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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.

Sally J. O'Connell

09/27/1933 - 05/21/2025

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Obituary For Sally J. O'Connell

Sally J. O’Connell, age 91, of Toledo, died at 3:10 am Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at Hospice of NW Ohio, Perrysburg.

Sally was born in Tiffin, September 27, 1933, to John R. and Mary Alice (Mathias) O’Connell.

Survivors include a brother, Tim (Karen) O’Connell of St. Petersburg, Florida; nieces and nephews, Linda (Rick) Wibright, Bonnie Wall, Sean (Tammy) O’Connell, Amy (Mark) Nelson, Maureen (Don) Metzger, Michael (Joanne) O’Connell; and several great nieces and nephews.

Sally was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister, Patricia (Robert) Wall.

Sally graduated from Tiffin Calvert High School in 1951, earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Mary Manse College in 1955, and her Master of Arts in English Literature from the University of Toledo in 1964. Sally had various teaching positions; The American School in El Salvador, Central Catholic High School, Toledo, and the University Toledo, from where she retired in 1990 as a Professor Emerita. She also worked in the Anti-Poverty Program in Toledo serving as Director of Social Services.

Sally was elected to “Outstanding Young Women of America,” “Who’s Who in American Education,” and “Who’s Who of American Women.” She was a proud Democrat and served as Democratic Precinct Committee Women. Sally also volunteered in various capacities; CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate), Citizen Review Board, Women Blessing Women Board, and Ursuline Associate Board. She was a member of the Catholic Interracial Council, served as a surrogate parent, and volunteered at Bethany House.

Private services will be held, under the direction of TRAUNERO FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY, 214 S. Monroe St., Tiffin, Ohio 44883, (419)447-3113.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of NW Ohio.

To send condolences to the family, go to www.traunerofuneralhome.com

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