Bertha Mendoza, 56, had just celebrated her birthday a week before she was swept away in Hurricane Helene floodwaters as she and others were trying to get to safety. IE 11 is not supported.

UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. — The family of Bertha Mendoza, a 56-year-old employee at Impact Plastics in Unicoi County, said she passed away from flooding of the Nolichucky River after Hurricane Helene.

Bertha Mendoza was one of the Tennessee factory workers swept away in Hurricane Helene's flash flooding. Text messages show a family desperate to save her. July 7, 2025 ...

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — Guillermo Mendoza can still remember the last phone call he received from his mother, Bertha, in the morning hours of Sept. 27. Mendoza said his mother told him she loved ...

Guillermo Mendoza remembers his mother, Bertha Mendoza, for many great qualities, including her faith, her compassion and her ability to cheer and comfort others. First Name ...

Bertha Mendoza, 56, was the go-to baker for special occasion cakes in Erwin, Tennessee. She died Friday morning while working at a local plastics factory during Hurricane Helene.

He was also told that the other victims included 56-year-old Bertha Mendoza, whose baking made her the go-to person for special occasions in the town. Advertisement. Advertisement.

September had been a month of celebrating Bertha Mendoza’s birthday, as well as her son's and grandson's. It's now also the month she died. Mendoza, 56, was one of the employees of Impact ...

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — Guillermo Mendoza can still remember the last phone call he received from his mother, Bertha, in the morning hours of Sept. 27. Mendoza said his mother told him she love… ...

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — Guillermo Mendoza can still remember the last phone call he received from his mother, Bertha, in the morning hours of Sept. 27.