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.

LaDonna J. Kossow

02/02/1933 - 06/25/2024

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Obituary For LaDonna J. Kossow

LaDonna Jean Kossow, 91, of Perrysburg passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at the Fulton Manor Nursing Home, Wauseon, Ohio. LaDonna was born February 2, 1933 in Toledo, Ohio to Lawrence and Kathryn Peter Keirns. She graduated from DeVilbiss High School and married Ervin H. Kossow on May 23, 1953 in Toledo, Ohio, and they shared 61 years together until he passed on October 9, 2014.

After raising her family, she worked as an administrative assistant for the David J. Modene Agency with Aid Association for Lutherans for 18 years. She was also a member of Zoar Lutheran Church. After retiring in 1995, she enjoyed spending time with her family and grandchildren, playing golf, sewing, gardening, and playing bridge, pinochle or euchre with family and friends.

She is survived by her children, Douglas (Mary) Kossow; Todd (Dan Dehmlow) Kossow and Jennifer (Mark) Hamant; grandchildren, Tyler (Olivia) Kossow and Logan Kossow; great grandchildren Kohen & Karsyn Kossow, sister, Joyce Cox and many dear nieces and nephews. Along with her husband, Ervin, she was preceded in death by her parents, sister Betty Lou Lang, brother-in-law Gene Lang, brother-in-law Richard Cox, sister-in-law, Lois Hohly and granddaughter, Stephanie Kossow.

Friends and family will be received Monday, July 1, 2024 from 10-11:30 a.m. at Zoar Lutheran Church, 314 E. Indiana Ave, Perrysburg, Ohio, 43551, where funeral services will begin at 11:30 a.m. Burial will follow in Fort Meigs Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial contributions in LaDonna’s name to Zoar Lutheran Church or The 577 Foundation, both of which are located in Perrysburg, Ohio. Condolences may be left for the family online by visiting www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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