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.

Linda L. Hagedorn

06/06/1947 - 10/24/2024

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Obituary For Linda L. Hagedorn

Linda L. Hagedorn, 77, of Perrysburg, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at Heritage Village Nursing Home in Waterville, Ohio. She was born to Erwin (Whitey) and Lenore Hagedorn on June 6, 1947, in Oregon, Ohio. Her parents preceded her in death.

Until 1988, Linda was a member of First St. John’s Lutheran Church in Toledo. In 1988 Linda and her mother moved to Perrysburg, Ohio, and joined Zoar Lutheran Church. Linda was a former member of Zoar’s Altar Guild.

Linda graduated from Clay High School in 1965. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Adrian College. Linda returned to Clay High School as a teacher for several years. She then moved into the business world, returning to her college alma mater as an Admissions Counselor. Later she moved back to Oregon and re-entered the business world until her retirement.

Survivors include her sisters, Joann (James) Hippel of Payson, Arizona, and Margie (Tom) Iserman of Perrysburg, Ohio. She is also survived by nieces Judy Villaverde and Jody Ohsiek, nephews Jim Hippel and Jeff Iserman, and 7 great-nieces and great-nephews. Family and her church were always priorities for Linda. She was also a “mother” to many beagles during her lifetime.

During the last nine years, Linda bravely struggled with limitations as a result of Alzheimer’s disease.

Memorial Services will be held on Tuesday, October 29 at Zoar Lutheran Church, 314 E. Indiana Ave. in Perrysburg. Visitation will begin at 10:00 am with the service following at 11:00 am. Pastors Paul Reichert and Melanie Forrey will be officiating. Burial will be at First St. John’s Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to be made to Zoar Lutheran Church Stained Glass Window Restoration Campaign.

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