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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.

Carleton "Tony" G. Broer, Jr.

09/22/1933 - 04/20/2025

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Obituary For Carleton "Tony" G. Broer, Jr.

Carleton “Tony” G. Broer, Jr, 91, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2025 at Kingston of Perrysburg. Tony was born September 22, 1933 in Perrysburg, Ohio to Carleton G. and Susanne (Close) Broer. Tony graduated from Perrysburg High School in 1952 and joined the U.S. Air Force where he served four years active duty and four years in the reserves.

After being honorably discharged from the Air Force, Tony joined the family business; The Broer-Freeman Co. in Toledo. He studied Gemology at the Gemological Institute of American and the American Gem Society. After his fathers passing in December 1975, Tony took over the Broer-Freeman Co. and expanded to several satellite stores in the Toledo area. Tony also became very involved in both the American Gem Society and the Gemological Institute of America. He served on the board of Governors of the Gemological Institute of American from 1976-1996 and as Chairman of the board of Governors from 1986-1991.

Tony sold the business and retired in 1995 and kept busy taking care of his home and yard and enjoying his Vintage Corvette and putting miles on his Harley motorcycle and flying his airplane.

Tony is survived by his daughters, Jeanine Vallejo and Patricia (Santiago) Hinojosa; son-in-law, James Davila; sisters, Carole and Linda as well as a wonderful collection of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and daughters, Jill Davila and Carole Tye.

Friends and family will be received Sunday, April 27, 2025 from 12-3 p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg, where funeral services will be held Monday, April 28, 2025 at 11 a.m. Burial will be private. Memorial contributions may be made in Tony’s name to Hospice of Northwest Ohio or The Toledo Humane Society. Condolences may be made online to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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