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.

William F. Bahret

Passed 08/12/2023

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Obituary For William F. Bahret

William F. Bahret, age 97, passed away on August 12, 2023. Born April 20, 1926, in New York, NY, Bill served in the Army, Americal Division, during World War II. Following his time in service, he attended the RCA Institute of Technology where he received his degree in engineering. He spent his civilian career at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, where he became the chief of the Avionics Laboratory, Electronic Warfare Division. Bill was considered by many to be the father of stealth technology. He was innovative and pioneering in his work, and there are generations of servicemen that owe him their gratitude.

Bill raised five children. He married Norma Palomba in 1947, and they had three children prior to her passing in 1958. He then married Mary Jo Grote in 1968 and had two children with her. They were married until her death in 2004.

Bill was physically active throughout his life. He met Norma when playing basketball after the War, he played softball and bowled and was an avid golfer. He loved music and was a self-taught organist.

Bill is preceded in death by his parents, William J. Bahret, and Martha Bahret; first wife, Norma (Palomba) Bahret; second wife Mary Jo (Grote) Bahret; brother, Raymond Bahret; and daughter, Jean Lail. He is survived by his sister, Mary Bahret; brother, Joseph Bahret; children, Virginia Rea, Bill (Cris) Bahret, Bob (Tama) Bahret, and Ed (Naoko) Bahret; 13 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

Friends and family are invited to visit on Monday, August 21, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 104 W Broadway St., Maumee, OH 43537, where a funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

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