Carole Arndt, 72, of Rochester, MN passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019 in Davenport, IA.

Carole was born September 5, 1946 in Northfield, MN to Floyd and Bert Cole. She lived there until she moved to Rochester in 1961. Carole graduated from Lourdes High School in 1964. She worked as a pediatric nurse for St. Marys Hospital and the Mayo Clinic for over 35 years until she retired in 2014.

Survivors include her two daughters, Kris Arndt of Des Moines, IA and Lynne (Hank) DeHaan of DeWitt, IA. She has two granddaughters, Anastasia and Nicole; three grandsons, William, Lukas and Henry; and one great-granddaughter, Lariyah.

Carole was a sports fanatic. She loved watching Vikings football in the fall, college basketball in the winter, and Twins baseball in the summer. She also enjoyed playing cards and spending time with friends and family.

The funeral Mass for Carole Arndt will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 4, 2019 at Pax Christi Catholic Church in Rochester with Rev. Thế Hoàng officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester.