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Survival and evasion chronicled in WW II memoir

Mildred Janzen with daughters Karen Van Allen of Ellsworth (left) and Susan Nickerson of Grand Island, Neb., celebrate the release of Mildred’s memoirs, “Surviving Hitler, Evading Stalin - One Woman’s Remarkable Escape from Nazi Germany,” at the Great Bend Public Library.

Janzenanddaughters — Mildred Janzen with daughters Karen Van Allen of Ellsworth (left) and Susan Nickerson of Grand Island, Neb., celebrate the release of Mildred’s memoirs, “Surviving Hitler, Evading Stalin - One Woman’s Remarkable Escape from Nazi Germany,” at the Great Bend Public Library.

German born Mildred Schindler Janzen of Ellsworth celebrated her 92nd birthday on a sunny March 11 with her daughters in Great Bend.

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