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.

Diane Lynch

12/18/1950 - 10/02/2023

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Obituary For Diane Lynch

Diane Lynch, 72 years old of Oregon Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on the morning of October 2nd. She is survived by her husband Paul, only daughter Brooke Ellen (Ruben), grandchildren Selena (Chris), Olivia, Ava, Amanda (Steve), Tobin (Jenna) and her great grandchildren Christian and Everleigh. She was preceded in death by her parents Buck and Ellen, and granddaughter Isa Renee.

Diane enjoyed chatting with her many Facebook friends and family, and always had a kind and uplifting comment for others. Diane’s strong warm spirit touched the lives of all of those who had the honor to know her. Diane had a great love for gardening, crocheting and spending time with her adored husband of 31 years. She enjoyed trips to the casino and spending time having lunch with her friends. As the matriarch, Diane had a deep unyielding love for family and could be counted on for encouraging words, sage advice and tough love when needed. She was the strength of her family and her guidance, comforting presence and unwavering support will be deeply missed. Diane will be remembered for her sharp intelligence, and witty sayings.

Her memorable laugh and dynamic personality will live on with us for the rest of our years. Diane blessed her family’s lives with good times and happiness, and among many of the strong values she taught her family was a deep love for reading. Some of the fondest memories her daughter and grandchildren have of her are their frequent trips to the library and reading as small children on Diane’s lap. Due to this and her fondness for books, in lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in Diane’s name to the Library Legacy Foundation 325 Michigan St Toledo, Ohio 43604.

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