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.

Carl Arthur Ovall, Jr.

12/26/1955 - 03/27/2024

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Obituary For Carl Arthur Ovall, Jr.

Carl Arthur Ovall, Jr., 68, of Oregon, Ohio passed away on March 27, 2024 at Orchard Villa. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on December 26, 1955 to Carl “Art” and Lucille Mae Ovall Sr.

Carl loved working. He was always busy doing something and mostly worked in grocery and food. His favorite job was driving a limo, which let him meet new people and make new friends. He built many memories and had endless stories to share about his experiences.

Carl loved coaching his kid’s sports team. He has coached softball, soccer, basketball, and volleyball. He enjoyed bowling when he was younger. Carl had a strong Christan Faith and enjoyed listening to Christan Rock.

Carl is survived by his son, Eric Ovall; daughter, Cassie (Paul) Reinhart; grandchildren, Kaitlyn Blodgett, Zayden Reinhart and Layla Reinhart; siblings, Ted (Deb) Ovall, Greg (Karen) Ovall, Marilyn Cowell, Carolynn Ensey, Mary Williams, Jeff (Debra) Ovall and Cindy Mussery. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Carl “Cal” Ovall III; brother Mark Ovall; brothers-in-law, Tom Williams and Den Mussery.

Services for Carl will be held at a later date.

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