All Obituaries

Virginia Mae Boydstun, 95, of McCall, Idaho died February 2, 2019 in McCall. Dear friends and family help us celebrate her life of 95 years and honor her memory! Born to Elsie and Albert Cooper in Tekama, Nebraska, December 24, 1923, she was the eldest of three children, and lived on the family farm 12 miles from town.   After the Great Depression and hard times, the family decided to seek a better life out west.  In 1939, they loaded all their possessions in a Model A Ford...

Steven Francis Samry, 61, of Fairhope Alabama, died tragically but quickly after skiing the best run ever at Brundage Mountain Resort in Idaho. Steven was born September 17, 1957, in Brockton Massachusetts. Steve had the unique distinction of graduating from two high schools. In 1975, he graduated from Nauset Regional High School in Eastham, Massachusetts and a year later he graduated from Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Harwich, Massachusetts. Steven served for 10 years in the...

Alan Paul Dehlin, 65, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 after a brief battle with cancer.  Alan was born in McCall, Idaho to Paul and Juanita (Donica) Dehlin on January 30, 1953.  He lived his entire life in McCall, attended school for all 12 years at McCall-Donnelly Schools and worked at the Evergreen Forest Products sawmill in Tamarack for most of his adult life.  He never married and considered his nieces and nephews "his kids".  He was...

Gary Dee Allen, 83, died January 8, 2019 in his home in McCall.  He was born on September 30, 1935 in Preston, Idaho.  He was the youngest of three children.  As a young boy he loved Lionel trains—a passion he enjoyed his entire life eventually filling the basement of his home with tracks, trains, villages, and a command center.  As a teenager he loved exploring and hunting in the deserts and mountains of southern Idaho.  After graduating from Preston High...

Martin Vincent Fitzgerald  1929 - 2019 MGySgt Martin (Fitz) V. Fitzgerald, USMC Ret, 89, of McCall, Idaho passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on 2 January, 2019. Fitz was part of the Greatest Generation having served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Not only was he a great Marine, but a great husband, father, and grandfather. He was always there for his family, community, and nation. Fitz was born in Florissant, Missouri to John and Ellen Fitzgerald.  He began his...

Hester Genevieve Thorburn On December 24, 2018, in the tender respectful and loving care of McCall Hospital on Christmas Eve, Hester Genevieve Thorburn, 98 years old, passed from this earth. I am sure it was a grand welcoming and a congratulations for a life well lived. Services will be Held January 5, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. Community Congregational Church UCC 901 1st Street McCall, ID 83638 Rev. Charlottie Havlicak (Pastor Char) Funeral arrangements by:  Scott Carver, McCall...

Michael Harry Waldron, was born on December 4, 1949 in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Harry and Catherine (Rourke) Waldron.  He is the youngest of his three siblings: Freida, Steve and Linda.  He moved with his family to Boise, Idaho in 1952 and then to Cascade, Idaho in 1957. Mike graduated from Cascade High School in 1968.  He attended Boise State University for a short time and then enlisted in the U.S. Army on June 10, 1970 and served until January 13, 1972.  Mike was a...

Shirley Irene Endicott, 93, died on Nov. 5, 2018 in McCall, Idaho. She was born June 18, 1925 in Eugene, Oregon to Raymond and Carol (Strickland) Saunders. In October 25, 1947 she was married to George (Swede) Endicott and they had three children: Sondra Hinkley, Barbara Endicott and Steven Endicott.  Shirley spent four years in nurses training during World War II, when she graduated the war had just ended so didn’t get to serve.  Shirley and Swede owned the Shell Station in...

In the early morning hours of October 20, 2018, Inez E. McKenzie shed her mortal body and rejoined her departed family for a big, happy reunion.  On a rainy day, December 7, 1920, Inez Esther Lehti was born on the home ranch, one mile north of Donnelly, Idaho.  She was the second child of Fred and Ida Maria (Prinkki) Lehti, immigrants from Finland.  Inez’s first memories were of trying to keep up with her mother, who was herding the cattle back home because of a raging...

Our dad, Gary Daniel Young, was born on June 10, 1943 to Ernest and Florence (Cantrall) Young in Caldwell, Idaho.  He was the oldest of five children and was the big brother of Ronald and sisters Sandra (Marben), Debbie, and Darla (Arana).  The family moved to Cascade when Gary was two years old and he was a lucky kid to spend his childhood attending Cascade Schools and fishing the lake and local streams with cousins and friends.  After graduation he attended Boise Junior...