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.

Mary Lou Gargac

07/16/1935 - 01/03/2024

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Obituary For Mary Lou Gargac

Mary Lou Gargac, 88, of Genoa, OH passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at the Genoa Care Center, Genoa, OH. She was born on July 16, 1935 in Canton, OH to Lucien A. and Corinne (Royer) Duquette. In October of 1953 she married Steve “Curly” W. Gargac, and he preceded her in death on September 22, 1998 after 44 years of marriage.

Mary Lou worked as an assistant accounting clerk for Genoa Schools for 19 years, retiring in 1997. She was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Oregon, and former member of Fraternal Order of Eagles, Fremont, the Moose Lodge, Monroe, MI, and the Kountry Kickers in Michigan and Ohio. She was also a member of Ladies Bunco Club. Mary Lou enjoyed and cherished her family above all else. She made the holidays special for them and loved to decorate for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Her family is going to greatly miss socializing with her and her helpful advice for them.

Mary Lou is survived by her children, Therese (Thomas) Krajeski, Vickie (Danny) Perrine, Steven A. Gargac, and Joseph Gargac, grandchildren, Craig Krajeski, Rachel Krajeski, Nicholas Perrine, Monica (Chris) Wojciechowski, Benjamin (Rebecca) Perrine, great grandchildren, Keaton and Jackson Rysz, siblings, Owen Duquette and Ruth Ann (Ernst) Tepper, and special friend, Roy Sheets. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son, Henry Gargac, grandson, Brad Gargac, siblings, Leo, Jimmy, Gerald, and Lucien Duquette, and special friend, Leonard Vogelpohl.

Funeral Mass for Mary Lou will be celebrated by Father Keith Stripe 11 a.m., Saturday, January 6, 2024 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 212 N. Stadium Rd., Oregon, OH with visitation at the church prior to the services from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Clay Township Cemetery, Genoa, OH. Memorial contributions in memory of Mary Lou may be given to the Genoa Schools Foundation or a charity of the donor’s choice. Walker Funeral Home, Oregon Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.

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