mountain Lake with visitation before the service starting at 8 a.m. Burial is in Springfield City Cemetery.    She is survived by children and their spouses, Lawrence and Marie Kleinow of Meosho, Mo.; Elizabeth and Floyd Johnson of Arlington; Edna and Orval Curry of Taylors Falls; Raymond and Delores Kleinow of Burnsville; Phyllis Roehl and Giles of St. John's, Mich.; and Richard and Lise Kleinow of North Oaks; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; sisters, Aliede Evers of Mountain Lake, Fannie and her husband Wesley Werner of Lamberton; brothers, Ben H. Junker, Rudolph and wife Dorothy Junker, all of Mountain Lake, and Uko and his wife, Clara Junker of St. James; sisters-in-law, Ella Junker of Sleepy Eye, and Amanda Junker of Mountain Lake; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.    She is preceded in death by her husband, Albert Kleinow; two great grandsons; two sisters, Henrietta Junker and Carrie Lingbeek; and two brothers, Henry H. and Gustav H. Junker.    She was born Aug. 21, 1904 in Selma Township, Cottonwood County, to Hinrich and Fenna (Garrels) Junker. On Feb. 26, 1929, she married Albert Martin Kleinow in Comfrey. They farmed near Comfrey until 1968, and lived in Montrose. They retired to Malvern, Ark.; later to Mack's Creek Mo. They returned to Mountain Lake in 1978. She entered Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James in September 1996.    Maynard Beilke, 84, 917 9th South St., in New Ulm died Sunday, June 6, 1999 at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield.    Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with burial in the Lutheran Cemetery in New Ulm.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today 7:30-8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm and continues one hour before the service at the church on Wednesday.    He is survived by his wife, Esther Beilke, a resident of Oak Hills Living Center in New Ulm; daughters-and-sons in law, Marvis and Donald Winkelmann of Springfield, Mardell and Herman Solle of Rockport, Texas; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and step children and their families.    He was preceded in death by his first wife Eleanor, on March 2, 1967; daughter in infancy; sister, Elaine; and brother, Rueben.    He was born Oct. 27, 1914 in Eden Township, Brown County to August and Rosa (Menk) Beilke. He married Eleanor Dehn on May 15, 1941. He married Esther Patzer Stelter on July 1, 1970. He farmed in Eden and Prairieville townships, Brown County. From 1954 until retirement in 1973, he farmed in Courtland Township, Nicollet County and then moved into New Ulm. He worked as a janitor for many businesses in New Ulm and at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He also drove bus for the New Ulm school district. He was a member of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm and had been a past member of the Board of Trustees and the Board of Elders. He had been a resident of St. John Lutheran Home since October of 1998.     Braden Francis Soukup Private family graveside service for Braden Francis Soukup, infant son of Jeremy and Katherine (Meier) Soukup of Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., will be held at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Sleepy Eye.    Braden was stillborn June 3, 1999, at the Gerald Champion Hospital in Almogordo, N.M.     Firle Funeral Home of New Ulm is handling the arrangements.    Survivors include his parents; maternal grandparents, Tim and Darlene Meier of New Ulm; paternal grandparents, Ron and Donna Soukup of New Ulm; maternal great-grandparents, Arthur and Dorothy Gramstead of Spooner, Wis; paternal great-grandparents, Raymond and Marjori Meier of St. Paul, and Clarence Soukup of Sleepy Eye; and aunts and uncles.    Evan V. Nelson, 80, of Rt. 1, Lafayette died Sunday, June 6, 1999 at New Ulm Medical Center.    Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bernadotte Lutheran Church in Bernadotte with burial in the church cemetery.    Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today and 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm and continues one hour before the service at the church on Wednesday.    He is survived by his wife, Mabel Nelson of rural Lafayette; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Don Bentz of Gibbon; sons and daughter-in-law, Darrell Nelson and his fiancee Jo Gergen of New Prague, and Gary and Margaret Nelson of Mankato; seven grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, Alvin and Erna Nelson of Lafayette, Morris and Lailah Nelson of Winthrop, Kenneth and Opal Nelson of New Ulm; sister-in-law, Selma Olson of the Lafayette Good Samaritan Center; and brother-in-law, Clarence Kuehn of New Mexico     He was preceded in death by a brother, Bernard Nelson; and a sister, Verna Foster.    He was born Dec. 15, 1918 in Bernadotte Township, Nicollet County to Christ and Emily (Monson) Nelson. He married Mabel Kuehn on July 7, 1946 at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. Peter. They lived in Brighton Township for two years. In 1948 they purchased a farm in Bernadotte Township, Nicollet County. He farmed until 1978. He also worked at Luebbert Construction in New Ulm for five years, Moorhead Construction for four years, and Lafayette Co-op for five years. He served on the Lafayette School Board, Swan Lake Lutheran Church Council, Bernadotte Lutheran Church Council, Bernadotte Creamery Board, Bernadotte Locker Board, Nicollet County ASC Committee and as chairman of Nicollet County Farmers Union. He was a member of the Bernadotte Town Board for 26 years. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II, mostly in the South Pacific. He was a member of the Bernadotte Lutheran Church in Bernadotte.    In lieu of flowers, family prefers memorials to Bernadotte Church Mission Fund or the Cancer Society or to the donor's choice.