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.

Eugene "Gene" A. Mishka

06/09/1934 - 12/24/2024

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Obituary For Eugene "Gene" A. Mishka

Eugene “Gene” A. Mishka, 90, of Perrysburg, passed away peacefully on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024. Gene was born June 9, 1934 in Toledo, Ohio to John and Hattie (Przyojski) Mishka. He attended Libbey High School and proudly served our country in the United States Army in the Korean War. He married Vivian Sloop on December 2, 1961 at St. James Catholic Church and they celebrated 63 years together.

Gene worked a variety of jobs, including assistant manager at Miller Carry Out, Sheriff’s Deputy with Lucas County and then he worked as a freight checker for Teamsters Local 20 for over 20 years. Gene was a life member of the VFW 6170 and the American Legion Post 28. He enjoyed wordsearch puzzles and Detroit Tigers baseball. Gene will be remembered for his story telling of past events in his life, his great sense of humor and his love for family and chocolate.

Along with his wife, Vivian, Gene is survived by his sons; William “Bill” (Ann) Mishka and Thomas “Tom” (Jennifer) Mishka; grandchildren, Timothy “Tim” Mishka, Jordanna Mishka, Jesse Mishka and Jared Mishka and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Frank, Richard, Paul and Jackie Mishka and sisters, Beverly (Al) Harder and Shirley (John) Kreais.

Friends and family will be received Thursday, January 2, 2025 from 11-1 p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-874-3133) where prayer services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be private in Resurrection Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made in Gene’s name to H.O.O.V.E.S., 4055 Wilkins Road, Swanton, Ohio 43558. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

A special thank you to all Gene’s doctors, especially Dr. Shaili Desai and Brittney NP for all their care of Gene.

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