Blanca Estela Ibarra, age 63, of Ulysses, Kansas, died Thursday, March 8, 2018, in rural Grant County, Kansas.  She was born May 2, 1954, in Guadalupe, Zacatecas, Mexico, the daughter of Salvador D. and Maria Guadalupe (Torres) Sosa. Blanca married Jose A. Ibarra on February 15, 1974, in Guadalupe, Zacatecas, Mexico. They have lived in Ulysses since 1973. Blanca was a very devout Catholic. She...

Dennis Rogers, age 61, of Johnson, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 7 2018, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. He was born August 12, 1956, in Sacramento, California, the son of William and Thelma (Lewis) Rogers. Dennis spent most of his life in California. He received his Master of Education Degree. While in California, he taught math and was a high school principal. Dennis married ...

Donald Grasz, age 72, of Elkhart, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. He was born October 27, 1945, in Elkhart, the son of Raymond Fredrick and Marie (Smith) Grasz. Donald was a lifetime resident of Elkhart. He married Brenda Emmert on July 3, 1966, in Elkhart. Donald worked for Panhandle Eastern for 25 years, owned the Phillips 66 Station, and...

Sharon Lee Bennett, 73, of Liberal, passed away on March 7, 2018 at the Liberal, Kansas. She was born on March 6, 1945 to Ray and Ardella (Kline) Sims at Winamac, IN. On November 1, 1959 she married Wilmer Bennett at Clayton, NM. Sharon spent her early years in Winamac, IN before moving to Kansas. She went to work for National Beef in 1968 and worked in the Quality Control Dept before ret...

Bryce Steven Peterson, 41, of Hugoton, passed away on March 7, 2018 at his home. He was born on September 21, 1976 to Steven and Tammie (Crane) Peterson at Hugoton, KS. On October 10, 1997 he married Emily Campbell at Hugoton, KS. She survives. He attended school at Hugoton, KS and Graduated from Kansas City Community College in 2000 with an Associates Degree in Mortuary Scien...

Victor Manuel Anguiano, 65, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born August 17, 1952 in Durango, Mexico to Francisco and Laurencia Vargas Anguiano, she survives. He married Guadalupe Anguiano Arreola in Liberal, KS. He graduated High School in Mexico. Victor was a retired Rig Operator and Supervisor in the Oil Fields. He is survived by his mother Laurencia V...

Earl Ray Arnold, age 80, of Johnson, Kansas, died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born February 8, 1938, on the family farm south of Johnson, Kansas, the son of Glen Y. and Ruby May (Long) Arnold. Earl was a thinker, a planner, and an inventor. There wasn’t much of anything he couldn’t fix or alter to meet his needs. Earl married Judy Ross o...

Eileen Schartz, age 41, died Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Baptist St. Anthony’s Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. She was born May 3, 1976, in Butler, Missouri, the daughter of Warren Sr. and Marjorie (Browning) Stewart. Eileen had the opportunity to live in various places, mostly in Kansas. She graduated from Hugoton High School. She enjoyed spending time with her family and adored her grandchildr...

Brenda C. Lowry, age 69, died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. She was born May 23, 1948, in Liberal, Kansas, the daughter of Eldon and Vera E. (Greenwood) Lowry. Brenda graduated high school in Blackduck, Minnesota. She lived in Garden City, Kansas, for over 30 years, moving to Hugoton in 2013. Brenda was an avid reader and enjoyed watching television. ...

Betty Lou Hanna, 83, died March 3, 2018 at Good Samaritan Center of Liberal. She was born on August 9, 1934 in Las Vegas, New Mexico, the daughter of Philip and Mabel (Bennett) Schultz. She graduated from Liberal High School, and then attended Beauty School in Dodge City. On March 5, 1954, she married John E. Hanna in Clayton, New Mexico. He preceded her in death on October 16, 2005. B...