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 Richard Bortz

04/08/1934 - 09/14/2024

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Obituary For James Richard Bortz

James “Jim” Richard Bortz, 90, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at his home. He was born in Holgate, OH to George and Eugenia (Smith) Bortz on April 8, 1934. Jim graduated from Holgate High School, then attended The Ohio State University to study business. Jim enlisted in the U.S. Navy from 1952-1960. From 1954-1956 he served on the USS Los Angeles CA-135 as a Radioman 3rd Class. He worked at The Anderson’s in the Traffic Department, then worked in transportation at several different trucking companies throughout the years. After retirement, he joined the City of Perrysburg part-time mowing grass while delivering The Toledo Blade for many years. He enjoyed boating, fishing, golfing, and bowling. Jim also was a member of the Perrysburg VFW Post 28, The Toledo Sailing Club, and a past president of the Toledo Transportation Club. He was a fun-loving family man that enjoyed steak and seafood and had a guilty pleasure of enjoying a tootsie roll pop most evenings. His great sense of humor, thoughtfulness, and loving smile will be missed by everyone privileged to know him.

Jim is survived by his loving wife, Mary Ann Bortz; children, Stacie, Michael (Andrea Bortz, daughter-in-law); granddaughter, Kaylee Bortz; Mary Beth, Sheri, Susan from a previous marriage; and many dear friends. He was preceded in death by his father, George Bortz and his mother, Eugenia Bortz.

Family and Friends will be received on Sunday, September 22, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home, Witzler-Shank Perrysburg, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg, OH. A Funeral Service will begin on Monday, September 23, 2024, at the funeral home at 11 a.m. Burial will be private. The family wishes to thank the caring staff of Hospice of Northwest Ohio, and the VA Home Based Primary Care for their wonderful assistance over the last year-and-a-half. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

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