Tolland Funeral Director Jacqueline L. Teske Re-Elected to Board of State Assn.

Jacqueline L. Teske has been elected to serve a second term on the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA). Teske is a licensed funeral director/embalmer at Pietras Family Funeral Homes, which has locations in Rockville, Coventry, Tolland and East Windsor.

Teske joined Pietras Family Funeral Homes in 2005 and completed her apprenticeship there in October 2009. She became a funeral director/embalmer in 2008 after receiving her professional schooling from Briarwood College of Mortuary Science (now Lincoln College of New England) in Southington, Conn.

Teske lives in Stafford Springs with her husband, Donald, and two children, where she volunteers for community projects. She is a member of the Rockville Fish and Game Club. A native of Enfield, Conn., she is a parishioner of Holy Family Parish in Enfield.

The Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA) is comprised of funeral directors at more than 220 funeral homes. The 2017 Officers and Executive Committee elections were held during the association’s 128th Annual Convention in December. Founded in 1889, the Wethersfield-based association is committed to the promotion and advocacy of high ethical standards in funeral service. This includes the development and presentation of ongoing professional training opportunities for practitioners and educational programs for association members and the public. For more information about the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association, call 860-721-0234 or 800-919-2332, or visit www.ctfda.org