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.

Michelle Marie Schwind

11/09/1969 - 02/22/2024

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Obituary For Michelle Marie Schwind

Michelle Marie Schwind, 54, died unexpectedly on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at St. Vincents Hospital in Toledo. Michelle was born November 9, 1969 to Ervin and Victoria (Sieja) Klocko in Toledo, Ohio. She married Michael Schwind on October 9, 1992 and together they raised two children, Alexander and Lacey who were Michelle’s whole world.

She worked as a financial assistant for many years. Michelle was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church. She was kind-hearted, service orientated mother and friend who valued Education. Michelle loved all kinds of animals and would have adopted every animal in the humane society if she could.

Michelle is survived by her husband, Michael; children, Alexander (Katie Griffin) and Lacey; brothers, Tony Klocko, Jason Klocko and sister, Melissa Musito; her father, Ervin and many nieces, nephews and dear friends. She was preceded in death by her mother and brother-in-law, Robert Musito.

Friends and family will be received Wednesday, February 28, 2024 from 3-7 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 p.m. A funeral mass will be held Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Rose Catholic Church, 215 E. Front Street, Perrysburg, Ohio. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the family at https://gofund.me/7b24d424. Condolences may be left online for the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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