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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.

Brooks M. Bohland

03/08/2017 - 10/20/2024

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Obituary For Brooks M. Bohland

Brooks Michael Bohland “Brooksie” passed on to Heaven on October 20, 2024, at the very young age of 7. Brooks was born in Oregon, Ohio on March 8, 2017, to his parents Nicholas and April (Brady) Bohland. He attended second grade at Highland Elementary School in Sylvania, Ohio. His precious life impacted so many and he was a positive influence at home, in school, on the ice and in the community.

Brooksie was charming, lovable, kind, creative and smart. He was helpful, sociable, and made friends with everyone he met. Brooks always spread love and joy to everyone around him.

Last Spring Brooks was nominated to be a Highland Hero at school. Highland Heroes recognizes students that emulate Highland Elementary rules; Be Kind; Be Safe and Be Focused and values of being Honest, Empathetic, Resilient, Outstanding, Engaged/Enthusiastic and Solve Problems. Brooks was elected a Highland Hero for consistently demonstrating focus, kindness, engagement and respect with a positive attitude and an eagerness to learn.

Brooks loved fishing in the neighborhood pond, running around outside in his socks, swimming, jumping on trampolines, rollerblading, playing mini sticks, and loved creating art. Brooks was always happy and smiling everywhere he went.

Brooks was energetic and loved to play sports and being around all his friends. Brooks’ favorite sports were baseball, basketball and hockey. He was always cheering on his teammates and if someone got hurt, he was the first to make sure they were ok. He excelled at hockey, and recently made the Jr. Walleye/Sylvania North Stars travel hockey team.

Storing up every memory as a treasure in their hearts are Brooks’s parents, Nicholas and April Bohland; brothers, Connor and Maxwell Bohland; grandparents, Debbie and Marty (Mimi and Papa) Bohland; Connie and Mike (Mamaw and Papaw) Brady; aunts, Rachael (Bobby) Harding, Crystal (Rodney) Smith; uncles, Christopher (Laura) Bohland; cousins, Sebastian Harding, Aaliyah Schryer, Chase Smith, Dawson Bohland, Carson Bohland, Reed Smith and Benson Bohland. Brooksie will also be missed by the many friends, teachers and coaches that made such a positive and loving impact on his all too short life.

Brooks will be missed by all, but his spirit will remain in the hearts of all he touched.

A visitation will be held at Walker Funeral Home (5155 W. Sylvania Ave.) on Monday, October 28, 2024, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. A prayer service will be held at Walker Funeral Home starting at 10:00 am on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, followed by a procession for one last trip by Tamoshanter. Immediately following the procession, a memorial service to honor Brooksie will be held at Five Lakes Church (4255 Mitchaw Rd.) at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2024.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests a donation of your choice to the following:

Life Connection of Ohio – http://lifeconnection.org/charitable-contributions

Stevensons Memorial Goaltending Clinic - https://gofund.me/cb5b9c65

Jackson Weis Foundation - https://www.jacksonweis.com/donate-1

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