Denise M. Coste, 50, of Cromwell, died Friday, (February 15, 2002) at Middlesex Hospital. She was born in Hartford, the daughter of Germaine (Paquin) Coste, of Cromwell and the late Allan L. Coste, and was a lifelong resident of Cromwell, and was employed by Elm Hill Nursing Center, Rocky Hill, for 26 years. She was a graduate of the Portland Junior High School Special Education Program. Besides her mother, she leaves four brothers, George A. Coste, of Cromwell, Wayne H. Coste and his wife Gail, of Tariffville, Mark D. Coste of East Hartford and Kenneth L. Coste, of Atlanta, GA; two nephews, Allan Coste and Darren Coste; a niece, Annette Coste. Funeral will be Tuesday, Feb. 19, 9:30 a.m. from the Rose Hill Funeral Home, 580 Elm St., Rocky Hill, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. at St. James Church, Rocky Hill. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill.