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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.

Emily Mae Robertson

08/01/1941 - 10/08/2024

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Obituary For Emily Mae Robertson

Emily Mae Robertson, 83, of Bowling Green, Ohio, formerly of Phoenix, AZ; Naperville, Downers Grove, and Lisle, IL; and Perrysburg, OH, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at The Willows of Bowling Green.

Born on August 1, 1941, in Toledo, Ohio, Emily was the daughter of Alfred and Lena (Tyson) Robertson. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Bowling Green State University and obtained her Master’s Degree from Northern Illinois University. Emily dedicated her career to teaching by working at Frank Elementary in Perrysburg, OH; Long Beach, CA; and Lisle, IL. She retired as the Principal of Gower West Middle School in Lisle, IL. A lover of art, purple, reading, and travel, she sought out adventure through activities like parasailing, go-karting, four-wheeling, and belly dancing. She also enjoyed great food and her wine. After retiring, she undertook a remarkable renovation of the entire nineteenth floor penthouse at the top of The Commodore Perry in Toledo, where she lived for nearly twenty years. Emily and her husband, who were high school sweethearts that reconnected later in life, enjoyed snow birding between Phoenix and Toledo. Together, they enjoyed living downtown Toledo, and they made lasting memories and friends along the way.

She is survived by her loving husband, John Anning; stepdaughters, Laura Anning (Kendall and Tyler) and Kristen Anning (Haley and Riley); sister, Trudy (Joe) Clark; brother, Leslie Robertson (Julie); sister-in-law, Becky Robertson; and numerous nieces and nephews, including John (Debbie) Robertson, Chris (Jon) Larsen, Todd (Lyndi) Robertson, Alexa Chermak, Ian (Ashley) Robertson, and May Robertson. Emily was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Jim Robertson.

Services for Emily will be private. Arrangements were entrusted to Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home in Perrysburg (419-792-3786). Condolences may be made online to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

Emily's spirit and love for life will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

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