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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.

Kathleen Anelia Busch

05/04/1944 - 09/25/2024

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Obituary For Kathleen Anelia Busch

Kathleen A. Busch, 80, of Walbridge, OH passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at Manor of Perrysburg, Perrysburg, OH. She was born on May 4, 1944 in Fairpoint, OH to Bernard and Nellie (Frisinger) Mihlbauer. Kathleen graduated from Logan High School in 1962. On July 17, 1976 she married John Busch, and he preceded her in death on August 21, 2019. She worked as a senior product analyst for AP Parts for 25 years and also for Advanced Engineering. Kathleen was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Perrysburg, where she enjoyed quilting to help on church projects to help others having medical procedures. She was a member of L.S.T. (Large Slow Target), a U.S. Naval organization that has helped thousands of people over the years. Kathleen helped start it and traveled all over the world to conventions supporting the organization. She always looked for ways to bring joy to others, whether making something, buying something, or throwing a party for someone. Her family will miss her laughter, love, and concern for them. She will always be known for just being there for family and friends.

Kathleen is survived by her son, Richard Miller, grandchildren, Corey (Ellie) Miller and Andrew Miller, great granddaughter, Ava Miller, and sisters, Ardeth (Robert) Cerana and Diane (Earl) Pierce. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and brother, Jack (Florence) Mihlbauer.

Visitation for Kathleen will be Friday, September 27, 2024 from 2-8 p.m. at the Sujkowski-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, 830 Lime City Rd., Rossford, OH. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 28, 2024 at Zion Lutheran Church, 26535 Pemberville Rd., Perrysburg, OH. Interment will follow in Lake Township Cemetery, Walbridge, OH. Memorial contributions in memory of Kathleen may be given to Zion Lutheran Church, Perrysburg. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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