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.

M. Jane Aurand

06/28/1944 - 06/10/2024

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Obituary For M. Jane Aurand

Mary “Jane” Aurand, 79, of Perrysburg, passed away peacefully, with family by her side, on June 10, 2024 at Lakes of Monclova. Jane was born June 28, 1944 in Toledo, Ohio to John O’Neil and Mary (Henige) O’Neil Szalkowski. She married James J. Aurand on February 18, 1972 in Perrysburg and they shared 35 years together until he passed on September 1, 2007.

Jane was a hairdresser for 10 years before discovering her real passion, which was educating young children. She went on to teaching preschool for 35 years at Kids World in Perrysburg. Jane was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church for 50 years and enjoyed watching game shows, sewing, arts and crafts and playing games on her tablet. Her greatest love was her grandchildren, whom she loved spending time with. Jane will be remembered for her great sense of humor and her wonderful personality.

She is survived by her children, Jodi (David) Nankee of Wooster, OH and Jamie (Dawn) Aurand of Maumee, OH; step-children, Douglas Aurand of NM, Jeffrey Aurand of Perrysburg, OH, Melissa (Paul) Daniels of AZ and Susan Ronquillo of NM; grandchildren, Emily and Robbie Nankee, Christopher and Caitlyn Aurand; numerous step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren and her sister, Joyce (Dave) Plummer. Along with her husband, James, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Donald McPhee and her parents, John and Mary.

Friends and family will be received Thursday, June 13, 2024 from 5-8 p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-874-3133) where the Rosary will be recited at 7:45 p.m. A funeral mass will be held Friday, June 14, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Rose Catholic Church, 215 E. Front Street, Perrysburg. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in Jane’s name to St. Rose Catholic Church. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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