Stories from Friday, January 27, 2023

Dolores Olivas, age 51 of Mountain Home, passed away in Ely Nevada on January 17, 2023. Dolores, the 3rd youngest of 16, born to Hector and Ada Martinez on December 2, 1971, in Mountain Home. At the age of 16, she moved to California and met the love of her life Raymond Olivas. On November 22, 1989, they got married and together they were blessed with 5 children and 16 grandchildren...

Martha Estanez-Jimenez, born June 27, 1975, to Humberto Estanez and Teresa Jimenez in Coatepec Harinas, Mexico, passed away at home on January 23, 2023, at age 47 after fighting a battle against cancer. Martha was laid to rest at Mountain View Cemetery in Mountain Home on January 31, 2023. Arrangements were under the care of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel...

Teri Lynne Tjepkes Smith, 60 passed away on January 27, 2023 from ovarian cancer in Portland, Oregon. She spent years as a community organizer in the Mountain Home. She volunteered at the youth center, put on fun runs, organized “spring flings,” and took kids to the Boise YMCA...