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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.

Josephine Ann "JoAnn" Veller

03/27/1928 - 09/10/2023

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Obituary For Josephine Ann "JoAnn" Veller

Josephine Ann “JoAnn” Veller, 95, of Perrysburg, passed away peacefully, Sunday, September 10, 2023 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg. JoAnn was born on March 27, 1928 in Toledo, Ohio to Leo and Selma (Slupecki) Rychlewski. She married Clarence Veller on August 21, 1948 and he preceded her in death on August 11, 2000.

JoAnn was a lifelong member of Little Flower Catholic Parish. She enjoyed playing BINGO and cards, especially Kings In The Corner. The last five years she resided at Kingston Residence of Perrysburg, where she made friends easily and participated in many social activities. She was known as the “Candy Lady” always having and giving away miniature candy bars to everyone. She loved watching gameshows and sports, knitting and art. For many years, JoAnn worked at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Toledo as secretary to the Associate Dean. She was known as “Mom” to the students. She spent many years as a volunteer at St. Anne’s Mercy Hospital and for Meals on Wheels. JoAnn will be remembered for being humble and always having a generous and caring heart.

For many years, JoAnn worked at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Toledo as secretary to the Associate Dean. She was known as “Mom” to the students. She spent many years as a volunteer at St. Anne’s Mercy Hospital and for Meals on Wheels.

She is survived by her children; Calli (Tim) Sullivan (Pleasanton, CA); Jann (Jeff) Reny (Powder Springs, GA); and Jim (Kit) Veller (Perrysburg, OH); grandchildren, Katelyn (Ryan), Jacob (Cori), Jordan (Lindsay), Alison (Mark) and Erin (Jake) and ten great-grandchildren. Along with her husband Sonny, JoAnn was preceded in death by her parents, granddaughter, Kira Sullivan-Hernandez and sister, Alyce Mathias.

Friends and family will be received Thursday, September 14, 2023 from 9-10 a.m. at Little Flower Catholic Parish, 5522 Dorr Street, Toledo, Ohio where a memorial mass will be held at 10 a.m. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to either Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg, or Little Flower Parish. Condolences may be made online to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com (http://www.walkerfuneralhomes.com/)

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