Obituaries

Therese ‘Terry’ Pounds (Joiner): 1927-2024

Therese “Terry” Pounds (Joiner), 97, of Montclair, NJ died peacefully surrounded by family at Mountainside Hospital on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend, Terry was born a ‘survivor,’ having lost her mother who died soon after her birth in 1927 in New York City. She subsequently lived all over the world as a self-described “army brat” after her father, Colonel Talley Dosier Joiner, remarried and reclaimed “his little Therese” from her aunts who raised her until she was six. After graduating from Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ, Terry briefly attended college at Trinity, DC, then decided to go to Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School in NJ. The skills she learned there served her well at her first secretarial jobs in Manhattan, then later at Montclair Kimberly Academy in Montclair where she worked for almost twenty years in the Office of External Affairs. She was proud of her mastery of the rules of English grammar, and many relied on her to proofread their letters. After the death of her husband in 1978, Terry set up a Montclair chapter of THEOS, a nationwide non-denominational support group for widowed men and women. She ran the group for approximately ten years and created friendships from that work that lasted until her death. She was also involved with the Friends of Barnet and the Montclair Fine Arts Festival.

Terry was predeceased in death by her husband, Donald Pounds, her son Richard, her beloved companions, Arthur Jones and Fred Berinato, and her sisters Lucy and Claire. She is survived by her son Donald Pounds and his companion Patrice Holtzer, daughter Mary Pounds Sisler, daughter-in-law Bette Pounds, sons James Pounds (Bethany) and Thomas Pounds (Liljana), daughter Virginia Pounds, sons Michael Pounds (Catherine) and John Pounds. She was the proud grandmother of sixteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren: Katy, Austin, Colleen, Connor, Jordan, Jason, Jeremy, Natalie, Anika, Evan, Noah, Ben, Eli, Max, Harper and Nolan; Scarlett, Emma, Carson, Peyton and Wesley. She is also survived by a large extended family and countless friends.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, November 9 at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 30 N. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042, followed by interment of ashes at Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Upper Montclair.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Terry’s name to The Release Recovery Foundation at: https://donate.hakuapp.com/donations/new?fundraising_effort=in-loving-memory-of-therese-terry-pounds.

Marylou Schade

11/03/1950

- 07/10/2023

Marylou Schade
Marylou Schade

11/03/1950 - 07/10/2023

Marylou Schade, beloved wife, mother, grandmother (Mema), and dedicated schoolteacher passed away on July 10, 2023, at the age of 72, after a sudden illness. She leaves behind a legacy of love, compas...

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David Roman

08/21/1953

- 04/12/2023

David Roman
David Roman

08/21/1953 - 04/12/2023

David (Dave) William Roman, 69, of Rossford/Defiance, passed away on April 12, 2023, in Toledo, OH. Dave was born in Toledo, Ohio, to Joseph Roman, Jr. and Mary Roman (Lunardi) on August 21, 1953. H...

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Elizabeth Koluch

08/17/1929

- 03/05/2023

Elizabeth Koluch
Elizabeth Koluch

08/17/1929 - 03/05/2023

Elizabeth M. Koluch, age 93, of Northwood passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023, in the Ebeid Hospice Center, Sylvania. She was born August 17, 1929, in Perrysburg to Vernon and Laura (Lowe) Kopp. Her fam...

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Susan Hens (Materni)

05/08/1946

- 02/16/2023

Susan Hens (Materni)
Susan Hens (Materni)

05/08/1946 - 02/16/2023

Susan passed away on February 16, 2023, at home. She was born May 8, 1946 in Toledo, Ohio, to Julius and Alice Materni. Susan graduated from Rossford High School in 1964, and then worked at St. Charl...

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Shirley Ann Elizabeth Gelacek (Sandlin)

07/21/1938

- 01/18/2023

Shirley Ann Elizabeth Gelacek (Sandlin)
Shirley Ann Elizabeth Gelacek (Sandlin)

07/21/1938 - 01/18/2023

Shirley Ann Elizabeth (Sandlin) Gelacek, Age 84, from Rossford, Ohio, went to be with Our Lord on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Shirley was born, July 21, 1938 in Crystal City, Missouri to Sara Inez E...

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Ronald Albert Diaz

04/20/1957

- 01/02/2023

Ronald Albert Diaz
Ronald Albert Diaz

04/20/1957 - 01/02/2023

Ronald Albert Diaz, 65, of Toledo, OH died unexpectedly on January 2, 2023. Born to Benito L. and Virginia M. (Martinez) Diaz on April 20, 1957 at The Toledo Hospital. Graduate of the class of 1976 ...

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Shirley A. Cousino

05/14/1936

- 11/10/1961

Shirley A. Cousino
Shirley A. Cousino

05/14/1936 - 11/10/1961

Shirley A. (Jeska) Cousino, 88, of Perrysburg, passed away, surrounded by family. She was born May 14, 1936, in Toledo, Ohio, to Charles H. and Doris F. (Bostdorf) Jeska. Shirley married Glenn O. Cous...

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Marlene J. Martin

09/23/2024

- 02/10/1937

Marlene J. Martin
Marlene J. Martin

09/23/2024 - 02/10/1937

Marlene Joyce (Sondergeld) Martin, 87, of Genoa, Ohio, passed away on Monday September 23, 2024, at Genoa Care Center. Marlene was born in Graytown, Ohio on February 10, 1937, the only daughter of Wil...

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Philip D. Perry

Philip D. Perry
Philip D. Perry

Philip Donald Perry was born in Toledo, Ohio to parents Philip and Alexandria. As a child, Philip indulged his curiosity by dismantling the mechanical and electrical objects in the house. He even retu...

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