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.

Howard Eugene Treen

05/15/1957 - 09/21/2024

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Obituary For Howard Eugene Treen

Howard Eugene Treen age 67 Born in Toledo, Ohio to Rose Ann Treen and Fred Louis Treen. Howard unexpectedly passed away on Saturday September 21, 2024 He will be missed and loved by so many! Survived by daughters Lindsey Rose Treen and Jennifer Marie Kraynick, Son Joshua Norman, his Mother Rose, sister Tammy And Brenda. 7 beautiful amazing Grandkids Julian, Maxwell, Ryan Amelia, Jazmyne, Rosalyn and Simone!

He truly enjoyed fishing, football and working on cars he did auto body work his whole life as well as painted show Cars as well as fixed crashed cars. Howard aka Papa Howie or Howie to most who knew him! He always ready to crack a joke he truly was the best and had the best sense of humor! He was always so kind hearted, the most kind hearted man I know! He was always ready to help out anyone who needed help, would give the shirt off his back. He was quick to always speak his mind and also be the life of the party! Famous words of Howie was always and forever " WHATS UPPP" he was loved by so many and will always and forever be missed and loved by so many! Til we meet again pops I love you!

Celebration of life ceremony Saturday October 5, 2024

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