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.

Doris J. Holewinski

02/22/1936 - 09/01/2024

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Obituary For Doris J. Holewinski

Doris J. Holewinski, age 88, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2024. Doris was born on February 22, 1936, to Clement and Hilda Marciel Bussing.

In 1955, Doris married the love of her life, Thomas Holewinski, and together they shared 69 wonderful years. Doris was a talented baker and cook, known for her big holiday meals and the world’s best cutout cookies. She was also skilled at sewing and used her talents generously for those around her.

A lifelong resident of the Toledo area, Doris worked for many years at O-I. She loved traveling with Tom and the two traveled much of the country together and enjoyed the theater. Most importantly, Doris was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Together they raised three children. They also enjoyed being with their two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Doris loved deeply and taught those around her the importance of family.

Doris is preceded in death by her parents; and daughters, Cathy Wolfe and Cynthia Hiszak. She is survived by her husband, Thomas Holewinski; son, Mike (Peggy) Holewinski; sons-in-law, Sam Wolfe and Jim Hiszak; grandchildren, Heather (David) Mills, and Kevin Hiszak (Grace Hurst); and great-grandchildren, Madison Mills, Josie Hiszak and Alicyn Hiszak.

Friends and family are invited to visit at Walker Funeral Home, 5155 W. Sylvania Ave, Toledo, OH, on Friday, September 6, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a Rosary service at 7 p.m. An hour of visitation will be held at Christ the King, 4100 Harvest Ln, Toledo, on Saturday, September 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., with a funeral Mass beginning at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Christ the King Church.

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