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.

Romaine Stawowy

11/29/1940 - 5/5/2025

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Obituary For Romaine Stawowy

Romaine Mary Stawowy, 84, of Perrysburg, passed away peacefully Monday, May 5, 2025 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg, surrounded by her loving family. Romaine was born November 29, 1940 in Toledo, Ohio to Henry and Jane (Dana) Stawowy.

Romaine worked for the City of Toledo for over 30 years and retired from the Division of Solid Waste. She was part of the affirmative action department in the 1970’s. Romaine studied art at Columbus College of Art & Design. She was an accomplished artist and award-winning photographer. She enjoyed going on bus trips and spending time with her family.

She is survived by her significant other of 40 years, Fred Smith; daughter, Dawn (Alicia) Stawowy; granddaughter, Tifa Daniels and sisters, Chris (Dennis) Reineke and Darlene (Marlin) Worstell. She was preceded in death by her parents.

A memorial gathering will be held Friday, May 9, 2025 from 4-8 p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribtuions may be made in Romaine’s name to the 577 Foundation in Perrysburg or the Toledo Metroparks.

Condolences may be made online to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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