ULYSSES – Ricardo I. Ortiz, 39, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colo.
He was born Oct. 10, 1985, in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Esther Estrada.
He married Sylvia Ochoa on July 13, 2007, in Ulysses. She survives.
In high school, he ran cross country and graduated from Sublette High School in 2004.
He hauled cotton from El Paso, Texas, to Phoenix. He worked at various feedlots including Cactus Feeders where he was currently a maintenance mechanics. He also worked at Smyth Oil & Gas Services, was an equipment operator and farmed and worked cattle for Mike Long. He was currently studying for his CDL.
He enjoyed watching the Dallas Cowboys play football, watching television including Dragon Ball Z, spending time with his dogs Tilin and Bailey, grilling, eating seafood and family gatherings.
He is also survived by his sons, Uriel A. Ortiz and Luis Ortiz, both of Ulysses; mother and stepfather, Esther Estrada and Rito Garza, Garden City; siblings, Frederico Ramos, Tornillo, Texas, Erica Estrada, Killeen, Texas, Cesar Estrada, Sublette, Jessica Rivero Oberlin, Mario Garza, Rito Garza, Jr., and Anjelica Garza, all of Garden City, and Jennifer Badejo of Lincoln, Neb.; and many nieces and nephews.
• Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Primeria Iglesia Bautista with Pastor Gustavo Perez officiating with burial following at the Ulysses Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Primeria Iglesia Bautista.
Memorials are suggested to Ricardo Ortiz Memorial Fund in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant Ave., Ulysses, KS 67880.
Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com.
