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.

Anthony "Tony" Parrish

Passed 08/28/2023

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Obituary For Anthony "Tony" Parrish

Anthony Douglas Parrish, 56, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023 at Mercy Health-Perrysburg Hospital. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on October 22, 1966. Thirty six years later he met and married the love of his life on March 20, 2002.

Tony brought life and love to every room he was in, and with every person he met. He was a friend to all he knew, but his wife, kids and grandkids were the center of his world. When he wasn't with them, you could find him working outside, landscaping and cutting down trees for his loyal customers of over 20 years. He was so light hearted, peaceful, positive and funny, he could always make you laugh even on the worst days. In his free time, Tony enjoyed listening to music, sending his kids funny videos, watching the Rocky movies and Seinfeld reruns, playing euchre, and learning how to speak Spanish.

Tony's death has brought immense loss and sadness to his family. He was the cornerstone, provider and protector and will forever be missed deeply.

Tony is survived by his wife and best friend, Margaret Parrish; children, Anthony (Nia) Parrish Jr, Jennifer (Dave) Parrish, Jessica (John) Parrish, Jake Sowders, Zachary Snyder, and Julie Parrish; grandchildren, Elijah McKinney, Isiah Parrish, and Iris McKinney; siblings, Charlene Parrish, Steven Parrish, Nicole Gordon, Ashley Papenfuss; mother, Carolynn Kirshner; stepfather, Geoffrey Kirshner; stepmother, Pat McCulloch; and mother-in-law, Jane Bielecki. He was preceded in death by his father; grandmother and grandfather; and father-in-law.

Friends will be received at Sujkowski Walker Funeral Home, 830 Lime City Rd, Rossford, Ohio on Thursday, August 31, 2023 from 3:00 pm-7:00 pm with a funeral service at 7:00 pm. Memorial donations in Tony’s name may be made to Hospice of Northwest Ohio or to Mercy Health-Perrysburg Hospital. Online condolences may be left to the family at walkerfuneralhomes.com

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