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.

Martha Jeanne Baehren

09/16/1928 - 09/27/2024

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Obituary For Martha Jeanne Baehren

Martha “Jeanne” Baehren passed away peacefully on September 27, 2024, at the age of 96. Born to her parents, William and Martha (Riddle) Haverstock on September 16, 1928, Jeanne grew up in Toledo during the Great Depression. She attended DeVilbiss High School and graduated in 1946. She met her late husband James H. Baehren, and they were married almost 60 years before his passing in 2007. Jeanne spent most of her adult years in Sylvania Township caring for her family, whom she loved unconditionally, and cherished quality time spent together.

Giving back to the community was essential for Jeanne. She volunteered at Sylvania United Church of Christ, Wildwood Manor House (Docent), Riverside Hospital and helped organize the DeVilbiss High School class reunions.

Quilting, knitting, golfing, bowling, and boating on the “Jeannie B” with her husband brought great joy and filled Jeanne’s heart with overflowing love. Many hobbies helped countless charitable organizations such as the Sunshine Children’s Home, and local churches.

Jeanne loved to bake and her cookie care packages were renowned for their quality, quantity and variety.

Left to cherish her memory, daughter, Kathleen (Herbert) Weinraub; son, James W. (Judy) Baehren; grandchildren, Joshua (Tracy) Glover, Kate Hines, Lindsay Baehren (Billy Lowry), Brian Wolfe, Kevin Wolfe (Corey Moore), Jon (Amy) Weinraub, Nicole Sakalauskas (Ezra Artis); great-grandchildren, Emma and Nathan Glover, Finn and Will Hines, Evan and Mia Weinraub, Sydney, and Sophie Sakalauskas.

Preceding Jeanne in death, her parents, William and Martha (Riddle) Haverstock; husband, James H. Baehren; sister, Nancy Ballinger; and grandson, Rhett Hines.

There will be a private graveside service at Toledo Memorial Park to honor Jeanne’s wishes.

Memorial donations may be made to Sylvania United Church of Christ or the Owens Community College Foundation James H. Baehren Scholarship Fund.

The family wishes to thank the staff of Ohio Living Swan Creek for taking excellent care of Jeanne.

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