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.

Edward Joseph Wells

01/26/1956 - 09/19/2023

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Obituary For Edward Joseph Wells

Edward Joseph Wells, age 67, left this earth on September 19, 2023, in Toledo, Ohio. He was born January 26, 1956, in North Tonawanda, New York to C. Walter and Norma Wells.

Known as Ed, E.J. or Eddie depending on how and when he came into your life, Ed was a true renaissance man. His creativity was evident at an early age, pursuing a love of music. By his early teens he became a member of the Sylvania and Toledo music scenes, playing guitar and bass with various bands in the years to come, including the Human Darts, the Defectors, and Loved by Millions in the mid 1970’s. He shared that passion for rock and roll with what would turn out to be lifelong friends. Throughout the years, Ed spent time in the TV business, road construction, and established his own studio, Happyland Studio, to record music of his own and other talented local musicians. He recently discovered a new creative outlet, forming his own independent fragrance business, Happyland Studio Fragrances which serves customers across the country and beyond. His many other passions in life included a love of film, desert ghost towns, and his kitties. Ed’s sharp wit and one-of-a-kind sense of humor carried throughout his life and across the miles with friends and family. He had a bigger-than-life personality, with a heart bigger than that. Ed’s kindness and support of others is simply immeasurable throughout the years.

Ed was preceded in death by his father C. Walter Wells and stepbrother Doug Wells. He is survived by his loving wife Susan (Ross) Wells, daughter Chloe Michael, mother Norma Wells, sister Laura (Roger) Perkins, nephews and niece Evan J. Perkins, Katie Miner, Karl Perkins and Kyle Perkins, stepbrother Steve Wells, and “like a brother” Gregg Radaker. Ed is also survived by many dear friends who loved him like family, and he them. You know who you are.

Visitation for family and friends will be at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E South Boundary Street in Perrysburg, Ohio on Thursday, October 12 from 3-8 p.m. and Friday, October 13 from 10-11 a.m. with a remembrance service to follow at 11 am.

The family suggests in lieu of flowers a donation to Paws & Whiskers Cat Shelter in Toledo, or to the charity of your choice.

“Life and love go on, let the music play.” – Johnny Cash

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