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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.

Charles William Carlson III

3/28/1955 - 6/19/2025

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Obituary For Charles William Carlson III

Charles William “Chip” Carlson III, 70, of Toledo, OH, passed away peacefully at his home in Toledo on June 19, 2025. Chip was born March 28, 1955, and raised in Tiffin, OH, to Charles W. “Bill” and Janet Eloise “Sandy” Carlson.

He is survived by his sister Sheila (Stephen Shulok) Bour (Kent, OH) and his brothers Michael (Barbara) Carlson (Springfield, OH) and John (Tonya) Carlson (Port Clinton, OH).

He will be deeply missed by his nieces, Alise (Jamie) Brown (Florida), Kelly (Johnathan) Komara (Kent, OH), Melissa Bour (San Fransico, CA), and Briana Carlson, as well as his nephews, Cameron and Nicholas Carlson; and five great-nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Chip was a longtime resident of Catawba Island before moving to Toledo. (Oregon, Ohio)

He was a 1973 graduate of Columbian High School.

Chip began his career as a glassblower at Tiffin Glass, a company owned by his father, C.W. Carlson Jr. Seeking new challenges, he moved to Taunton, MA, from 1977 to 1979 to help his father build an all-electric glass facility for Princess House. He later returned to Ohio to care for our mom, who had cancer at the time. Chip then started working for Church and Dwight, also known as Arm and Hammer, in Old Fort, OH. Eventually, Chip moved to Catawba Island on Lake Erie and started his own company, Carlson Construction, which he operated until his early retirement in 2011 due to health issues.

Chip was a fun-loving and generous man who lived life to the fullest and had a deep appreciation for the simple things. He was happiest outdoors, whether he was skeet shooting, hunting, fishing, boating, skiing, or gardening. His constant companions were his beloved Labradors, whom he loved unconditionally.

Graveside services will be 2 pm Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. TRAUNERO FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY 214 S. Monroe Street, Tiffin, Ohio (419)447-3113 have been entrusted with the arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to F.A.C.T.

Condolences may be left at www.traunerofuneralhome.com

We will always carry your memory in our hearts.

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