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.

Barbara Ann Miller

09/09/1939 - 01/01/2024

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Obituary For Barbara Ann Miller

Barbara was born to Oliver and Bessie Ziegman in St. John’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in North Ridgeville, Ohio. Upon graduating from Elyria District Catholic High School, she went to Notre Dame College, Cleveland where she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry. She was accepted at Fairview Park Hospital School of Medical Technology and upon completion she became a registered medical technologist (ASCP), MT. She began her career at Mercy Hospital Toledo. After 46 years as an MT, she retired from PathLabs.

Barbara married Roland P. Miller and moved to Toledo, Ohio. They eventually moved to Perrysburg, Ohio where she resided for almost 50 years until moving closer to her family last year in Carmel, Indiana. While in Perrysburg, she joined St. Rose Parish and was a member of the church’s Altar Rosary Sodality and Helping Hands. She enjoyed being a member of the Christian Seniors Interactive "CSI" group taking part in activities at the Perrysburg Area Senior Center. During the past year, she enjoyed the friendships she made at The Barrington of Carmel with staff and new friends. Cooking, gardening, crafts, and reading were her hobbies. She has been a friend of Bill since 1987.

Surviving is her son Eric A. Miller (Jennifer), grandchildren Maya and Darby, her brother Robert Ziegman (Sunny), niece Tina Turner, and nephew Dennis Ziegman (Belinda). She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Richard, son Randall, and former husband Roland.

A time of visiting will be held on Saturday, January 13, 2024, from 9 am–12:30 pm at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home (222 E. South Boundary, Perrysburg, Ohio) with a Funeral Mass at St. Rose Catholic Church (215 E. Front St., Perrysburg, Ohio) beginning at 1 pm. Interment will follow at St. Rose Catholic Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Saint Rose Catholic Church (https://www.saintroseonline.org/about/support) or Perrysburg Area Senior Center (https://areaofficeonaging.com/donate).

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