Lola E. Gates, age 88, passed away August 24, 2017. Lola was very attached to Colorado and loved raising her family here. She was an active member of the Eastern Star throughout her life. She also supported her girls in Job’s Daughters and her husband as a Master Mason. She is survived by her daughters Patricia and Laura, siblings Alice Thomas and Frank Rodeffer and extended family members and friends. Lola was preceded in death by her husband Russell Gates and brother Eugene Rodeffer. Graveside service will be Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 1:00pm at Olinger Crown Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations are preferred to Collier Hospice. Arrangements under the direction of Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary, Cemetery & Arboretum, Wheat Ridge, CO.