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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.

Harold M. Stanford, Jr.

05/19/1939 - 01/03/2025

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Obituary For Harold M. Stanford, Jr.

Harold M. Stanford Jr., 85 of Naples, Florida, passed away on January 3, 2025.

Harold "Hal" was born on May 19, 1939, in Perrysburg, Ohio to Harold M. Stanford Sr., and Helen L. (Baker) Stanford.

He graduated from Perrysburg High School in 1957. He received an ROTC scholarship to Brown University, where he earned a BS in Chemistry. Later, he earned a master’s degree in Oceanography from Oregon State University, and an additional master’s degree in business from Columbia University.

After graduating from Brown University, he entered the US Navy as an officer, retiring after 30+ plus years, as a Captain.

He then proceeded to another successful career as an Oceanographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for another 30+ years.

Hal is survived by daughter Elizabeth (Edwin) Fuchs, and son Michael (Megan) Stanford; grandchildren Ryan Fuchs, Shannon Fuchs, and Hannah Stanford; sisters Judith Stanford and Susan Stanford; nephews Jeff, Ken, and David Stanford, and niece Debbie Stanford. He was preceded in death by his parents, and younger brother Ronald E. Stanford.

He will be greatly missed.

Friends and family will be received January 11, 2025 from 10-11am at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-874-3133) where funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Fort Meigs Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made in Hal's name to the National Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave, FL 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or donate online at https://act.alz.org. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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