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.

Abigail Mary Flahie

02/20/1951 - 10/21/2024

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Obituary For Abigail Mary Flahie

Abigail Mary Flahie, 73, of Monclova, OH, passed away on October 21, 2024 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. She was born on February 20, 1951 in Chicago, IL to William L. and Elaine E. (Terrell) Wood, who preceded her in death, and raised in Westchester, IL.

Abby graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Detroit. While raising her two young children, she furthered her education by obtaining a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toledo. Her commitment to education extended into her professional life, where she spent 30 years teaching Math at Gateway Middle School in Maumee, OH.

Abby was often found volunteering at or enjoying the Toledo Metroparks and loved to travel, especially to national parks. Together with her beloved husband, John, she visited all 50 states. Her faith was a cornerstone of her life, and she was a long-time member and dedicated volunteer at St. Joseph’s Parish in Maumee.

Abby is survived by her devoted husband of 52 years, John; her children; Patrick (Jennifer Strandberg) Flahie and Meghan (Matt) Reed; grandchildren, Brian, Amelia, and Kellen Flahie and Erin and Anna Reed; siblings, Susan O’Leary and William (Linda) Wood; numerous relatives, and friends who will miss her dearly.

Visitation will be held on Monday, October 28, 2024 from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm in Maison-Dardenne-Walker Funeral Home, 501 Conant St, Maumee, OH 43537. A funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 10:00 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 104 W. Broadway St, Maumee, OH 43537. Burial will be private. Memorial contributions may be directed to Hospice of Northwest Ohio and Sisters of the Visitation in Toledo, Ohio.

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