MetroWest Chamber Of Commerce: Brezniak Funeral Directors Recognized For Positive Contributions To The Commonwealth

Press release from the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce:

December 14, 2021

Licensee Recognition Program Lauds Locally-Owned Businesses for Positive Contributions to the Commonwealth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Dave Kartunen 978 261-7333 WEST NEWTON, Mass. (Dec. 14th, 2021) --

Citing its more than three decades of service to its community, Edward A. Palleschi, Undersecrectary for the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR), recognized Brezniak Funeral Directors of West Newton with a Certificate of Excellence in a ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 7th.

Calling them the lifeblood of the Massachusetts economy, OCABR’s Licensee Recognition Program seeks to trumpet local businesses and their commitment to their communities. Businesses must be in good standing with the Secretary of the Commonwealth and meet other criteria in order to earn the recognition.

Brezniak Funeral Directors is proof of “the American Dream in action,” Palleschi said. “You are a shining example of the gold standard we aim for with all of our licensees.”

With a family legacy of funeral directors since 1893, Brezniak Funeral Directors is at the cusp of its fifth generation of stewardship, serving families across Metro Boston in their time of loss.

Brezniak’s Director of Operations, Marcy Hirschen, is a 2022 candidate for a funeral director’s license from The American Academy McAllister Institute. She currently serves under her stepfather, David Brezniak, who has served as a funeral director since 1967 and formed what is now Brezniak Funeral Directors.

“We are honored by this recognition from Undersecretary Palleschi and the Commonwealth,” Hirschen said. “Our commitment to the families we serve has always centered on the need to create personal and meaningful experiences during difficult times, and this Certificate of Excellence reinforces the deep roots we have in our community.”

Prior to joining the family business, Hirschen spent the last decade raising two daughters and being an active member of her community. She was president of the Mitchell School Parent Teacher Committee, served as a Special Education Parent Committee Liaison for the Needham Public Schools, and was on both the Temple and Sisterhood Boards at Temple Beth Shalom in Needham.

Brezniak has served as Chairman of the State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers during the Romney, Patrick, and Baker administrations, and was the first Jewish person to serve on that board. In 2018, he was appointed to serve on the State Board of The Medical Examiner’s Office.
Located at 1251 Washington Street in West Newton, Brezniak Funeral Directors employs four funeral directors, providing graveside, chapel, memorial, and cremation services, as well as prearrangments for its clients.

ABOUT BREZNIAK FUNERAL DIRECTORS: we have thrived as a family-owned business by being responsive to the needs of families in Greater Boston during times of loss. Each member of our team is a compassionate expert, skilled at managing the many decisions to be made, and the multitude of accompanying emotions. Always local, independent, and family-owned, Brezniak Funeral Directors is wellknown for our deep and lasting commitment to the families and communities we serve.

ABOUT OCABR: The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) oversees the Division of Occupational Licensure, Division of Banks, Division of Insurance, Department of Telecommunications and Cable, and Division of Standards. OCABR works to ensure a fair playing field for the Massachusetts businesses its agencies regulate and empower consumers through advocacy and education.

This press release was produced by the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.