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.

Leonard G. Wajer

02/27/1947 - 10/27/2024

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Obituary For Leonard G. Wajer

Leonard G. Wajer, age 77, passed away on October 27, 2024. He was born on February 27, 1947, to parents Leo and Margaret Wajer. A native of the Toledo area, Leonard graduated from Whitmer High School in 1965. He married Ann Werner-Rapp in 1998.

Leonard worked in the tool and die industry for several years before becoming the owner of a laundromat and dry cleaner. He ran this business for 13 years before he officially entered retirement in 2002.

Even in retirement, Leonard kept himself busy. He was very proud to restore his 1968 Buick Gran Sport in the past year.

At the end of his life, Leonard had the honor of furthering medical research and training future medical professionals by donating his body to the University of Toledo Medical Center.

Leonard is survived by his wife, Ann (Werner) Wajer; daughters, Kimberly (Philip) Wajer-Scott and Kelly (Brian) Smith; stepchildren, Leanne (Russ) Eby and John Rapp; grandchildren, Duncan Scott, Paige Rapp, Sydney Rapp, Kathryn Rapp, Lindsay Booth, and Jessica Booth; and great-grandson, Logan Davis. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Margaret Wajer; and his daughter, Tracy Wajer.

In keeping with Leonard’s wishes, there will be no services at this time. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

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