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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.

Elizabeth Koluch

08/17/1929 - 03/05/2023

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Obituary For Elizabeth Koluch

Elizabeth M. Koluch, age 93, of Northwood passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023, in the Ebeid Hospice Center, Sylvania. She was born August 17, 1929, in Perrysburg to Vernon and Laura (Lowe) Kopp. Her family always came first, and she was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. “Betty” and her husband Joe loved to travel. They had traveled to several countries over their lifetime. They were also lovers of the Hank Haller band, many times traveling with them to listen and polka dance. She also had a love for roses and grew several beautiful kinds. She loved creating ceramics and did beautiful cross-stitching.

The widow of Joseph S. Koluch, she was also preceded in death by her son, Kevin Koluch; grandson, David Tailford and brother, James Kopp. Surviving are her children, Kathy (Dan) McCarthy, Terry (Carol) Koluch and Joe (Linda) Koluch; daughter-in-law, Kim (Kevin) Koluch; grandchildren, Laura (Tim Brindley) Koluch, Brooke Koluch, Kristy (Dave Scharfenberg) Koluch, Michael (Amanda) Koluch, Robert (Jamie) Koluch and Natalie (Aaron) Drozdowicz; and great- grandchildren, Gracie, Memphis, Hannah, Emily, Carmella, Cooper, Mila, EJ, Dottie, Eve, Naomi, Adah and Sam.

Visitation will be held Friday, March 10th from 4 to 8 P.M. and a Memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 11th at 10:30 A.M. at the Sujkowski-Walker Funeral Home, Rossford. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Way Public Library, Perrysburg, Ohio. Condolences may be shared with the family at walkerfuneralhomes.com

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