TESTIMONIALS

The following are some of the testimonials that Teresa V. "Terry" Kowalski, Executive Director of the Kowalski Funeral Home, received during 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008.

Dear Terry,

I can't thank you emough for all of your gracious and professional help.

You were amd are absolutely wonderful when helping to deal and help with the loss of a loved one.

So very gratefully,

Janet

Dear Terry,

Now that all the craziness has somewhat calmed down, I wanted to Thank You for all your time, understanding and thoughtfulness.

I really appreciated your strong will that has helped us put some closure to our past. You have a heart of gold and your services have been very well deserving of our confidence!!

Thank You.

Sincerely,

Julie Brook & Family

Terry,

I truly thank God for directing us to someone as thoughtful, caring and skilled as you. You made this difficult time a little less complex.

I pray for God to pour out His many, many...blessings on you. You were, are Wonderful!! Thanks again

Love,

Anniba

Dear Terry,

I can't thank you enough for everything that you have done for Doc's funeral. The services at both Linden and upstate were absolutely beautiful and people are still commenting on how nicely everything was done.

I am so grateful for your thoughtful caring and all your help.

Love,

Ana

Dear Terry,

Thank you for so much, for your professional yet personal touches on my Mom's services. We were very pleased with everything.

Lori Udvari

Dear Terry,

Thank you very much for everything, for your heart and your professional services.

Love

Halina Makselan

Dear Terry,

I must express my sincere thanks for all you did for us. I have attended many funerals and this was the best you did for Gregory - Carol & I will never forget it.

God Bless You,

Eleanore

Dear Terry,

Thank you so much for all the care and attention you gave to our family when Harry passed away. Every detail was done with upmost perfection. It made a very difficult time so much easier knowing you were handling everything.

Thank you again.

Sincerely,

Helen Dreissig & Family

Dear Terry,

My sister and brother, but especially I, want to thank you for the special care you gave my Dad. For me personally, you lifted a difficult time from my shoulders. As soon as I called you and you said you would take care of everything, I knew everything was going to be okay!

Thank you for your exceptional service and your truly caring nature.

Sincerely,

Dorothy

Thank you so much for all your help and hard work during my Mom’s services. It was a beautiful ceremony to remember a beautiful woman.

Thanks Again,

Michael King

Genevieve Verescak

Scott Condron

Teresa

Thank you for all your help & the gift. Its’ on the rocking chair that Mom gave us long time ago.

Wish that you were here in Florida, we could use a person like you.

Thanks,

Rich

Terry,

Thank you for all you have done for our family. You have taken the most difficult time in our lives and helped guide us.

The blanket was such a beautiful surprise it touched our hearts so much that it brought us both to tears. Your kindness and thoughtfulness will never be forgotten.

Love,

Laurie & John Dirmeitis

Dear Terry,

The Family & George & I want to thank you for all you did to help us & Joseph in difficult times. The flowers were lovely – several people commented on them, & we thought everything went well. I liked the priest very much.

Sincerely

Mary Ellen

Terri,

Many thanks for everything that you did for our family. We so appreciate all of your efforts.

Ed & Jill Weber

Terry

Thank you so much for everything! Your patience, kind words, taking care of us in our time of sorrow, taking care of all the details, big and small and of course that gorgeous afghan. They are “sitting” on our loveseat!

Sincerely,

The LaBrecque Family

Scott, Donna LaBrecque

Denise, Joe, Joey & Dana Ciccone

Dear Terry

Just a note to tell you how much your caring and kindness meant to us. I have never met a funeral director who was as caring and nice as you.

You were our footprints in the sand when we needed them the most.

I also want to thank you for the book you sent to me. It helped a lot. Not for just Michael but for Debbie also.

Thanks for the announcement from newspaper for Michael. I love the saying on the back. The tapestry you sent George was beautiful he was so taken back he could not believe it.

Terry all I can say is God Bless you. You are a truly caring person.

It is my pleasure to know you even under these conditions.

Thank you & Love

JoAnn Corduan

Dear Teresa,

Thanks so much for all that you have done for me and my family. The blanket with the picture of Mom & Dad is so beautiful. Everything was so beautiful & Mom looked stunning. Thank you for everything!

With God’s Blessings

Rosemary & the Danko Family

Dear Terry,

We want to thank you for all you did for our family. Your professional manner in seeing the process through both times and your personal touch in guiding us in the right direction to do what we needed to do helped make this difficult time bearable. Your comments about Mom & Dad were so personal and appreciated. We especially loved the “feather the nest” comment. It was so Mom! We now know why Dad insisted on going to Kowalski’s. Thank you again for all you did and handled for us.

Sincerely,

Rick & Sue Babulski

Dear Terry,

Thank you so much for all that you did. You always know how to ease the pain of losing a loved one.

Sincerely,

John & Chris Delaney

Dear Terry,

We cannot thank you enough for the beautiful send off you gave our dad and my husband. God has given you a special talent and its called love & compassion.

With heartfelt gratitude

Anna Wilk & Family

Dear Terry,

I truly want to thank you for all you did in handling my dad’s funeral arrangements so well. You were absolutely wonderful to work with; your support (on many fronts), your professionalism, your kindness & understanding & your always being available to talk & assist with our questions were very much appreciated. You truly helped me & my father & my family so very much. It was a real comfort to know you handled my dad’s funeral knowing the friendship between our fathers.

Thank you so much for sending the readings from my Dad’s funeral service for me & the girls which was so thoughtful of you & much appreciated.

Sincerely,

Donna M. Shaw

Dear Terry,

Please excuse any clumsiness, but this letter comes from the heart.

Thank you for all you’ve done for my family. For being the ballast for me in corralling my family. For restoring my Mom’s beauty. You know what she endured. You saw. It was so important for my mother to always be a girl. You gave her & her family that back to us.

You inspire devotion in whatever you do – I feel it. How you guided us at our most lost & confused, professional, yeah, I know, but what you provided my family is unique & special & heartfelt.

When you were telling me about John Julius (I know, I know – JJ) the passions you spoke of JJ was powerful, another indication of the person you are. Thank you, Terry, from the bottom of my heart. I am indebted to you.

Ken

Terry,

Thank you for all your help and kind words in getting us through the last several weeks. The military service was really something to see. My father would have truly appreciated it.,

Also, thank you for the blanket. The picture turned out great and it will stay in the family for many years to come.

Sincerely,

Maryann

The Family of Charles J. Gergich

Terry,

Your help & guidance lead us through a very difficult situation. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

The Babulski & Ward Families

Dear Terry:

Thank you so much for the heartwarming cover and mourning pin in memory of my son, Robert. We appreciated your professional services with warmth, compassion and dignity during this difficult time.

God bless you!

Gorczyca Family

Dear Terry,

It is hard to put into words our gratitude for all you have done for us.

We cannot thank your enough for your services during this sad and difficult time, losing our dad and 10 years ago losing our mom.

You are truly a beautiful caring person and so very special to us.

We will never forget how you helped and guided us through it all and you forever will be in our hearts.
Thank you also for the beautiful quilt. We love it. It was so special of you to have it made for us. Our parents are in heaven together now and we believe they can see it too.

God bless you.

Sincerely,

Claire, Kathy, Diane, Nancy & Helen

Terry,

Thank you so much. You did a beautiful arrangement for Mom’s funeral. The service was with warmth feelings.

Sincerely,

Peg & George Miller & Family

Dear Terry,

Many thanks for the special gift of the engraved afghan.

When a person can make people feel good in sad times, that’s a person that I am very glad to have met. I will remember your thoughtfulness always.

Fondly,

Geri

Dear Terry,

I am still being told how beautiful Mom’s funeral was. Truly a celebration of life. We all found ourselves uplifted by your kind words and wonderful way. You speak from the heart. I don’t know if you realize how special you are.

Many thanks for the beautiful gift you had made for us. It is a treasure.

Words cannot express our many thanks.

God Bless you always,

Love,

Linda

Dear Terry,

Words cannot express the amount of gratitude I feel for you and the kind and professional way you were able to help me during this unexpected and trying time.

The funeral of my uncle, Richard, was one that I thought he would have been quite proud. The services of Father Danik were very comforting. But, your kind words and wisdom in what you said about Richard were so true. I have looked back into the past when they were both with us and found comfort in many great memories. Thanks,

The burial was very moving and special. He would have loved it. I will never forget it.

Many Thanks again,

Fondly,

Geri Kindler

Dear Terry,

Just a short note to thank you for the lovely afghan! It is beautiful and will be a treasured memorial in our family!

We were very pleased with your services: The attention to details, the suggestions, the services, your kindness…in short – everything!

Even your “faint” was handled with grace & dignity and we hope you are ok!

Thank you, Terry, for all you did and for your friendship.

Angelo & Mary Damiano

Dear Terri,

Thank you so much for all your kindness & support. We are forever greatful & appreciate all that you have done for us during these difficult times over the past few years.

Love,

Tim, Michele Figueroa Family

Dear Teresa,

I wanted to thank you for the beautiful services that you gave for my sister, Denise. She is at peace now and watching over all of us from her special star in heaven. Both my sister and father were most likely laughing at me when I was stuffing the balloons in my car. They always said ---- don’t tell Donna if you need or want anything because she will always be right there for you. And as always, I’m there for my family.

Kind Regards,

Donna Balick

Terri,

My family and I are so pleased at how you took care of everything we wanted for my Mom’s funeral.

Your professional attention to detail is only surpassed by your loving sincere compassion for making things better for grieving friends and family.

You are the best.

Thank you from Jaye, Frank and the Drukas family

Dear Terry

We can’t thank you enough for all you have done with taking care of Mom’s funeral (Jennie, aka/Nana). (I would say it was lovely). You run an amazing business, however you entwine personal with thoroughness. The blanket, the pins, the verses you sent were lovely. Will you please send our best to your Mom. Your Dad would have been more than pleased with you – very very proud of you. Take care.

Love & Sincerely,

Alice, Cherrie & Pam & Family

Terry-

You have a special way of making the most difficult of times easy. Thank you for your care, concern, support and guidance. I hope soon we will be able to share a nice dinner together and be able to have some laughs. I’ll keep in touch. Enjoy the rest of your summer.

Linda

Dear Terry,

I am sending you a heartfelt “Thank You” for all you have done for me at the saddest time of my life. When my husband and I came to your office you made us feel so comfortable and calm. Thank you for the beautiful blanket. I never saw anything like it before and it means so much to me. My Mom is upstairs now in her bedroom. I go up there and talk to her everyday. I know that I will see her again and hold her hand in Heaven.

Thanks again, you are one in a million.

Lots of Love,

Eileen Ferenzi

Dear Terry,

Thank you so much for everything. We were all very touched by all you did to help us during our very sad time. We find great peace in knowing Mom had the very best.

Thank you again!

Love,

Janice Shannon, Donna King, Joan Palay, Michael Noon and Donald Noon

Dear Ms. T. Kowalski

Thank you for your highly professional service, with unusual personnel touch, which was very important to me and my children, after my husband passing.

Sincerely

Krystyna Tyrpa

Terry,

Once again we would like to thank you for all you did. The beautiful words that you spoke on the morning of the funeral, the copies of the letters, the Angel pins, the books that you sent and the most touching and beautiful, the words on the blanket that you also sent us. No words can explain the deep appreciation for all you do!

Thank you & God bless you and your family!

Josephine & Tommy

Terry,

Thank you for everything you did to make Mike’s services so beautiful. Everything went so smoothly and I knew he was in good hands of someone who knew and cared about him. He really received the best – he deserved it. When Mike passed away, we were leaving the hospital and my brother Mike said he would call the funeral home and I said Kowalski’s without even to have to think about it, with no hesitation at all. We also appreciate all your special touches and genuine concern for us.

Joan Palay

Terry,

You are a very special lady, our friends and relatives all commented on the way you greeted all of us like we were your family. No one had ever experiences this from a funeral director before. It was so wonderful to have this special caring at such a difficult time. Thank you for the loving care you gave my sister Lorraine most of all.

God Bless you and thank you again for the wonderful poem you shared with us.

Christine

Dear Terry

I just received the throw blanket you sent. I have put off writing thank you cards, but I felt I had to write this today.

First I want to thank you for the excellent way you orchestrated my wife’s funeral every thing was perfect and I am totally happy with the way every aspect was covered perfectly.

Second I want to commend you on attaining the perfect mixture of compassion and business that is a rare quality today. I want to thank you for all you did.

Respectfully,

Dennis McBride

Dear Terry,

My family and I wanted to express our gratitude for all your help during our difficult time.

Your attention to details, organization, and most importantly, your warmth & compassion, were most helpful and appreciated.

Thank you again!

Christine Urbanczyk

(Josephine & Tom Brzezicki’s daughter)

Terri-

Thank you again for your professional services and your professionalism.

Gerry Pawlowski

Dear Terry,

On behalf of our family, we would like to thank you for everything you did for Aunt Adele’s funeral.

Words cannot express our deepest feelings – your kind words of individual comfort to each and every one of us, your smiling face, beautiful speaking voice, thorough explanations, personal reflections, laminated obituary cards, etc., etc…

You certainly went above and beyond at this difficult and sorrowful time of our lives and we wish to thank you form the bottom of our hearts!

With gratitude and love,

Arlene Rozborski Zelonis and family

Teresa,

Thank you so much for everything you did for Jimmy – before, during & after the funeral. I cannot express how grateful I am. The “throw” blanket, the grieving book and the poem show just how caring and thoughtful you are – above and beyond all your help and guidance.

Michele

Dear Terry,

There aren’t enough words to say to you how I feel about what you did for our Mother “Norma Jean”.

From the day of making arrangements to the very end – you made it all so bearable for us to deal with. Your kindness, compassion and humor made it all feel so right. The words you spoke, the breaks you gave us in the cost- just you being there first as our family friend meant everything.

Thank you Terry for all you did for us - our mother looked beautiful and we are forever grateful to you. Our mother would have been so deeply touched. To think she didn’t want to come to you because you knew her. I don’t know what else to say - just know I am grateful. Also, the blanket – it is absolutely beautiful and meant so much to our Dad. We put it over the back of their loveseat which the colors match the loveseat. If I left out anything I’m sorry – just thank you dear friend.

Love,

Jo-Ann

Terry-

What can I say to Thank You for all you have done to get us thru this crazy situation. You have the best repore and know exactly what to do. We thank you for your help and being there for us, as always, making things so easy for us. You are the best.

Luv Ya

Dear Terry

Words cannot describe how grateful my family and I are to you. Your professionalism, human kindness and excellent organization were beyond our expectations. We appreciated all of your attention to the details as well as your flexibility and care in doing the best (given the circumstances) to ensure my father had arrangements done with dignity and respect. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts and may God bless you and your family.

Kind regards,

Vivian Pacheco

Hi Teri-

Thank you so much for the beautiful job you did on my father’s funeral. While it was a difficult time, your thoughtfulness and understanding throughout, made the process much easier to bear. Wendy, myself and our families thank you for your kind words that you spoke the day of the funeral and you really did capture the essence of my father,

Sincerely

Wally

Terry,

On behalf of my entire family Thank You for helping us say good-bye to our Mother. If there’s such a thing as a “Perfect” ending, you’ve certainly helped us accomplish it.

Thank You

The Matusiewicz Family

Brian, John, Patricia & MaryAnn

Dear Terri

Thank you so very much for all you did for us. God bless you all.

The Sacks’ Family

Dear Terry

Thanks for everything. God Bless you!

Love,

Ann & Mary

You have made our days brighter in our time of sorrow.

Thank you,

Maria Punda’s Family

Terry-

Words cannot express how much you have done for Karen & me in making Mike’s funeral much easier for us. We appreciate your services & thoughtfulness and hope our friendship continues to grow-

Love

Anne

Terry---

My family & I wanted to thank you for everything you did – all your help- you are a “Wow” person. You are so professional, so organized, so much in control, you covered it all-----you helped us in our time of need- thank you-thank you-

Always,

Patti & the Conrad Family

Terry,

Thank you so much for the beautiful blanket & angel pins.

We appreciate your strength and kindness. You put together a lovely ceremony & helped keep us all sane.

Sincerely,

Dorrie

Dear Terry-

I am usually not at a loss for words, but expressing my appreciation for all of your kindness & calm during all the arrangements is finding me a little short since Thank You just doesn’t seem sufficient!

From both far & near – Florida to New Jersey everything went so smoothly! Everyone was so pleased with the service at the gravesite. I am disappointed we missed it – but am so very relieved that it was beautiful.

Our appreciation is boundless ---

Thank you.

Carol Ruthfield

Dear Terry,

Thank you for your kindness and gentle approach during this painful process. Your assistance was invaluable – It was highly professional, respectful to our Mom and family and touching!

There was tremendous comfort in knowing that we had you to walk us through everything.

Best wishes to you ----- continued health & happiness

Love

Chris Molloy

Dear Terry,

Thank you so very much for all of your guidance and support this past week. You really made it easy for us to accomplish a nice ceremony for Georgine and to basically keep us all in one piece without cracking up. A special thanks from me for the wonderful ways in which you handled my kids, talking openly about very sensitive subjects. You have been an angel sent to us from heaven. We will never forget your kindness, sensitivity and the amazing woman you are.

Love,

The Waseleski Family

George, Lisa, Zachary and Emma

Dear Terry, Family & Staff,

We are so very thankful for all you did for our Aunt Herena. You and your staff have always been wonderful to our family. May the Lord bless you always and thank you again.

The Diaz & Anselmo Families

Terry,

Just wanted you to know how very much we appreciate all you did and have done for us.

Much love,

Terri & Tony & Families

Dear Heart,

I want to thank you for my wonderful "unexpected" gift of my coverlet - It is special. Also-many thanks for all the information-help and just advise us.

So happy Nick is in a special place. Thanks again, to you for all your help and telling me thje classic statement - ("Everyone needs a special place").

Sincere wishes for peace of mind and heart.

Love,

Judy Bundy

Terry

I cannot express the feelings my wife and I have for you. But we do want to say you have a very special gift in what you do.

May you and your family always have the sun in your face and all of God's Blessings the rest of your life.

Always

Andy & Marge Southern

Dearest Terry,

Thank you so much for assisting me and my family with our funeral arrangements for Bernice Giovinco. You so generously shared your knowledge and experience to gently guide us through this emotional event.

Your help made our final tribute to Bernice loving, comfortable and dignified.

Thank you again for everything.

God Bless You.

Affectionately.

Marge Grabis

Dear Terry,

Thanks so much for sending the photos of the marker for my parents gravesite - It looks lovely. Again, I truly have appreciated all your efforts to make this a memorable, pleasant experience. You've done a great job! Our grandparents (& parents) are probably having a "toast" to all the "ado" right now!

Regards,

Marsha Dodds Baumbaugh

Terry,

Thank you so much for everything!

Sincerely,

John and Chris Delaney

Dear Terry,

We want to thank your for the comfort and warmth displayed during a time of great difficulty and stress. The commerative afghan throw is beautiful and very much appreciated.

Warmest wishes,

Ted & Terry Zawacki

Dearest Terry,

Our family would like to this time to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making this extremely sad time in our lives one that was filled with the upmost respect and caring. We are thankful for having entrusted you with our mother, Ruperta. Your love and concern was evident every step of the way. Once again, we thank you. May God Bless you and your family always.

Sincerely,

Maria Echevarria & Family

Dear Terri

Your personal attention to our family is greatly appreciated. Without our having to worry about so many details made a difficult time easier. You seemed to read our minds and know what we wanted even before we did.

All your special touches did not go unnoticed.

Thank you for your kindheartedness, compassion and friendship.

Regards

Susan Londino &

The Boczon Family

Dear Terry:

I can’t thank you enough for all of your kindness during this difficult time. The beautiful embroidered throw brought me so much joy!

Sincerest Thanks!

Nancy Roman

Terry,

The Izzo Family would like to thank you for everything in our time of sorrow. Jerry & I would like to thank you also for the lovely “blanket”

Jerry & Noreen

Teri-

Now that things have settled down a little, I just want to thank you for helping me with my mothers passing. You have the ability to make a difficult time effortless. You are always there for me & I appreciate your friendship. Thanks again (also for the blanket) and hope to see you soon under better circumstances.

Love

Linda

Dear Terry,

I sent my heartful thanks to you from my family and me. With Stan’s long illness it was appreciated to have help at that time, when God called. He was a wonderful man, he is missed. May God Bless you for the work you do.

Mrs. Stacey Novalany

Dear Terry;

God sent an angel to help ease the pain and stress of families when they lose a loved one.

Terry, you’re our angel. Your calming and caring manner helped us through the wake and funeral days. Sending love to Nana in heaven, via balloons, added a special touch for my grandchildren.

Thank you for all you’ve done for our family at a difficult time in our lives. We now have beautiful memories to help ease our sorrow.

God Bless You.

With Best Regards,

Barbara Mayercak & Family

You have a wonderful way of making people feel special.

From the family of Robert W. Carson Jr.

Terry,

Thank you for all your help during our most trying time. You were a great comfort to us and our son looked great. We are grateful for your generosity and especially for the beautiful throw blanket. It will be forever cherished by us all.

God Bless You

Joe, Bobbi, Greg & Theresa Czajkowski

Thank you for your sympathy, support and patience.

The Kozak Family

Terry,

You’re wonderful and I love you. You’re just so good – I would not think of anyone else. I would tell anyone to go to you. Am I glad I picked you.

All my love

Frances Pilch

Dear Terry,

Thank you for your friendship and professionalism in handling our mother’s funeral.

Words are so inadequate to describe the appreciation Michael and I have for your genuine comments about our mom. What a wonderful tribute to a very, very special woman!

Everything you mentioned was so, so true.

As I mentioned to you, it was a wonderful loving tribute. Our mother would be so proud. We’re blessed.

Thanks again, Terry. You’re the best!

Love,

Renae and Michael

Thank you again and may the Good Lord smile on you and your family forever.

Andy & Marge Southern

Thank you for your kindness. My daughter was especially touched by the throw you sent with her Grandmother’s name on it.

You are a professional & we were in such need of someone like you & grateful we found you.

JoAnn LaVista

Dear Terri,

I’m writing to thank you for all of your kind words at Uncle Walter’s services. You really reminded me of some very happy memories that I experienced as a child. Describing the neighborhood as an “inter-family” really captured the essence of that special time. I will miss Uncle Walter and Aunt Marion, but will always remember their love in that house in that street in that wonderful neighborhood. Thanks again for ensuring everything went smoothly and for all of your kind words.

Warm regards,

Marion Velocci

Dear Teresa,

Thank you for every thing. You did a nice sermon for Aunt Helen. Thank you and your family.

Sincerely,

Helen & Stephen Tocco

Dear Terry-

I’m writing to thank & commend you on all that you did to make my dad’s funeral services so special. It felt like you were one of the family, yet your professionalism was outstanding. I cannot tell you how many people noticed and commented on it (and there were many people there!), or how many whom I have boasted to.

Many people are not fortunate enough to live out their true calling. I think you are. You made such a difficult time so special, and one that, we will always remember fondly.

Thank you again. It meant a lot to all of us.

Sincerely,

Karen Moore

(John Abrahamsen’s daughter)

Terri,

Just wanted you to know how much we appreciate all you’ve done for us during this difficult time.

Cathy Abrahamsen

Karen Moore

Peggi Davis

Combining Quality and Cost is just One of the Things

Teresa V. Kowalski Does Best

Kowalski Funeral Home

515 Roselle Street, Linden, New Jersey 07036

Teresa V. Kowalski, Executive Director

NJ License No. 3489

908-486-7111 (Phone) 908-925-0933 (Fax)

E-mail: TVKowalski@aol.com