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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.

Dorothy Stanton

07/21/1951 - 10/06/2024

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Obituary For Dorothy Stanton

Dorothy Stanton, 94, of Waterville, OH passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 6, 2024 following a brief illness. She was born February 17, 1930 in Toledo, Ohio to Albert and Shirley (Monro) Schudel. Dorothy married Albert Stanton on July 21, 1951 and they shared 70 years together until he passed in 2021.

She graduated from Libbey High School in 1948, went on to the Toledo Hospital School of Nursing and earned her nursing diploma in 1951. Dorothy then attended the University of Toledo where she earned her Bachelors degree in Public Affairs and Community Service and her Masters in Health Education.

Throughout her career, Dorothy worked as an RN for various doctor’s offices, hospitals, and Bowling Green State University Infirmary, ending her career as a social worker. She was a prominent member of the Perrysburg and Waterville communities. She was a member of Waterville UMC and past member of Grace Church Perrysburg where she taught Sunday School with her husband, Al. Dorothy was also a former member of Perrysburg First Church. She and her husband, Al taught many classes at Way Library called “Telling your Life Story”. Dorothy loved Norman Rockwell and used his illustrations in a video for retirement preparations. Dorothy was strong in her faith and could be counted on praying for family and friends on a daily basis. She recently won the talent contest at StoryPoint for her joke telling skills. If Dorothy could leave you with anything, she would give them the gift of music, laughter and tears.

She is survived by her daughters, Sally Krist, Lynette (Gene) Buckland and Julie (Ed) Andra; grandchildren, Robert (Debbie) Krist, Michelle (Rob) Fairchild, Julie (Lee) Jackson, Emily (David) Hayes, Tiffany (Charlie) Cooke, Tony (Melissa) Kibler, Ben Stanton, Alison (Steven) McShane and Katie Stanton and sixteen great-grandchildren. Along with her husband, Al, she was preceded in death by her parents, son, Michael and daughter, Gayle Gardner.

Friends and family will be received Wednesday, October 9, 2024 from 2-7:00 p.m. at Walker-Witzler-Shank Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary St., Perrysburg (419-792-3786). Visitation will continue on Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 9:30-10:30 at Waterville UMC, 7115 Waterville Monclova Rd. where funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Ft. Meigs Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in Dorothy’s name to Waterville UMC. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.walkerfuneralhome.com.

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