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.

Joan Marie Coghlin

Passed 08/14/2023

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Obituary For Joan Marie Coghlin

Joan Marie Coghlin, age 89, of Toledo, OH, passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side on August 14, 2023. She was born May 19, 1934, in Toledo to Joseph and Marie (Kohler) Schultz. Joan was a graduate of Rosary Cathedral Elementary School, Central Catholic High School, and Mercy School of Nursing. She worked her entire career as an R.N. with The Child Study Institute in Lucas County, where she made numerous lifelong friends.

She enjoyed traveling with her sister, Jane, and they shared wonderful adventures visiting her daughters, grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Some of her favorite destinations included New York City, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Hilton Head and St. Louis. Clark Lake was a special place for Joan, sharing happy memories and lots of fun with family at their cabin for many decades. Joan enjoyed hiking and cross-country skiing and instilled a love of New England and the outdoors in all of us.

Joan is survived by her daughters, Susanne Coghlin and Lynne Miller; grandchildren (Leiah Miller, Grant Miller); sister, Jane (Tom) Ertle, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Family and friends will be received beginning at 10:30 am on Monday, August 21, 2023, at Gesu Catholic Church, 2049 Parkside Blvd. The Funeral Mass will begin at 11:00 am, Joan will be laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery. A celebration lunch will follow at the Sullivan Center.

In Lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to: www.curealz.org

A loving thank you to her sister Jane Ertle and her niece Jean Maloney as well as Janet Krueger, as they helped her with her journey from dementia to a peaceful passing.

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