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.

Cindy Lee Luck

05/10/1957 - 10/24/2024

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Obituary For Cindy Lee Luck

Cindy Lee Luck, 67, of Toledo, OH has sailed away peacefully into the sunset in search of her heavenly paradise, reuniting with her parents, Don and Carol Luck of Temperance, MI on October 24, 2024.

Cindy was born May 10, 1957, and graduated from Whiteford High School, Ottawa Lake, MI. Starting her first job at Blue Ribbon Photo in Toledo, OH processing film and photos. Cindy’s interest in cameras, photography and the beauty she saw in other’s travels made her want to wander the world herself. Working as a travel agent and then a Customer Service Agent for Piedmont Airlines in 1982 at Toledo, OH, her dream came true. Cindy Worked in Baltimore, MD, West Palm Beach, FL, and Wilmington, NC for Piedmont and US Airways as they merged.

Her love for travel took her to many fabulous places far and near. She held the ocean close to her heart and loved her home and time spent on Topsoil Beach, NC, sailing, collecting seashells and taking her lopped ear rabbits for walks on the beach.

Cindy’s energy, unconditional love and smile she gave to everyone will not be forgotten, especially by her long-time boyfriend Joe Michael and best friend, Kim.

Cindy’s urn will be committed at Whiteford Cemetery on Sterns Rd, Lambertville, MI on May 10, 2025.

Sail Away our Beautiful Friend!

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