Marianne Nielsen Blanchard

My Dearest Blanchard & Nielsen Families, you are a very choice and loving family.... Marianne has such a beautiful spirit and I know her love and influence will be felt forever. I feel priviledged to have known her for a such brief time. Anytime Marianne walked into the MaryKay training center she would light it up with her warmth and enthusiasm. I know that as she arrived on the other side she was enfolded into the Lord's loving arms and he stated "well done thy good and faithful servant"....

We just wanted to express our condolences to Brad, the boys and the rest of the Blanchard and Nielsen family at this time. I met Marianne just a few times throughout the past few years when my husband, daughter and I were invited up to the Blanchards for a few functions. Marianne was very welcoming and friendly towards our family and didn't hesitate to start a friendly conversation with both my husband and I. Both of us being working moms, we were able to relate easily to each other. I will...

I am sorry for your loss. I worked with Marianne on the AOL account also. She will be greatly missed by alot of people at Convergys. She always made the account fun with all the great games and made the calling floor look great with all her decorating ideas. We will all miss you Marianne!

Hello dear Brad. Just want to let you know I'm thinking about you. What a gentle, special person Marianne is. She is a lot like you. Your boys have wonderful parents. I have no words of wisdom or condolance that will take away the pain of missing her, but I can tell you that I know it is temporary. My heart hurts for you. I'm sure Marianne will be right beside you helping you through this time of sorrow and adjustment. Love to you and your boys.

I worked with Marianne on the AOL account for Convergys but am now living in Seattle. My condolences to Marianne's family. She was truly a spectacular person! I've never had the pleasure of knowing anyone else besides Marianne who could light up a room the way she did with her always smiling face and perpetual enthusiasm, which is why her illness is such a shock to me. Whenver I was having just a blah day, seeing and talking to Marianne always made my day brighter. I am a better person to...

Marianne -- I'm going to miss you so dearly! Nobody could make a grilled cheese sandwich like you -- you are so awesome. Always a person quick to recognize me in the hallway at work and say a friendly "Hello, Randy! How the heck are you!?" It will be nice to meet you again on the other side. It was always guaranteed to be a fun time when your computer needed work. I've had so many good visits with you while working on your PC. I'm sure the Lord has a great work for you to do over on the other...

I knew Marianne growing up briefly. She was in my Stake for a time. Her father-in-law Bruce is the cousin to my mother, Susan Cashmore. I remember having a long conversation with Marianne when we went to the Blanchard's for Ryan Button's fiance's bridal shower. What a sweetheart Marianne is and full of energy I thought when my mom and talked with her that day. I remember thinking that I wished I had more of her spunk. She will be missed. The Cashmore family loves all the Blanchard family. We...