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.

Elaine A. Hunt

10/03/1946 - 10/01/2023

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Obituary For Elaine A. Hunt

Elaine Kokocinski Hunt, 76, of Waterville, Ohio, entered eternal life on October 1, 2023. She was born on October 3, 1946, in Toledo, to her late parents, Sage and Adeline (Polito) Hider. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Kokocinski, whom she married on May 7, 1966, until his passing in 1984. She married Charles Hunt in 2000 and were together until his passing in 2014.

Left to cherish her memories are her children, Steve (Christie) Kokocinski, Cathy (Tom) Steinke; grandchildren, Ashley (Matt) Wilson, Isabella Kokocinski, Elijah Kokocinski, Nicholas Steinke; great-grandchildren, Elaina Wilson and Liam Wilson; her siblings, Michael (Eileen) Hider, Madelyn (Frank) Gardner, Diane Hider; and many special nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

After graduating from Woodward High School in 1964, Elaine worked at K-Mart and retired after 33 years. She then worked in the cafeteria as a cashier at Fallen Timbers Middle School in the Anthony Wayne School district for 9 years. Elaine loved spending time with her family, and she loved to dance and sing, including singing in her church choir.

Guests will be received for visitation at the Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E South Boundary St., Perrysburg, on Friday, October 6, 2023, from 5-8 p.m., with the recitation of the most holy Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Her funeral Mass is Saturday, October 8, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Rose Catholic Church, 215 E Front St., Perrysburg, followed by interment at Resurrection Cemetery.

Condolences can be sent to walkerfuneralhomes.com. Please consider a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association, Toledo Humane Society, or to St. Rose Catholic Church in Elaine’s memory.

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