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.

Betty J. Garrett

02/21/1934 - 09/06/2024

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Obituary For Betty J. Garrett

Betty Joanne Garrett, 90, of Tiffin, Ohio and formerly of Catawba Island, passed away on Friday, September 6, 2024 at The Willows at Tiffin, Tiffin, Ohio. She was born on February 21, 1934 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late John and Edith (Manes) Dagsher. On August 18, 1956 she married Charles R. Garrett and he preceded her in death on July 21, 2018.

Betty worked at the Port Clinton High School cafeteria, as well as the former WR Thomas store on Madison Street until her retirement. She then volunteered working in the gift shop at Magruder Hospital.

She was a member of Resurrection Lutheran Church, Catawba Island. She enjoyed reading, crocheting, and sewing the most beautiful quilts! She truly loved going for walks to the lake, but most importantly, she loved spending time with her family.

Survivors include her daughter, Kathleen (Edward) Stevens, Tiffin, Ohio; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Joyce Garrett, Florida; nephews, Jeff McCracken and Jay McCracken. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her son, Gregory A. Garrett; and her sister, Dolores McCracken.

Visitation will be held at Resurrection Lutheran Church,2370 NE Catawba Road, Port Clinton, Ohio on Friday, September 13, 2024 from 10:30 am until a Celebration of Life Memorial Service at 11 am with Reverend Christopher Boyd officiating. Burial will follow at Catawba Island Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the church or to the charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be expressed at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

The Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home and Crematory, Port Clinton Chapel, assisted the family with arrangements.

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