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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.

Edwin T. Sylak

07/01/1936 - 03/29/2025

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Obituary For Edwin T. Sylak

Edwin Thomas Sylak, age 88, of Perrysburg, OH passed away at his home on March 29, 2025. He was born on July 1, 1936 in Toledo, OH to Anthony and Victoria (Maroszek) Sylak. He married Bernadette “Bonnie” Kwiatkowski on October 24, 1992. He was also known as “E.T.” an, to family and friends as “Big Ed”.

He was a graduate of St. Hedwig School in 1949 and graduated high school from Macomber in 1953. He also graduated from the Ohio School of Banking and continued his education throughout his career. He proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956 during the Korean Conflict. In 1957, he began his lifelong career in banking, as a teller trainee at Toledo Trust. He served many roles during his career as Toledo Trust grew to become Key Bank. He held various positions and eventually became the manager of the branch where he started. He retired from Key Bank as a vice president and group manager with twelve branches reporting to him. His community involvement included Junior Achievement Advisor of the Year award in 1964, receiving the Point Place Business Association Business Mover of the Year award in 1973 and served as president in 1975. Ed was also an active member of the National Exchange Club of Toledo serving as president in 1986.

Big Ed was an avid sports fan and enjoyed following Notre Dame Football, Redwings Hockey, and Tigers Baseball. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and attended many of their sporting events. He also enjoyed fishing and golfing.

Ed is survived by his loving wife, Bonnie; children, Tom (Amy) Sylak, Linda (Michael) Christopher and Scott (Darlene) Sylak; 7 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and the mother of his children, Joan Sylak. He is preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Helen Raczko, Frank Sylak and Anthony Sylak; and grandson, Joey Sheehy.

Per the deceased wishes the funeral service will be private. Memorial contributions may be directed to The Toledo Clinic Foundation. Arrangements by Witzler-Shank-Walker, Perrysburg, OH.

Condolences may be made to the family online at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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