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.

Geraldine "Gerry" Marie Balduf

06/14/1928 - 01/07/2024

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Obituary For Geraldine "Gerry" Marie Balduf

Geraldine Marie “Gerry” Balduf, 95, of Oak Harbor, OH passed away Sunday, January 7, 2024 at ProMedica Memorial Hospital – Fremont. She was born on June 14, 1928 in Toledo, OH to Herman and Ester V. (Winnie) Ringle. On May 19, 1948, Gerry married Clarence W. Balduf, and he preceded her in death on November 30, 2007. She loved to shop, especially around Christmastime with her family. Taking drives to see Christmas lights with her family is something she always looked forward to. She also looked forward to “No Stress Fridays”, which were times where family would get together and eat perch and walleye and forget about the stressors of the week. Traveling with her family is something that Gerry cherished. She loved to go to Amish Country, East Harbor State Park, and out west to places like Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park.

Gerry was primarily a homemaker, though she worked at Erie Army Depot, Standard Products, and Aim Packaging earlier in her life. She enjoyed spending her time volunteering at the Benton-Carroll- Salem Food Pantry, and she was a member of LaPointe United Methodist Church. Gerry was even chosen to be Senior Citizen of the Year for Ottawa County. She always made people laugh and smile wherever she went, but she wasn’t afraid to speak her mind either.

Gerry is survived by her children: Clarence “Buz” (Vicki) Balduf, Charles (Janet) Balduf, and Carol Mossman. Also surviving are grandchildren: Jennifer Balduf, Clarence “Buz” Balduf, Jr., Robert Balduf, Andrew Balduf, Joseph Balduf, Anne (Kevin) Dryer, granddaughter-in-law, Lori Balduf, many great grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister, Iris Long, and grandson, Christopher Balduf.

Funeral services for Gerry will be conducted by Pastor Rob Rakay 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 12, 2024 at the Robinson-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, 165 E. Water Street, Oak Harbor, OH with visitation prior from 11:00am-2:00pm. Interment will take place at a later date in Rusha Cemetery, Carroll Township, OH. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Gerry may be given to the B-C-S Food Pantry, Carroll Township EMS, or donations towards funeral expenses can be given to the family, or in care of the funeral home, through the funeral home website www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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