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.

Yvonne Alta Diller

04/27/1938 - 07/11/2023

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Obituary For Yvonne Alta Diller

Our beautiful mother and grandmother, Yvonne Alta Diller age 85 of Maumee, Ohio passed away peacefully on July 11, 2023, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. She was born in Toledo on April 27, 1938, to LeRoy W. and Ruthella (Frederick) Cook.

Yvonne will be remembered for her love of family, especially her grandkids, her famous homemade noodles during the holidays, her generosity and her unconditional love for others. She enjoyed family gatherings, cooking and writing in her daily journal. Yvonne had a strong love for the Lord and shared her faith with many children and grandchildren. She was a Sunday school teacher for many years and sang in the choir. Yvonne had a passion for gardening and participated in the Maumee Garden Tour in 2014 when she lived in her Dudley St. home in uptown Maumee.

Surviving are her children, Robert Diller Jr., Kathy Strub, Wendy Valdez, Susan (Pacho) Valdez, Bonnie (John) Quinn, Teresa Bergquist, Larry Diller and Shawn Diller; 32 grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren; Also surviving are her daughter in-laws, Julie Diller and Sandy (Dave) Modene; brothers, Bill Cook and Mike (Nancy) Cook; sister in-law, Mary Cook; many nieces and nephews and her canine companion, Louis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Diller Sr.; son, Spud Diller, granddaughter, Shanna Diller; grandson, Zac Diller; grandson in-law, Matthew Foreman; brother, Glenn Cook and niece, Mary Ann (Cook) Hall.

Friends and family will be received at Calvary Church, 1360 Conant St., on Saturday, July 29, 2023, from 10:00 AM-11:00 AM. A Celebration of Life service will begin at 11:00 AM. The family would like to thank Hospice of Northwest Ohio for the exceptional care our mother received in her last days. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvary Church or Hospice of Northwest Ohio.

We love you Mom!
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