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.

Frank Albert Beier

09/17/1944 - 12/13/2023

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Obituary For Frank Albert Beier

Frank Albert Beier, 79, of Perrysburg, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital. Frank was born September 17, 1944 in Fremont, Ohio to Paul and Anna Catherine (Gompert) Beier. He proudly served our country in the United States Navy. He met the love of his life, Lynnette Marie Haney on a blind date and they were married on November 4, 1967. Frank and Lynnette shared 41 beautiful years together until she passed on December 3, 2008. Lynnette was diagnosed with MS in 1971 and Frank stood by her side through her life long battle with the disease. His faith and commitment to his bride and the church is evident in the family he leaves behind.

Frank worked as a Technical Director for Owens Corning for thirty plus years. He then worked for the City of Toledo during the Y2K updates and finished his career as Technology Director for the Diocese of Toledo. He was a devout Catholic and member of St. Rose Catholic Church where he was a Fourth Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus. Frank loved coaching his kids in baseball and basketball and enjoyed umpiring girls’ softball games. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed the outdoors and Lady Evelyn Lake backcountry of Canada. It was this love for the outdoors where Frank made the greatest impact on his friends and family who shared in his passions. Frank truly was a fisher of men and this is evident in the friendships he built and sustained for nearly five decades. Of the men Frank shared fellowship with in the great outdoors, his original crew of men (Bruce, Bob, Steve, and Ron) have all earned their heavenly rewards. Frank’s last good friend and crew member, Deacon Brent Bertke will co-officiate his mass and burial.

Frank is survived by his children; Andrew (Heidi) Beier, Charles Paul (Sue) Beier, Frank (Kathy) Beier, Jr., and Tiffany (Matt) Kolinski; grandchildren, Morgan, Nolan, Kaitlin (Tyler), Chas (Kaitlyn), Alex, Madison, Nick, Zach, Abby, Madelyn, and Will; great-granddaughters, Karlyn and Charlie, and another great-grandchild on the way; sisters, Susanna (Joe) Bour, Constance (John) Angus, brother, Ron Beier and the second love of his life, Carolyn Dickman. Along with his wife, Lynnette, he was preceded in death by his parents and sister-in-law, Cheryl Beier.

Friends and family will be received Tuesday, December 19, 2023 from 2-7 p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-874-3133) where a Knights of Columbus Service will be at 7 p.m. A funeral mass will be held Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Rose Catholic Church, 215 E. Front Street, Perrysburg, with burial to follow in St. Rose Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in Frank’s name to The MS Foundation or St. Rose Catholic Church. Condolences may be made online to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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