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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.

Bonnie Campos

03/02/1944 - 07/14/2023

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Obituary For Bonnie Campos

Bonnie L. Campos, age 79, of Toledo, passed away unexpectedly on July 14, 2023. She was born on March 2, 1944, to the late Victor and Marie (Herman) Reed.

Bonnie began her career at Kroger in 1977 and worked for more than 30 years in the meat department. Naturally service-oriented and helpful, she trained many co-workers through the years and taught her children the life skills to be independent from an early age. Bonnie was strong physically and mentally and had a bright, creative mind. She enjoyed sewing, making incredible “goose clothing” and Halloween costumes for her family. She could often be found watching the Game Show Network, particularly The Price is Right and Let’s Make a Deal. She was also a NASCAR fan and loved her fur baby cat, Rocky. Bonnie was known for her delicious steak balls and Waldorf salad. She recently acquired her first smart phone and had become adept at texting and sharing photos. Bonnie found her greatest joy in spending time with her family, especillay her children and grandchildren.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, John (Tammy) Stover, Dawn (Ray) Harmon, and Jill (Jim) Deneau; grandchildren, Kara (Nathan) Schuessler, R.J. and Lucas Harmon, Jamie (John) Scott and Jake Deneau; great granddaughter, Hazel Scott; sister, Carol (Jim) Caldwell; sister-in-law, Pat Staley; and special neighbors, John and Traci. Bonnie was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Campos in June 2010; and sisters, Betty Maher, Kay Zokowich, and Denny Kuebler.

Family and friends are invited to visit from 2-8 p.m., Friday, July 21, 2023, in the Sujkowski-Walker Funeral Home, 830 Lime City Rd., Rossford, where a service to celebrate her life and share her story will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, Jully 22, 2023. She will be laid to rest next to her husband at Lake Township Cemetery.

Contributions in her name are suggested to the Toledo Area Humane Society.

“One day at a Time”.

What she wanted most was

for all of us to always love,

support, forgive, and be there

for each other.

Most of all to know God.

She never failed to do her best,

Her heart was true and tender,

She toiled hard for

those she loved,

And she left them to remember,

A loving mother,

so strong and true,

Her equals on this earth are few,

If we had this world to give,

We would give it and more,

to see our loving mother,

Come smiling through the door.

One more chance to say,

“Mom, I love you,

Mom, I’m sorry for

causing you hurt,

Mom, good-bye…

but I will see you, again”.

Those who have a mother,

Should tend her with care,

For you never know her value,

Till you see her vacant chair.

“We love you, Mom.

Thanks for the memories.”

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