Diane M. Kowalski (nee Glowacki) of De Pere, WI (formally of Dyer, IN) passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021. She is survived by her husband, Bernard J, Kowalski, her daughter, Beth A. Kowalski, and her two grandchildren, Jackson and Everett, brother, Bob and sister-in-law, Virginia Glowacki, a niece, Jeannine Lynch (Todd) and nephew, Joe Glowacki. In addition to Diane's niece and nephew, spouses and their children include Nicholas, Angelica, Cael, and Rachel. Diane was also the teacher, the sage, the moral compass, the always-there-for you-Mom, the friend, and the wisest person one could hope to know to Keith and Rebekah Evers and their two children Ailee and Jonah of Momemce, Illinois, Chris and Karen Boyle and son, Kristian, of Bush, Louisiana and Ryan Matasovsky of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. Diane is preceded in death by her parents, John and Victoria (Osmulski) Glowacki and her son, Steven Kowalski. Diane will be cremated, and services will be held Saturday, March 13, 2021 at noon. Visitation is at 12:00pm at the Celebration of Life at 2:00pm at the Ryan Funeral Home and Crematory, 305 North Tenth Street, DePere, WI 54115. Diane was a lifelong public-school teacher in Dyer, IN with the Lake Central School Cooperation before moving to De Pere, WI to share the love she embodied with her family and especially "her boys" Jackson and Everett. Since Diane dedicated her life to teaching Jackson and Everett, we ask that in leu of flowers for consideration of donations to the Neville Public Museum Foundation sharing in her sport of lifelong learning. Donations will support educational programs and scholarships for increased accessibility. https://www.nevillepublicmuseum.org/support/donate/ From her heart to ours, we are the most fortunate and blessed individuals because of Diane. She remains in our hearts and forever in our memories. And we are better people because of Diane.