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Reading, gardening and music By Kevin Mertens - Staff Writer | Jan 10, 2021 Ellen Katzke relaxes in her kitchen while sharing stories dating back to the Great Depression and the dustbowl years. She says the soil would drift just like snow. Ellen Katzke may not have seen it all or done it all during her life on this earth, but she has certainly made the most of her 93 years. Katzke, whose birthday was during the first week of January, was born in 1928, in South Dakota, south of the town of Mitchell near the towns of Menno and Freeman. She now lives just outside of Delavan.

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