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.

Winifred Ann Graham Seng

09/19/1940 - 09/07/2024

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Obituary For Winifred Ann Graham Seng

Winifred Ann Graham Seng passed away peacefully on September 7th, 2024. “Ann” as she was commonly known, was a devoted wife, loving mother, caring sibling, and joyful grandmother. Ann is survived by her four children: Clare, Robert, Lawrence, Richardson and her granddaughter, Stella.

Previously departed loved ones include Ann’s parents, Winifred Heekin Graham, and Ziba Foote Graham, as well as her late husband, Lawrence Eugene Seng. In addition, Ann will be greatly missed by her four siblings: Ziba Graham (Cathy), Cress Meier (Derek), Emily Schoeny (Jeff), and John Graham (Peggy).

Ann was born in Washington, Indiana, on September 19, 1940. In her youth, she spent time between Washington, Crooked Lake, Michigan, and Bal Harbour, Florida. She attended Marymount College in Arlington, Virginia. Afterward, she studied art education at Saint Benedict College in Ferdinand, Indiana. As an educator in Sarasota, Florida, she was wholly dedicated to elementary education. Her interests included a love and talent for painting wildlife, flowers, and sailboats. She also enjoyed traveling often to the Bahamas as a young woman. As a wonderful homemaker, Ann enjoyed much laughter with her children and caring for her pets.

Ann was a very spiritual individual, and she was devoted to the Catholic Church. A memorial Mass honoring the life and spirit of Ann will be held on Monday September 16th, 2024. Visitation will occur at 9:30 a.m. at Christ the King Church; 4100 Harvest Lane, Toledo, Ohio. A Mass will follow at 10:30 a.m. at the church concluded by a small gathering at 11:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall attached to the church.

In lieu of flowers, the family is organizing donations in her honor for the Cross in the Woods, Catholic Shrine of Indian River, Michigan. www.wesharegiving.org/App/Form/59547910-58b9-47ce-a96c-37ae303f9cc6. Ann loved to worship in nature and these Northern Michigan grounds brought her true happiness. A family celebration of life for Ann will be held during Mass at the Cross in the Woods in the summer of 2025.

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