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.

Donald Kloss

10/09/1931 - 10/31/2024

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Obituary For Donald Kloss

Donald D Kloss, 93, of Toledo, Ohio, Ohio passed away Thursday, October 31, 2024, peacefully, on his beloved wife of 66 years birthday, after a brief illness. He and his wife spent the past two months together in Hampton Manor of Bedford Assisted Living facility.

Don was born on October 9, 1931, in Toledo, Ohio. He was the son of Paul J Kloss and Elsie E (Meyer) Geiser.

He attended Nazareth Hall Military Boarding School, Central Catholic High School, and Ohio University. He served his country in the Korean war in the US Army.

He married Margaret (Peggy) A Rogers on May 16, 1958. Don was an accountant and controller for several companies and retired in 1994 from Independent Concrete Pipe.

Don was an avid golfer and previous member of Valleywood Golf Club. After retiring, he and Peggy enjoyed traveling, especially many trips to Las Vegas and Florida. The most valuable asset to Don was his family and taking care of them was a priority even in the days he needed to be taken care of himself. He always wanted to make others smile and had a joke to share at all times.

Donald is survived by his wife, children, Denise Larkins and David Kloss, grandchildren Joseph (Chrissy) Larkins, Paige Larkins, great grandchildren, Zadie and Saylor, stepbrothers Roger (Elaine) Geiser, Mike (Ruby) Geiser, Kevin (Holly) Geiser, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandson Jonathan Larkins.

A visitation will be held on Friday, November 8, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.. with a graveside on Friday, November 8, 2024, at 1:15 p.m. at Toledo Memorial Park (6382 Monroe St.) at the west gate.

Memorial contributions can be made to The Alzheimer’s Association, Hospice of Northwest Ohio, or the donor’s choice.

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