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.

Shirley A. Cousino

05/14/1936 - 11/10/1961

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Obituary For Shirley A. Cousino

Shirley A. (Jeska) Cousino, 88, of Perrysburg, passed away, surrounded by family. She was born May 14, 1936, in Toledo, Ohio, to Charles H. and Doris F. (Bostdorf) Jeska. Shirley married Glenn O. Cousino on November 10, 1961.

Shirley worked at Mutual Omaha, in the Claims Department before having children. Shirley loved to read. She always took her children to Way Public Library. Shirley volunteered at Toth Elementary School’s library when her daughter attended there. Later on she became a Book Buddy for Way Public Library, delivering books to homebound Perrysburg residents. Shirley also loved playing card games with family and friends, going to casinos and estate sales with her sisters and friends. She also enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.

Shirley is survived by her husband Glenn Cousino, son Steve Cousino and daughter, Stephanie (Ron) Lenz; grandchildren, Sarah Cousino, Zach Cousino, Emma Cousino, David Lenz and Laura Lenz. Siblings Lauretta Miller and Charles Jeska and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Dorothy Armbruster, Joan Smith and Joyce Dudley.

Friends and family will be received Sunday, September 29, 2024 from 1-5 p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg, OH (419-792-3786). Funeral services will be held Monday, September 30, 2024 at 11 a.m. at Zoar Lutheran Church, 314 E. Indiana Ave, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551. Burial will follow in Fort Meigs Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Way Public Library, 101 E. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg, OH 43551. Condolences may be made online to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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