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.

Rose Marie Dreier

10/16/1927 - 02/29/2024

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Obituary For Rose Marie Dreier

Rose Marie Dreier, age 96, of Curtice, Ohio, passed away at Bay Park Hospital on Thursday, February 29, 2024. Rose was born on October 16, 1927, to John Hoffman and Theresa Diemer in Toledo, Ohio. She was a graduate of Waite High School in Toledo, Ohio. Rose married Gerald Dreier, and he preceded her in death in 2018.

Rose stayed busy throughout her life with her homemaking duties. She raised her family with great care. She was a longtime member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Oregon, Ohio. In her early years, she enjoyed being a part of the rosary society and providing baked goods for funeral services.

Rose is survived by her children, Robert Dreier and Janet Fett; grandchildren, Heather Fett, Michael Fett, and Sara (Kevin) McDonnell; and great-grandson, Liam McDonnell. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, siblings, Eunice Bushmann, Virginia Kunich, Rita Hanley, Mary Catherine Hoffman, and Jack Hoffman, and daughter, Mary Anne Flannery.

Friends and family will be received from 3:00pm-7:00pm on Monday, March 4, 2024, at Walker Funeral Home – Oregon Chapel, 3500 Navarre Avenue, Oregon, Ohio 43616. A funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 212 N. Stadium Road, Oregon, Ohio 43616 at 11:00am with one hour of visitation prior. Interment will take place following mass at St. Ignatius Cemetery. Memorial donations in Rose’s honor may be made out to St. Ignatius Catholic Church. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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