Obituary of Patricia Arndorfer

Patricia Joy Arndorfer, 81, of Post Falls, ID went home with her Lord and Savior on June 9, 2013. Born to Chester and Mildred Beaumont on January 25, 1932 in Bismarck, ND, she spent all of her childhood on a farm near Bucyrus, ND. On June 22, 1950, she married her high school sweetheart, James (Jim) Dean Arndorfer. Together they had three children, Cynthia Froehlich (Richard) of Post Falls, ID, Thomas Arndorfer (Cindy) of Hettinger, ND, and Brad Arndorfer (Julie) of Billings, MT. Patricia found great blessing from her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Grandchildren: Shawn Arndorfer (Mariya) - children: Mikayla, Garret, Dillon, and Derek; Seth Arndorfer (Ali) - children: Jace and Reece; Sam Arndorfer (Brooke) - children: Rylyn and Tatum; Mike Froehlich (Michelle) - children: Haiden and Brennen; Jessica Hammond (TJ)- children: MacKenzie and Kaden; Karissa Kautzman (Shane) - son: Tracen; and youngest grandchild Joe Arndorfer. She went to school in Bucyrus, ND until her senior year and graduated high school in Hettinger, ND in 1950. Jim and she married shortly after graduation. They then moved to Alabama as Jim was in the service. After his military service they moved back to the family farm in Hettinger, until his untimely death in 1989. Patricia loved to golf, play bridge, bowl and be with her many friends. She moved to Hayden, ID in 1999, where her daughter Cindy and her family resided. She resided with Pete Ihle for 14 years before her death. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Jim Arndorfer and her close family - Sisters Helen Lundahl and Beverly Zimmerman. Her sister Fern Uhler and brother William Beaumont and numerous nieces and nephews survive her. Services will be held June 17, 2013 at 1:00 at 545 N Garden Plaza North in Post Falls, Id.