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.

Clyde P. Mueller

09/16/1952 - 09/16/2024

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Obituary For Clyde P. Mueller

Clyde Patrick Mueller, 72, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2024, on his birthday. He was born on September 16, 1952, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to the late Alice May (McWilliams) and Kenneth I. Mueller.

A master plumber by trade, Clyde dedicated many years to Warns Plumbing, where he not only honed his craft but also built a close-knit work family with his colleagues. His skills extended beyond the workshop; he was a master griller, an enthusiastic fisherman, and a Budweiser connoisseur.

He is survived by his significant other of 38 years, Nancy Sterling; his sister, Cecelia "Cis" Baczewski; and his nieces and nephews, David (Diana) Baczewski, Stephen (Jennifer) Baczewski, Brandi Burger and Russell Mueller. Clyde is also survived by Nancy’s children, Julie Bee and Joseph Sterling, and a host of friends who will miss his great sense of humor.

Clyde was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Dale, Kenny, and Mike Mueller, and his brother-in-law Stephen "Pug" Baczewski.

A memorial visitation will be held at Sujkowski Walker Funeral Home, Rossford, Ohio, on Friday, September 27, 2024, from 1 to 4 p.m. Family and friends are invited to come together to remember and celebrate Clyde’s remarkable life.

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