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Erna Zahn, the oldest Minnesotan, is celebrating her 113th birthday Wednesday.
NEW ULM A woman believed to be Minnesota’s most senior citizen turns 113 on Wednesday.
Oak Hills Living Center resident Erna Zahn is believed to be the 10th oldest resident in the United States and the 31st oldest person in the world.
“Nobody has come forward to tell me anybody is older than her in Minnesota,” said Zahn’s daughter Marley Kuckhahn of New Ulm.
Kuckhahn said she uses Wikipedia, a free, multilingual open-collaborative online encyclopedia as her point of reference for how her mother’s age ranks in the world.
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