- Date Of Birth: November 4, 1936
- Date Of Death: September 20, 2022
- State: Idaho
Patricia Jean (Lynch) Faul, 85, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.
Patricia (Pat) was born on November 4, 1936, to Harold “Cotton” Lynch and Mary Catherine (Hartley) Lynch in Hillsboro, Illinois.
Pat’s mother passed away when she was eight years old. She lived with her Granny until her father came back from the Second World War. She moved out of her home at the age of 16 and secured employment as a nanny for CJ and Helen Fenzau. The Fenzaus took her under their wing. Helen taught Pat how to sew her own clothes. She moved with them to Geneva, Illinois, where she graduated from high school in 1955.
After high school, Pat attended Kendall College in Chicago, where she earned her bookkeeping degree. She then secured employment as a bookkeeper at Chandler’s Department Store in Evanston, Illinois.
In 1970, Pat moved to Kentland, Indiana, and reunited with the Fenzaus. She became the bookkeeper for their organic agricultural business.
In 1986, Pat ventured to Phoenix, Arizona, and worked as a bookkeeper. Arizona was her favorite place of all to live. She enjoyed the desert and frequently went on outings to enjoy the scenery. Bingo at the Indian reservation was also a favorite activity. In 1992, she moved back to Boise to be closer to her family as grandchildren were on the horizon.
She worked as a bookkeeper and tax preparer for E.K. Williams in Boise until her retirement. After retirement, Pat settled into senior housing in Gooding and later moved to Stonebridge Assisted Living in Wendell, Idaho.
In her younger years, as a single mother, Pat was an original do-it-yourselfer. She had a knack for teaching herself to do such things as build furniture and repair household items simply by reading manuals or following a book of instructions. Throughout her life, Pat had many talents and hobbies including sewing and crocheting, painting and crafting, doing crossword and jigsaw puzzles, and playing bingo and card games. The list of her skills and abilities was never ending.
Pat loved to wear hats and rarely left home without one. She had one for every occasion–and more. Family and friends were never at a loss to find a gift for Pat!
Pat was preceded in death by her father and mother, and her four siblings. She is survived by her daughter, Shelly (Faul) Sliman. “Grammy” is also survived by her two grandchildren, Alexx Sliman (Jeff Norstebon), Torre Sliman (Katie), and one great grandchild, JJ Norstebon.
