Don Mattice, Sr. passed away August 29, 2004.

Retired Major, Colorado State Patrol. Went to be with the Lord on August 27, 2004. Survived by wife Naomi and a large loving family. Services, Wednesday 10:00 AM at Bear Creek Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 3101 S. Kipling, Lakewood, Colorado.

Esther Jean Spruit, 61, passed away August 26, 2004. Esther is survived by her husband Walter, son Marc (Beth) Spruit, daughters Shirley (Loren) Brown, Debra Merrill, and Lisa (David) Twist, sister Alice (Dan) Inskeep, also 8 grandchildren. Visitation, Wednesday 4-8pm, at the mortuary. Services, Thursday 10am, Covenant Presbyterian Church, 6100 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Interment, Crown Hill Cemetery. West...

Edward Earl Robinson, 84, of Centennial passed away August 28, 2004. He is the beloved father of Faye (Denis) Peterson and Joe Robinson, grandfather of 5, great-grandfather of 3, and brother of Orville Robinson. He is preceded in death by grandson, Wade Peterson. Funeral service on Wednesday, 11:00 A.M., at the Newcomer Family Funeral Home, East Metro Chapel. Interment at...

86, of Arvada, passed away August 25, 2004. She is survived by her son Larry, grandson Eric (Doreen), granddaughter Terri, great granddaughters Rachael, Denise and Morgan. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was an office manager for various engineering and law firms.

Preceded in death by wife Lois; father to Louie (Sue); brother to Alice, Al, Vickie, "Dee", Mary, Gilbert and Linda; grandfather to Emily Sue. Visitation, Monday 4-7PM, Rosary 7PM, services Tuesday 10AM, all services at Newcomer West Chapel.

Kris Freeman, 20. Cherished son of Pam and Mark, brother and hero to Melissa and Conner. Deeply loved by grandparents. Best friend to cousins aunts and uncles. Missed by many, many friends. Services will be held at West Bowles Community Church, 12325 West Bowles Ave., Littleton, CO 80127, on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 at 10 a.m., reception to follow. Contribution...

Service, Monday 10AM, Newcomer West Chapel; viewing before service.

82, of Northglenn, went to be with his Lord August 24, 2004. Visiting hours Thursday, 6:30-8:30pm, Newcomer Family Funeral Home - west chapel. Memorial service Friday, 10:00am, Beth Eden Baptist Church, 26th and Wadsworth. Interment with full military honors at 3:00pm, at the Akron Cemetery, Akron, CO.

Naomi L. Mendez-Gonzales, 45, passed away August 23, 2004. Naomi is survived by her husband, Onesimo, mother Frieda Bugarin, sisters Joette, Nancy, and Karla (Mike)Duran, brother Joseph, god son's Lucio, and Aaron, god daughter Un Po We and god daughter of Gloria Garcia and Mike Valdez, also numerous nieces, and nephews. Preceded in death by her father Joseph, Jr., grandparents...

of Denver. Visitation, Thursday 4-8pm, at Newcomer Family Funeral Home -west chapel. Interment, Friday 2:00pm, Ft. Logan National Cemetery, staging area "A".

Holly, 27, passed away Saturday, August 21 in her home. Holly was born on December 16, 1976 in Waconia, MN and graduated from Fort Collins High School in 1995. Holly was a giving person and always enjoyed working with the elderly. As the Care Director at Quality Life Homes of Denver, she worked with Alzheimer's patients. Holly attended Calvary Chapel...

William Sutton, 58, passed away August 16. Memorial services are pending.

LaVerna Bankson, 81, of Northglenn, preceded in death by husband of 60 years, Paul and brother Melvin. Survived by daughter Karen (Gaylen) Schauer, granddaughters Debbie (Ross) and Melissa, grandson Gaylen, Jr., and great-grandchildren Samantha and Tyler. Also survived by sisters Lorraine and Lorrie and brothers Merle, Kenneth, and Keith. She retired from Paine Webber as a V.P. of Operations and...