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.

Carol Ann Killy

12/14/1935 - 02/05/2024

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Obituary For Carol Ann Killy

Carol Ann Killy, age 88, of Walbridge, Ohio, passed away in the care of her family and Heartland Hospice at Bay Park Hospital in Oregon, Ohio, on Monday, February 5, 2024. Carol was born on December 14, 1935, in Toledo, Ohio. She was a graduate of DeVilbiss High School in Toledo, Ohio. Carol married Glennon Killy on October 12, 1968, in Toledo, Ohio, and together they raised their family.

Carol stayed busy throughout her life with her nannying duties. Her and Glenn were affectionately known as “Nanny and Glenny” to kids she helped take care of. Carol was a natural nurturer, and she took pleasure in making sure that others were okay. She took everyone’s pain away. Carol enjoyed spending quality time with her family, especially her grandkids and great grandkids. She loved to go out to eat and go camping with her family, specifically to places like Big Sandy in Swanton, Ohio and Alpena, Michigan. Carol loved Alpena so much that she took rocks from there to decorate her yard at home. She also enjoyed thrift shopping and finding bargains wherever she went.

Carol is survived by her children, Terry (Cindy) McIlvain, Tammy (Dennis) Lybarger, Dawn McIlvain, and Dustin Killy, sister, Bonnie Hughes, grandchildren, David (Krystal), Stacy, Ethan (Bri), Bailey, Jillian, Karry, Jonathan, Gynette, Hunter, Logan, and Toryn, great-grandchildren, Michael, Derrik, Brandon, Harmony, Naomie, Willow, Miles, Mia, Arlo, Addison, Levi, Kai, and Raelynn, and feline companion, Harry. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter, Cheryl Chandler, and several brothers and sisters.

Friends and family will be received from 11:00am-2:00pm on Friday, February 9, 2024, at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home – Walbridge, 701 N. Main Street, Walbridge, Ohio. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home following visitation at 2:00pm. Interment will take place at a later date at Lake Township Cemetery. Memorial donations in Carol’s honor may be made out to animal rescues and shelters of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com

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