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.

Chester H. Rahrs, Jr.

12/03/1959 - 08/23/2024

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Obituary For Chester H. Rahrs, Jr.

Chester H. Rahrs Jr., of Toledo, 64, passed away on August 23rd, 2024, at his home. He and his sister, Lydia A. (Rahrs) Smith, were two children born to Donalva M. (Limmer) Rahrs and Chester H. Rahrs Sr. Chester had two brothers, James H. Magers and Donald F. Magers, born to Donalva M. (Limmer) Magers and Frank Magers. He was originally from Oak Harbor, Ohio and moved to Toledo, Ohio where he lived the rest of his life. He was proud to serve in the United States Army from 1981-1985. After his service he worked at the Toledo Shipyards as a boilermaker and laborer. He also worked in the tree cutting service. He loved hunting, fishing, NASCAR racing, going 4 wheeling in Kentucky and Hocking Hills, Ohio and hanging out with friends. Chester's favorite singer/music was by Buddy Guy who played a unique style of Blues that fused traditional Blues with Rock, Soul and Jazz.

Chester will be remembered by his brothers, sister, sister-in-law, (2) nieces, (3) nephews, (4) great-nephews, (4) great-nieces and (1) great-great niece and many close friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents.

A visitation will be held for Chester from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 2nd, 2024 at Walker Funeral Home (5155 W. Sylvania Ave.). A Celebration of Life service will begin at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers the family suggests a memorial contribution to the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Those gifts can be dropped off at Walker Funeral Home in order to be earmarked specifically for the Lucas County Veterans Services.

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