-EMILIO V. ALVAREZ, 75, of Commerce City died Jan. 9. Services were Jan. 13, with burial at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Mr. Alvarez was born in Gilcrest on June 25, 1925. He married Lupe Bernal. He served in the Army during World War II. He was an accountant at the Air Force Accounting and Finance Center. Survivors include sons Paul of Broomfield, Jerome and Edouard, both of California, Gabriel and Marco, both of Commerce City; 20 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.

-VERNE L. ANDERSON, 76, of Castle Rock died Jan. 6. Services were Jan. 11 with entombment at Chapel Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Anderson was born in Oakland, Calif., on Dec. 3, 1924. She married Leonard Anderson, 1953. She was a flight attendant for Continental Airlines and a homemaker. Survivors include her husband; daughter Karen of Denver; son Eric of Littleton; two grandchildren.

-JIM ASIMOS, 65, of Lakewood died Jan. 7. Services were Jan. 11, with burial at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mr. Asimos was born in Athens, Greece, on Nov. 18, 1935. He owned a construction business. Survivors include daughter Adrienne of Lakewood; sons Giff of California, Tom of Florida, Nick of Lakewood; sister Vivian Gunnels of New Mexico; seven grandchildren.

-BLANCHE O. BAILEY, 98, of Wheat Ridge died Jan. 7. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, at Exempla Colorado Lutheran Home. Mrs. Bailey was born Blanche Carmichael in Mound City, Mo., on Sept. 7, 1902. She married Earl Bryan Bailey. She was a saleswoman at fabric stores in Denver. Survivors include son Earl of Broomfield; a grandchild; six great-grandchildren.

-H. RAYMOND BENSON, 99, of Denver died Jan. 9. Services were Jan. 13. Mr. Benson was born in Providence, R.I., on June 21, 1901. He married Anna Mildren Olson, 1929. He was a manager at Westinghouse Electric Co. for 40 years. Survivors include sons Bradford of Denver, Harold of Washington, D.C.; three grandchildren.

-TAMMY L. CLEVELAND, 30, of Denver died Jan. 6. Services were Jan. 13. Ms. Cleveland was born in Denver on Dec. 4, 1970. Survivors include daughter Brianna; son Elias; parents Virgil and Josefine; sister Geri Pino; brothers Tony and Richard Gonzales; fiance Lonnie DuVall, all of Denver.

-KATHRYN IMOGENE DENT, 75, of Loveland died Jan. 4. Private services were held. Mrs. Dent was born Kathryn Davis in Kersey on March 7, 1925. She married Lawrence Dent, 1947. She was a secretary for Union Pacific. Survivors include sons Lawrence of Durango, Jerry of Walden; daughters Charlene and Charlotte, both of Loveland; stepdaughter Mary Ann McDaniels of Denver; brothers Dean Davis of Greeley, Elwood Davis of Arizona; sister Charlotte Crook of Texas; seven grandchildren.

-JOSEPH G. ESPINOZA, 64, of Commerce City died Jan. 8. Services were Jan. 12 with burial at Elmwood Cemetery. Mr. Espinoza was born in Rugby on Dec. 16, 1936. He married Laura Randa. He was a custodian for School District 14. Survivors include his wife; son Joseph; daughters Grace, Terri, Maria, Sally; stepchildren Chris, Joe, Pam; numerous grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

-MILDRED LOUISE HANEY, 87, of Denver died Dec. 31. Services were Jan. 4, with burial at Crown Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Haney was born Mildred Koch in Haven, Kan., on June 10, 1913. She married Clarence Haney, 1949. She retired from Symonds-Atkinson Optical Co. She was a member of the Photography Club at Highland Senior Center. Survivors include her husband; daughters Sandra Sabin of Denver, Marilyn Gunther of Lakewood, Jeanne Risley of Parker; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

-BETTY HOLFORD, 76, of Denver died Dec. 29. Services were Jan. 4, with burial at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Mrs. Holford was born Betty Lattin in Alton, Ill., on Oct. 4, 1924. She married Forest Holford, 1940. She was a homemaker and retired from Rocky Mountain Demo. Survivors include her husband; sons David and Michael, both of Federal Heights, John of Arizona; daughter Laura Green of Federal Heights; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

-JOHN G. KALCEVIC, 91, of Brighton died Jan. 7. Services were Jan. 12, with burial at Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Kalcevic was born in Denver on June 9, 1909. He married Julia Drobnitch, 1935, then Virginia Nelson, 1969. He owned and operated Kalcevic Farms Inc. and was general manager of REA, now United Power Inc. He was a member of Brighton Elks Lodge 1586, Western Salvonic Lodge and Croatian Fraternal Union. Survivors include his wife; sons John and James of Bennett, Joseph and Ronald of Brighton; daughter Sharee Strasboiro of Denver; brother Joseph of Bennett; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.

-JAMES J. KENEFICK, 70, of Aurora died Jan. 6. Services were Jan. 11 with burial at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Mr. Kenefick was born in Schenectady, N.Y., on Dec. 20, 1930. He served in the Army. He married Jean Evelyn Bushel, 1956. He was self-employed in the sales and marketing fields. Survivors include his wife; daughters Mary Wren of Littleton, Patricia Carmichael of Centennial, Kelly Brackette of California; sons James of Florida, Kevin of Denver, Michael of Wyoming; brother Patrick of South Carolina; sister June Lewis of Florida; 13 grandchildren.

-EDWARD KROSKY, 89, of Littleton died Dec. 29. Services were Jan. 2. Mr. Krosky was born in Fort Collins on Sept. 22, 1911. He married Dorothy Gillis, 1934. He retired as a pipe fitter for Shell Chemical Co. Survivors include his wife; son Edward of Lakewood; daughters Gail Lee Mares and Marietta Webbe, both of Littleton; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.

-MAX J. LEGGETT, 28, of Thornton died Jan. 7. Services were Jan. 12 with burial at Highland Cemetery. Mr. Leggett was born in West Covina, Calif., on July 5, 1972. He was a packager at the State Workshop. Survivors include mother Maxine Lovato; father John; sister Jannett Morales; brother Pete Morales, all of Thornton.

-DOROTHY A. LE ROY, 76, of Aspen Park died Jan. 8. No services were held. Mrs. Le Roy was born in Mulvane, Kan., on Aug. 12, 1924. She married L.W. Le Roy, 1968. She was a self-employed commercial artist and draftsman. Survivors include brothers Ernest and Richard Linn of Kansas.

-RUTH SPARKS OLSON, 89, of Denver died Jan. 1. Services were Jan. 13. Mrs. Olson was born in Denver on Sept. 13, 1911. She married Russell Vincent Olson. She was an accounts-payable clerk for the U.S. government. She was a member of Unity Chapter Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile and Tuesday Club. Survivors include daughter Barbara Guerin of Denver; sister Dorothy Lute of Littleton; brother Harold Sparks of California; four grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.

-PAUL RICHARD PENNER, 71, of Longmont died Jan. 7. Services were Jan. 11. Mr. Penner was born in Beatrice, Neb., on Aug. 12, 1929. He married Carole Joan Casper, 1954, then Eileen Burke, 1997. He was a farmer and retired bus mechanic and shop foreman for Boulder Valley School District. Survivors include his wife; son Steve of Lafayette; daughter Jill Penner Maryaganore of Minnesota; stepsons David Burke of Longmont, Kreg of Brighton; sisters Ruth Swanson of Connecticut, Helen Louise of Nebraska; brother Harold of California; nine grandchildren.

-AMELIA E. PRICE, 68, of Aurora died Jan. 8. Services were Jan. 11. Mrs. Price was born in Crook on Nov. 27, 1932. She married Luther V. Price, 1953. Survivors include sons Steve of Aurora, Alan of Oklahoma, Glen of Littleton; daughters Terry, Virginia Place, both of Aurora; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

-THOMAS J. REEVES, 60, of Aurora died Jan. 1. Services were Jan. 3 with burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mr. Reeves was born in Denver on Feb. 17, 1940. Survivors include sons Adam of Denver, Patrick of Washington; sister Mary Helen of California; brother Mike of New Zealand; former wife Mona of Boulder.

-CATHERINE JOAN ROCKWELL, 71, of Aurora died Jan. 8. Private services were held. Mrs. Rockwell was born in Longmont on Aug. 29, 1929. Survivors include sons John and Ken of Aurora, Steve of Nebraska; brothers Gary Eppard of Castle Rock, Richard Eppard of Aurora; one grandchild.

-BARBARA SUE BOYD SNOW, 69, of Littleton died Jan. 1. Services were Jan. 6, with burial at Littleton Cemetery. Mrs. Snow was born in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 30, 1931. Survivors include daughter Deena Koinzan of Littleton; sister Jo Ann Finken of Lakewood; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.

-JOHN ALLEN WILSON, 62, of Lakewood died Jan. 5 in Washington. Services were Jan. 12. Mr. Wilson was born in Denver on Oct. 22, 1938. He served in the Navy as a supply officer. He was an attorney. Survivors include daughter Jenny Wilson-Greenstreet; parents Thomas and Aline; sister Lynne; three former stepchildren.

-ZELMA V. YOUNG, 89, of Thornton died Jan. 7. Services were Jan. 11 with burial at Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs. Young was born Zelma Lewton in Valley Falls, Kan., on March 19, 1911. She married Jack Young. She retired from the Air Force Accounting and Finance Center in 1976. Survivors include daughters Naomi Beaver of Commerce City, Jean Thomas of Illinois, Shirley Lanford of Longmont; brothers Verle Lewton of Akron, Elmo Lewton of Missouri, Glenn Lewton of Bennett; sisters Donna Russell of Oregon, Wava Lewton of Denver; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren.