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.
Cindy R. Frost
09/06/1969 - 01/14/2025
Obituary For Cindy R. Frost
Cindy R. Frost, 55, of Perrysburg, Ohio passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2025 after a long illness. Cindy was born September 6, 1969 in Toledo, Ohio to Harold and Shirley (Beard) Frost.
Cindy worked for Perrysburg Schools for several years. She enjoyed spending time with her nieces and nephews, loved swimming and going to country concerts. Her favorite place to vacation was the Great Smokey Mountains, Dollywood and Siesta Keys, Florida. Her greatest love was her family and spending time with her two westie dogs.
She is survived by her mother, Shirley; brothers, Mark (Dawn) Frost and Dale (Carol) Frost and her three sisters; Diane Frost, Linda Prater and Sherry Frost; nephews, Matthew Prater, David Frost, D. J. Prater, Jackson Prater, Brayden Frost, Brian Steinmiller and nieces, Jennifer Prater, Remi Prater, Callie Prater and Joann Frost. She was preceded in death by her father, Harold and nephew, Derrick Steinmiller.
Graveside services for Cindy will be private at Fort Meigs Union Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, Perrysburg (419-874-3133). Memorial contributions may be made in Cindy’s name to the Gastroenterology Association. Condolences may be made online to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.
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