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Obituary

Robert Smith Winbigler

“Bob”

November 20, 1950 – December 5, 2025

Bob passed away peacefully on the morning of December 5, 2025, in Walnut Creek, California, at the age of 75 with his son Kurt by his side, listening to one of his favorite records, “Sweetheart of the Rodeo” by The Byrds. Born November 20, 1950, in Carthage, Illinois, to Robert Theodore Winbigler and Harriet Elizabeth (Smith) Winbigler, Bob grew up in multiple …

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Community Involvement

Church

Attendee of

Orinda Community Church, UCC

Volunteered for

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Common Hope

Charity

Participated in

Member of

Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels

Professional Organization

Timeline

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Born

November 20th, 1950
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Got married to Mary Carmichael

1975
Illinois
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Had a child, Kurt Winbigler

March 30th, 1987
Walnut Creek, CA

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Method of disposition

Cremation

Final resting place

Ashes kept in an urn

Orinda Community Church, 10 Irwin Way, Orinda, CA, USA

Neptune Society of Northern California
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Neptune Society of Northern California

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