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Blanche (Breiner) Schenkel of Longmont, Colorado, passed away on March 20, 2020, after a brief illness. Blanche was born in Norton, Kansas, on February 6, 1939, to Joseph and Florence (Watt) Breiner. Her close-knit family included two older brothers, an older sister and, eventually, a younger sister. Shortly after Blanche was born, the family moved to Bradshaw, Nebraska—just a stone’s throw from her beloved grandma, Cora (Prochaska) Watt. As soon as Blanche was old enough to...