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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.

Dexter Herman McMaster

11/05/1924 - 11/06/2023

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Obituary For Dexter Herman McMaster

Dexter Herman McMaster left this world on November 6, 2023 at age 99. Dexter was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend.

Dexter was born to George and Nancy (Butler) McMaster, the seventh of thirteen children, on November 5, 1924. He was married to his wife of 70 years, Marilyn Mae (Musolf) McMaster, on September 7, 1952. Dexter and Marilyn were blessed with four children, Marsha, Michael, Lynne, and Matthew, which were followed by two grandchildren Abigail and Andrew.

After high school graduation Dexter served his country as a member of the United States Navy during World War II. After the war, Dexter worked as a project manager and engineer in the glass industry. Dexter was credited with eight patents during his career. With the exception of some years in Derby, Kansas, Dexter and Marilyn spent most of their married life in Northwest Ohio, in particular Perrysburg since 1982. Dexter was a long time member of the Lutheran Church. Dexter’s hobbies included bowling, golf, and wood carving. Dexter enjoyed time spent with family and friends. Dexter loved being a grandfather and spending time with his two grandchildren.

Dexter was preceded in death by his parents, George and Nancy McMaster, wife Marilyn McMaster, sisters, Bertha Rutter, Hazel Larimer, Leona Schwartz, Erma Cluckey, Reva Christman, and June McMaster, brothers, Earl McMaster, Harold McMaster, Clarence McMaster, and Robert McMaster, and daughter-in-law (wife of Michael), Roetta McMaster. He is survived by his children and their spouses, Marsha and Greg Sushinsky, Michael and Blanche McMaster, Lynne McMaster, and Matthew and Linda McMaster, his grandchildren, Abigail McMaster and Andrew McMaster, and sisters, Jane Dennis and Barbee Fintel.

A memorial service will be held at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Perrysburg, Ohio on November 18 at 11:00AM. Calling hours will begin at 10:00AM prior to the memorial service. Interment will take place immediately following the memorial service at Fort Meigs Union Cemetery in Perrysburg, Ohio. A light luncheon will be served after the interment at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the memorial fund of Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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