Julia Elizabeth Kowalsky

Julia Elizabeth Kowalsky, 89, of Bloomfield, beloved wife of the late Harry N. Kowalsky, Jr. passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born March 10, 1936 in Hartford, daughter of the late Ernest and Margaret (Youell) Morgan. She was predeceased by her twin sister, Alice Hall. Julia was an avid tennis player, she was a member of several tennis clubs and became very close to her tennis family along with her dear friend, Penny Butler. She was also a dedicated EMT with the Bloomfield Volunteer Ambulance for many years and encouraged others including her son Bill to become EMTs. Over the years she did some extensive traveling all over the world with both family and friends. She was a long-time member of Sacred Heart Church where she was involved with the church choir, she was also a member of the Better Half Notes singing group. Judy was an Avid UCONN Basketball fan and would yell at the TV for players to shoot! Most of all she loved the time spent with her family. She was a very proud wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She is survived by her three children, William M. Kowalsky and his wife, Jeanne of Colchester, Connecticut, Julie B. Kowalsky of East Granby, Connecticut, and Alice K. Gileau of Augusta, Kansas; nine grandchildren, Sgt. 1st Class William Kowalsky, Jr., US Army Retired, and his wife Christina of Evans, GA, Daniel T. Kowalsky and his wife, Sarah Russell of Colchester, Connecticut, Jaimie Misto and her husband Mark of Suffield, Connecticut, Makaila Kowalsky of Groton, Connecticut, Elizabeth Kowalsky and her fiancé Kyle Baxter of Manchester, Connecticut, Ryan Gileau, and his wife Chantelle of Bloomfield, Connecticut, Austin Gileau and his girlfriend Leah Cammilleri of South Paris, Maine, SSGT Haley Ryder USAF and her husband Aaron, of Augusta, Kansas, and Alissa Gileau and her husband Alex Winterleitner of Pleasant Valley, New York; six great-grandchildren, William Kowalsky, III, Michelle Kowalsky, and Krzysztofer Kowalsky, Mark Misto, III, Samuel Kowalsky, and Dean Moulthrope; and many nieces and nephews.. Her family will receive friends on Monday, March 17, 2025 from 10:00 – 10:45 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM at Sacred Heart Church, 26 Wintonbury Ave., Bloomfield. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield. Please join the family at 12:30 PM for lunch at Sacred Heart Church Hall. Memorial donations may be made to Sacred Heart Church, 26 Wintonbury Ave., Bloomfield, CT 06002. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Julia, please visit our floral store.