Roxanne Lee Martin, 50, of Bellevue, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2006, at her sister's home in Shoshone.
Roxanne was born Sept. 24, 1956, in Jerome, Idaho. She was the oldest of five children born to Kenneth and Joyce Martin. She attended grade school in Eden, up to age of 12 when the family farm moved them to Jerome. There she developed her great love for horses, riding and showing in 4-H. She graduated from Jerome High School in 1974 and continued on to College of Southern Idaho where she received her associate's degree in bookkeeping.
She worked for a local grain elevator until she moved to Ketchum in the early 1980s. She worked for the Local Bookies, a bookkeeping company that she later purchased and independently ran. She met Buck Temple in Bellevue in the spring of 1992 and began to fulfill her dream of owning her own ranch. They built the structures and corrals on the 20 acres where she compassionately cared for her horses, dogs, chickens and cats.
In July 1995, she began her long battle with breast cancer. After two years of treatments she was given the gift of remission. She married Buck Temple in September 1998, and they later divorced. With great pride, she assisted many individuals and businesses with their taxes and bookkeeping. She loved riding horses and was a member of the Sawtooth Rangers Riding Club. She enjoyed vacationing in Mexico and was always ready for a party. In February 2004, she married Mark Sliwicki. They enjoyed fishing trips to Canada and snowmobiling as a family. She enjoyed time spent with the children in her life, nieces, nephews, and step-sons, Jake Temple and Koby and Axel Sliwicki.
She loved life and courageously battled her cancer right up to the end. She was one tough cowgirl.
Roxanne is survived by her mother, Joyce of Jerome; two brothers, Karl Martin of Jerome and Kelly Martin of Boise; two sisters, Karrin (Tom) Archer of Nampa and Kristi Martin of Shoshone; two nieces, Kaila and Kassidi; and two nephews, Bradley and Brendan. She was preceded in death by her father, Kenneth, and her maternal and paternal grandparents.
A celebration of her life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, at St. Charles Catholic Church in Hailey with the Rev. Sandra Bazovsky officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Camp Rainbow Gold, American Cancer Society, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.
Arrangements are under the care of Wood River Chapel of Hailey, Idaho.
