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.

Miriam E. Berger

12/03/1943 - 11/16/2024

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Obituary For Miriam E. Berger

Miriam Berger, 80, of Perrysburg, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 16, 2024 surrounded by family. She was born December 3, 1943 in Perrysburg, Ohio to Russell and Frances (Mandell) Swartz. She married Gary Berger on April 24, 1965 and they shared 47 years together until he passed on March 29, 2013.

Miriam grew up on a farm. She was so successful selling eggs, she earned enough money to buy her first bike. She earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from The University of Toledo. Miriam started her career as a nurse and eventually progressed to a Director of Nursing; she then taught for many years before retiring. Her students often had the highest test scores in the San Francisco Bay Area where she and Gary lived for 30+ years before returning to Perrysburg. She was a longtime member of St. John XXIII and enjoyed reading, sewing, and her dog companions (Peppy, Oliver, Alie and Tedi Tulip). She also traveled the world with her husband and a favorite country to visit was England because she loved the Queen.

She is survived by her children; April (Lance) Oman, Stephanie (Kurt) Souza and Christine (Gerrit) Van Rooyen; four grandchildren; one great granddaughter and siblings, Paul (Laurie) Swartz, Connie (Ervin) Zitlow and sister-in-law, Gwen Swartz. Along with her husband, Gary, she was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Ray Swartz.

Friends and family will be received Friday, November 22, 2024 from 4-7 p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-670-7199). A funeral mass will be held Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 10 a.m. at St. John XXIII, 24250 N. Dixie Hwy, Perrysburg. Burial will follow in Fort Meigs Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in Miriam’s name to The Wood County Humane Society. Condolences may be made online at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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