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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.

Donald "Don" J. Seskevics

07/19/1948 - 09/07/2024

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Obituary For Donald "Don" J. Seskevics

Donald “Don” J. Seskevics, 76, of Catawba Island, Ohio and formerly of Vandalia, Ohio, passed away, Saturday, September 7, 2024, at the MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. He was born in Dayton on July 19, 1948, the son of Joseph and Florence (Fehrman) Seskevics. Don grew up in Vandalia and graduated from Vandalia Butler High School in 1966 and earned his bachelor’s degree from Baldwin Wallace. He retired from Ceva Logistics.

Don married Genny Hayes Harbin in Dayton, Ohio on October 3, 1981, and they spent forty-nine wonderful and loving years together. He was a good stepfather and the best Papaw to his grandkids. He loved talking and spending time with his family and friends, many of whom were lifelong. Don was an avid fisherman, boater and athlete. He and Genny spent many years going to fishing camps in Canada during the fall months, visiting his brother, Steve in Maui and wintering in Ft. Myers Beach, Florida. Everyone will miss his laugh and his unique sense of humor!

Don is survived by his loving wife, Genny, stepdaughter, Cynde (Bill) Kelsey, stepson, Jay (Carolyn Earles) Harbin, grandchildren, Nick (Alyssa Leonard) Kelsey, and Caiti Kelsey, brothers, Mike (Bonnie) Seskevics and Steve Seskevics, sisters, Carol Smith and Janice (Barry) Berch, along with a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, younger brother, (Ted (Jana) Seskevics and his brother-in-law, Paul Smith.

No service is planned at this time. The family suggests memorial contributions in Don’s name, be directed to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be shared at www.wakjerfuneralhomes.com. The Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home of Port Clinton, Ohio is assisting the family with their arrangements.

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