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.

Edmund L. Mackiewicz

06/27/1938 - 12/17/2023

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Obituary For Edmund L. Mackiewicz

Edmund L. Mackiewicz, 85 of Perrysburg, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023 at home surrounded with the love of his family. He was born June 27, 1938 to Stanley and Jessie (Buczek) Mackiewicz in Toledo, Ohio.

After proudly serving his country in the Army, Ed worked for his uncle, Leo Buczek, who owned United Window. He moved on to the trades, as an ironworker. Ed then moved his family to Gambier Ohio and owned the Village Inn Restaurant and Bar. There he made many memories with the students of Kenyon College and his best friend, Jim Zak. The family then moved to Boulder Colorado for a short while and returned to Ohio and he joined Ironworkers Local 55 and life in Perrysburg began. Ed loved Perrysburg and was a daily visitor at Petrol Point to play his pick 3 numbers and frequently was seen at the library. He enjoyed reading, golf and watching his grandchildren’s sporting events. He was a very generous man and donated to many organizations monthly.

Edmund is survived by his loving wife Phyllis (LaCourse) Mackiewicz; son Ed Mackiewicz (Kathy Despoth); son Scott (Beverly) Mackiewicz; son James (Mia) Mackiewicz and daughter Lisa (Jon) Eckel; Grandchildren, Austin, Alex, Andrew, Jessie, Madison, Scott, Jonathon, Jacob, Joel and Cassie; Great Grandchildren Jack and Emma James; brother James Mackiewicz and sister Pat Cheney. He is preceded in death by his parents and sister Mary Hobbs.

A private Celebration of life will be held at the Carranor Hunt and Polo Club at a later date. Contributions in Ed’s memory can be made to the Way Public Library (101 E. Indiana Ave. Perrysburg, OH 43551) , St. Jude Children’s Hospital (501 St. Jude Pl. Memphis, TN 38105), or Hospice of Northwest Ohio (30000 E. River Rd. Perrysburg, OH 43551).

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