All Obituaries

Robert D. Kilpatrick, 92, of Riggins, ID passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital in McCall on March 12, 2021. Robert was born in Fayetteville, AR on January 23, 1929 to William and Willey “May” Deen Kilpatrick the 3rd of eight children. Robert and his family traveled to Washington in 1945 on a train, where at the age of 16 he started working in the orchards where he later met and married Erma Wright and had two children, Robert and Virginia.  They later divorced and then...

Jerry Winkle, 82, of Cascade, Idaho passed away peacefully on March 3, 2021.  A memorial will be held this summer (date and time to be announced). Jerry was born in Los Angeles, California on February 28, 1939.  He was reared in Los Angeles, and graduated from Westchester High School in 1957.  After high school he attended Loyola University and the University of California Los Angeles. Having had enough of schooling, he saw an interesting billboard in downtown...

Robert Preston Gray Everyone who met Bob Gray was immediately struck by his integrity and warmth. He spread humor, kindness, fairness and love everywhere he went.  Bob was born in Princeton, Illinois on April 8, 1932, son of Effie and Leslie Gray. Although he grew up during the lean years of the Great Depression, his childhood was rich with love and humor, growing up with four brothers and twin sister, Roberta. He graduated from Wethersfield High School (Kewanee, IL) in 1950, where he...

James Patrick Irwin of McCall, passed from a sudden heart attack at home at age 67, on January 9, 2021.  He is survived by his wife, Linda of McCall; son Nicholas Irwin and his wife Dana, daughter Kimberley Brown and her husband Nick, and Vikki Irwin, as well three grandchildren, and brothers Tim and Rick, and sisters Cathy and Debbie.  He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Shirley Irwin, sister Laura and brother John.  He began life in Port Hueneme, California,...

Dwayne Leroy Wood March 23, 1955 - December 24, 2020    Cascade, Idaho - Dwayne Leroy Wood, age 65, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020 at his home.       Dwayne was born March 23, 1955 in Nampa, Idaho.  He lived in Boise, Idaho until his retirement from Idaho Power Company in 2017, whereupon he moved to Cascade, Idaho.    He spent the majority of his career working for Idaho Power in their Recreation, Parks, and Environmental Sections up...

Joseph Phillip Dolce passed to his heavenly dwelling with Jesus on Dec. 17, 2020. Surrounded by family members in his home, Joseph’s last hours were filled with endearing words, prayer, song, tears and laughter. After years of being leashed to oxygen assistance for COPD he’s now free! Born in Brooklyn, NY on July 18, 1939, he became one of the many “Joeys’” in his large extended Sicilian family. Raised in a typical Italian family home with his parents,...

Maria Theresia Wittmann Gebhards, 85, McCall, Idaho Never one to waste time, on December 15, 2020 Maria found her way home to be with her husband Stacy and many beloved dogs Scooter, Panzer, Jake, Cody, Scruffy and Ursa. Maria Theresia Wittmann Gebhards was born in Munich, Germany on November 14, 1935. She lived in a small apartment with her mother and 5 siblings. As a child during World War II, the family moved out of the city to a farm to get away from Allied bombing.  During this...

Ricky “Rick” Ray Morrison, 81, of McCall, Idaho, died October 29, 2020 in Boise, Idaho, with his beloved wife Jonie at his side.  Rick was born in Santa Monica, CA, November 7, 1938 to Jennie Morrison Zeimann and Carl Zeimann. Rick graduated from Yankton, SD in 1956 as an Honor Student with emphasis in basketball, football and track.  He then attended the University of South Dakota, in Vermillion, SD and graduated with a degree in Sports Medicine and a minor in...

Stacy Victor Gebhards, 90, McCall, Idaho In the early morning hours of October 28, 2020 under a bright moon, with coyotes yipping, Stacy loaded up his pack string for one last adventure. Stacy was born in Peoria, Illinois to Stacy B. and Ethel H. Gebhards on August 31, 1930.  It was in Illinois that he began to explore the wilds of the Illinois River.  He and his friend Red Marteness could often be found exploring the river bottom, camping, fishing and hunting.  He learned...

Andrew Bedegi, 71, died suddenly and unexpectedly October 21, 2020 in Riggins, Idaho.  He was born June 16, 1949 in Spittal, Austria in a displaced persons camp after World War II.  The Bedegi family had endured five long years in the DP camps of Europe.  At six months old, the family was sponsored to go to America to begin a new life, in Nampa, Idaho.  The Bedegi family arrived in Nampa on Christmas day, 1949.  It was the most glorious Christmas for the...