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.

David Carl Mowry

06/12/1952 - 10/16/2023

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Obituary For David Carl Mowry

David Carl Mowry, 71, of Perrysburg, passed away Monday, October 16, 2023 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo surrounded by his loving family. David was born June 12, 1952 in Elyria, Ohio to John and Carolyn (Ludeke) Mowry. He earned his master’s degree in education from Bowling Green State University and was a School Psychologist for both Rossford and Findlay City Schools. He married Karen Hill Hreben on June 24, 2000 and they shared 23 years together.

David enjoyed working on model trains, woodworking, sail boating, and the outdoors. He loved to travel and ride his motorcycle; but most of all he loved spending time with his children and grandchildren.

Along with his wife Karen, David is survived by his children; Matthew (Alicia) Mowry, Ana (Chad) Smith, Ryan (Ashlee) Hreben, Kyle Hreben (Max) and Lauryn (Ali) Danesh Jafari; grandchildren, Jason, Gabe, Cam, Mila, Cohen and Sydni; brother, Bob Mowry and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Friends and family will be received Saturday, October 21, 2023 from 10 a.m.-12 Noon at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-874-3133) where a Celebration of David’s life will be held at 12 Noon. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in David’s name to The Cherry Street Mission, The Salvation Army, or Hospice of Northwest Ohio.

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