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Joseph Kowalkowski Obituary

JOSEPH A. KOWALKOWSKI Joseph A. Kowalkowski, 77, of Downers Grove, IL, passed away peacefully at home on July 3, 2013 after a long battle with cancer that he fought with a combination of fearlessness and a "just won 't give up " attitude. Joseph is survived by his wife, Mary Ann (Fetta) Kowalkowski; children, Michael (Anne Winkler) Kowalkowski of St. Louis, MO, Jeffrey (Christine Martinek) Kowalkowski of Glen Ellyn, IL, Edie (Joel) Hardin of Columbus, OH, Elly (Louis) Maistros of New Orleans, LA, and Monika (Bryan) Satterwhite of Southport, NC; 10 grandchildren, Amberle, Anisa, Henrik, Andrew, Booker, Jack, Carson, Christian, Karly, and Joseph; sister, Patricia (Dan) Jones of Orland Park, IL; and brother, Gerald (Marilyn) Kowalkowski of Paradise, CA. Joseph was a graduate of DePaul University. He was a CPA and partner emeritus with Kowalkowski, Labuda & Lemerman. He enjoyed working with his clients, many of whom became friends. He was a longtime member of East Hazelcrest American Legion Post #1139 and of Jana Sabaly Circle #1. He loved family and friends, travel, Civil War history, skiing, woodworking, fishing, and spending time at the lake in Wilmington, IL. He is deeply loved and will be truly missed by his family and friends. A memorial service will be held on Monday, July 15th at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary of Gostyn, 445 Prairie Avenue, Downers Grove. The church is at the corner of Prairie Avenue and Douglas Road. The family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 200 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 or Season 's Hospice, 606 Potter Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016.

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Published by Suburban Life Publications on Jul. 10, 2013.

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July 19, 2013

Morris Beschloss and I have known Joe for many years. My daughter Paula also knew Joe when he was their accountant 20 years ago. We all liked and respected him. He was a delight to talk to.
Carolyn Fleming, RGB Associates

July 10, 2013

To the Kowalkowski's Family,
we are very saddened to hear the news of Joe's passing. Joe was one of our favorite customers and we will miss him dearly. Please accept our deepest condolences.
Ken, Stella, and our entire Gong Ho Restaurant family.

Denise Dave Lipskis

July 9, 2013

MaryAnn and Family
Joe was the Lipskis family accountant for over 20 years and became a great of Dave and Denise Lipskis. He made us laugh and gave us great advise and is the reason I am in business today. We will miss him dearly. Love Dave and Denise Lipskis

July 8, 2013

Dear Mary Ann and family,
We are very sad about Joe's death. He was a very special person who always had a good joke to tell every time we saw him and made it a pleasure to have him as our personal and business CPA. Our daughter chose to be a CPA after working with him on our books. We will miss our annual visits with him even though we are retired. It was hard to see the toll that the cancer took on him. He will be missed by everyone. Carol and Earl Wuertzler

Rich Petrus

July 8, 2013

Mary Ann and Family:
We will always have fond memories of Joe. He made us laugh and enjoy life. He also made us think as he was always learning and teaching.
Our deepest condolences.
Rich, Jane, Colin Patrick, Claire and Darcey Petrus

July 7, 2013

Dear Mary Ann and Family, Joe ment a lot to us. He was a good neighbor and friend as well as a fine accountant. He will be sorely missed by both of us. Please accept our heart felt condolences. May God rest his soul. Tom and Georgia Karonis

July 7, 2013

Deepest sympathy to the loving family.

George and Ade Kotil Las Vegas

July 7, 2013

Dear Mary Ann & Family, Joe was the life of any party. He will be missed. We grieve his loss with you.
John, Mary Alice (Petrus), Bob & Audrey Lindeman

From the Staff of Toon Funeral Home

July 5, 2013

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.

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