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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.

Catherine M. Smith

07/29/1951 - 08/11/2024

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Obituary For Catherine M. Smith

Catherine M Smith, 73, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2024, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania, Oh. Cathy was born on July 29, 1951, in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. The daughter to the late Frank and Helen C. (Kijowski) Gongola. Cathy obtained a Master of Business Administration from the University of Toledo in 1988. In her early career she taught mathematics before starting a career at TV5 where she helped start the channel. She managed that station for 10 years before transitioning to Buckeye Cable System where she managed Master Control for 15 years. Cathy also was the head of many special projects within the Cable System. She ended her career with the company and retired after 38 years of dedicated service.

Cathy loved to sing and was known to just break into song at a moment’s notice. She had a great memory for tunes and lyrics of all types of music. Other passions of hers include crafting, knitting, and crocheting – all of which she was extremely talented in. She loved estate shopping, traveling and mystery quilt tours with friends as well as solo. Before the covid pandemic and the start of her illness she enjoyed Sunday dinners and conversations with friends. It was a highlight of her weekends.

Cathy joined Dendarah Court # 10 Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America in January of 2003. She jumped in right away and became involved in several of their performing units. One she truly enjoyed was the chorus unit. She became the unit directress from 2022-2024. She also oversaw the Grand Choir for the LOSNA Conventions from 2017 - 2024. Cathy was the High Priestess of Dendarah Court and led the group for the 2016-2017 year.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Paul Page and Leo P. Gongola and her sister Rosemary Salser. She is survived by her dear friends and fellow Shrine members.

Friends will be received on Thursday, August 15, 2024, from 2-8 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home, 5155 W. Sylvania Avenue, Toledo, where a Shriner and Funeral Service will begin at 7 p.m. Burial will be private. Those wishing to leave a memorial donation in Cathy’s name are asked to consider the Dendarah Court #10 Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America.

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