Epifanio (Pifi) Vasquez, age 56, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Monday, October 14, 2019, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born August 9, 1963, in La Mesa, Texas, the son of Ysidoro and Corina (Guerrero) Vasquez. Pifi was the greatest son, brother and uncle. There was never a moment you didn’t see him smiling or laughing. You could catch him watching his favorite Chiefs ga...

Billie LeRoy Andersen, 91 years young, of Liberal passed away Oct. 11 in Wichita. Bill was the third oldest child of 15 children born to Ernest William and Verna Esther Yost Andersen on April 28, 1928 in Seneca, Nebraska. Bill grew up in the sandhills of Nebraska helping his father haul heating oil until he and his younger brother, Don, joined the military to serve in the Korean conflict. ...

Viola A. Bangs, age 97, of Lakin, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born January 21, 1922, in Clapham, New Mexico, the daughter of Theodore Herman and Margaret Amelia (Stefen) Wehmeler. Viola was a cook at the Alamo Supper Club in Ulysses and also Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital. She enjoyed playing cards, family vacations, and making...

Maria De Los Angeles Ortiz, 66, died Sunday, October 13, 2019 at SWMC in Liberal, KS. She was born on December 15, 1952, the daughter of Antonio and Concepcion (Terrones) Andrade in Leon, Mexico. On May 30, 1978, she married Andres O. Ortiz in Spearman, Texas. He survives. She worked as a patient care taker as a CMA at the Senior Citizens Center, Good Samaritan Center and the County He...

Ramon Ortega Vasquez, 58, passed away on Friday October 11, 2019 at his home in Liberal, Kansas. He was born on August 31, 1961 in Estacion Conchos, Chihuahua; the son of Lorenzo Ortega and Maria Vasquez. Ramon is survived by his wife Rosalía Márquez Ortega and his children Julio Cesar Ortega, Sergio Ortega, Sigifredo Ortega and grandson Isaiah Ortega. His viewing will be held on Wed...

Rylan (Ry Ry) Blair Vose, our little Superman, age 7, died Friday October 11, 2019 at his home in Liberal, KS. He was currently in the 2nd grade at Prairie View Elementary, Liberal, KS with Mrs. Strickland as his teacher. He loved going to school, he was known for having the best smile when it came time to going to school. Rylan also loved playing with his loving siblings, laughing and joking,...

Kathy Schwarzer, age 63, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Thursday, October 10, 2019, at Pratt Regional Medical Center in Pratt, Kansas. She was born February 4, 1956, in Ulysses, Kansas, the daughter of Lester and Joanna (Brauer) Hemphill. Kathy grew up in Ulysses and graduated from Ulysses High School. She worked for the Ulysses Police Department and Grant County Sheriff Department for 23 ½ years ...

James C. “Mike” Michael, age 87, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born September 29, 1932, in Cleveland, Oklahoma, the son of Lyman Curtis and Mildred Esther (Wickham) Michael. Tahoma, sans-serif;">Mike lived in Great Bend, Kansas, until the age 9 when his family moved to Ulysses. He graduated from Grant County R...

Jack T. Carlile, 63, died Thursday, October 9, 2019 at SWMC in Liberal, KS. He was born on November 29, 1955, in Liberal, KS, the son of Don & Phyllis (Ferguson) Carlile. He graduated from Liberal High School in 1973. On March 23, 1985, He married Chris Jiminez in Liberal. She survives. Jack loved Liberal, his hometown. He served on the City Commission from 2015 to the present, he ...

Edgar James Giskie, 64, of Liberal, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Southwest Medical Center, Liberal. He was born May 6, 1955 to Kenneth and Wanda (Reinert) Giskie at Fort Leonardwood, Missouri. On October 27, 1974, he married Debra S. Banman at the Faith Mennonite Church in Newton, Kansas. She survives. Ed attended school at Plainview School in eastern Colorado and was a...