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.

Carole Hostetler

02/25/1954 - 04/07/2024

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Obituary For Carole Hostetler

Carole Ann Mayerchak Hostetler, age 70 of Northwood, Ohio passed away peacefully on April 7, 2024, surrounded by her loving family at Hospice of NW Ohio.

Carole was a long-time resident of Las Vegas where she was part of the management team of a small casino downtown. She became a private celebrity limo driver, she was the lead driver on the set of Oceans 11, and then afterwards, the driver for many other headliner celebrities.

She recently was co-owner of Denny’s Time Out Tavern in Millbury, OH with her long-term boyfriend Denny Boos. She found great joy in hosting fundraisers, holidays, and sporting events at the tavern. She had a great love for animals who were naturally drawn to her. Carole was an avid stock car and NASCAR race fan.

She will always be remembered for her sense of humor and fun-loving character.

Preceding Carole in death are her parents Marjorie and Albert Mayerchak of Mercer, PA, her half-sister, Linda Gasper of Hingham, MA and her ex-husband, Cary Hostetler of Somerset, PA.

Carole leaves behind two daughters Natalie Hostetler (Ron Bailey) of Saint Clairsville, OH and Amanda Hostetler of Wisconsin.

Carole grew up in Mercer, PA with her siblings, Linda (Bob) Fimognari of Northwood, OH, Tom (Regina) Mayerchak of Linwood, NC, Margie (Randy) Gerard of Minnetonka, MN and Christine (Anthony) Horvath of Columbiana, OH.

Surviving also are nieces, Maria (Justin) Brown of Tampa, FL and Stephanie (Rob) Weber of Toledo, OH; and nephews, Jeff (Joey) Blaze of Atlanta, GA, Anthony Fimognari of Toledo, OH, Ryan (Renee) Gasper of Bellingham, MA, Michael (Jill) Gasper of Richmond, VA, Trevor (Susie) Gasper of South Bend, IN, and Tyler (Ashley) Gasper of Halifax, MA.

A very heartfelt thank you to the aides, nurses, and staff at Majestic Care of Toledo, where Carole was a resident for 2 years. Also, to the nurses and aides at Bay Park Hospital and Hospice of NW Ohio for the kindness, compassion and comfort Carole and her family received.

A visitation on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, will take place from 2 pm - 5 pm at the Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home in Walbridge. We will take Carole to her final resting place on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, gathering at the funeral home at 10 am and processing to Lake Township Cemetery for interment at 10:15 am.

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