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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.

Christine M. Fitch

07/14/1959 - 11/04/2024

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Obituary For Christine M. Fitch

Christine Marie Fitch, 65, of Perrysburg, passed away peacefully Monday, November 4, 2024 at her home with her family by her side. Christine was born July 14, 1959 in Toledo, Ohio to Wayne and Patricia (Gorney) Eisenbrandt. She married Mark Fitch on June 8, 1984 and they shared over 45 years together.

Christine held a passion for the Lord, reading, crocheting, feeding local wildlife, playing video games with the grandchildren, listening to music, sketching, and when the mood was right, an ice-cold beer. Although she enjoyed many things, her family was the most important to her, especially her grandchildren who were the light of her life. Giggling could always be heard when she was with them.

Along with her husband Mark, Christine is survived by her father, Wayne Eisenbrandt, mother, Patricia Shirkey and children; Jason (Briee) Eisenbrandt, Misty (Joseph) Clarke and Sarah Fitch; grandchildren, Madysson, Carsen, Alexandria, Claire, and Samuel; great grandson, Kolt and siblings Wayne Eisenbrandt, Terrence (Christina) Eisenbrandt, Sandra (Jeff) McKamey, Steve Eisenbrandt, Paul Shirkey, Steve Shirkey, Christopher Shirkey, and Adrianne Riedel and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. She is preceded in death by her stepmother, Anne Eisenbrandt.

The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to all the nurses and doctors at the Toledo Clinic Cancer Center (Maumee, Ohio) for treating her with dignity, respect, and allowing her to fight her battle on her own terms.

Friends and family will be received Monday, November 11, 2024 from 4-7 p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-670-7199) where funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Fort Meigs Union Cemetery.

Condolences may be made to the family online at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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