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.

James "Jim" Richard McMorgan

05/19/1964 - 05/19/2024

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Obituary For James "Jim" Richard McMorgan

James “Jim” Richard McMorgan, 60, of Maumee, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2024 at his residence after a long hard battle with stage 4 kidney failure. Jim was born May 19, 1964 in Toledo, Ohio to Richard and Irene (Delmonte) McMorgan. He graduated from Perrysburg High School in 1982 where he excelled in basketball and football. He then went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Toledo. Jim married Cherie Meadows on August 12, 2000 and they spent 23 years together.

Jim was a Social Studies teacher for Toledo Public Schools for over 30 years. He was the Perrysburg Summer Recreation Director for over 20 years. He was a history buff and loved to teach his boys about history. Jim was an avid North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball fan and a Toledo Rockets fan. He enjoyed watching MASH and could probably recite every episode.

The joy of his life was watching his youngest son Cole play basketball and his oldest son Mason manage football, basketball and baseball.

Along with his wife, Cherie, James is survived by his two sons; Mason Richard and Cole James; his father, Richard; sister, Joanie (Marcia Fairchild) McMorgan and special cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother, Irene; mother-in-law, Connie Meadows and grandmother-in-law, Mae Meadows. A special thanks go out to the “Six Pack”, Darlene Condon and Aunt Sandy and Marcia Fairchild for taking Jim to dialysis.

Friends and family will be received Tuesday, May 28, 2024 from 1-7 p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-874-3133). Burial will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Condolences may be made online to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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