Photo courtesy of Smith, Bizzell & Warner Funeral Home
Feb 5, 1996 - Jan 27, 2026
Deepest sympathies to Denice’s family and loved ones. Many years since we worked together but I can still hear her laugh.
Ali Kitner
February 21, 2026 | Hammond, IN | Coworker
Denice, you will be so missed.
I'll always think of you when I see Hello Kitty or here the song Ghost Busters.
Mary Jo Sanchez
February 20, 2026 | Portage, IN | Friend
This breaks my heart.......always I'll remember you laughing and saying, "Girllllllllll." Your energy couldn't be matched. Rest easy angel ❤
Stephanie Thompson
February 20, 2026 | Crown Point, IN | Coworker
I always enjoyed seeing Buttons at the family reunions. RIP cousin❤ and say Hito all of our Ancestors for me.
LaTerrell Bradford
February 20, 2026 | Denver, CO | Family
She was a very nice lady an I enjoyed working with her at strack & Van til, she will be truly missed rest up sweet angel
Ethel Watkins
February 20, 2026 | Coworker
She will be missed. Such a sweet person. Sympathies to family and friends.
Kathleen Thomas
February 20, 2026 | Griffith | Acquaintance
You were a true gem..a beautiful, charasmatic, fun loving soul that will be missed!! Dance in the heavens sweet friend.
Jodie Meeks
February 20, 2026 | Hudsonville, MI | Coworker
My sincere condolences and prayers to the friends and families of Denice. She had a beautiful personality, style and love for life.
Sheila Chandler
February 20, 2026 | Gary, IN | Acquaintance
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Denice Alexis Coles, lovingly known to her family as “Buttons,” was called home on January 27, 2026. She was born on February 5, 1996, in Gary, Indiana, the beloved and only child of her mother, Gale E. Coles.
Buttons was a woman of faith who believed deeply in God and understood that her relationship with Him was special and personal.
Buttons was a graduate of Lew Wallace High School and, following graduation, worked in various positions within the grocery industry.
Buttons truly enjoyed spending time with her family, especially during family gatherings. She loved traveling, shopping, crafting, watching movies, and had a special love for all things Hello Kitty and Ghostbusters.
Buttons was deeply loved and will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her mother, Gale E. Coles; her grandparents, Vernon and Alma Coles; and her aunt and uncle, Henry and Phoebe Joseph.
She leaves to cherish her memory her “big brothers,” Michael (Margo) Joseph, Craig Joseph, Edward Joseph, and Shannon (Michele) Joseph; her longtime friend, Rochelle Jones; staff & caregivers, along with many cousins, extended family members, and dear friends.
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