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.
Jami Lee Stiefel
10/15/1961 - 09/08/2024
Obituary For Jami Lee Stiefel
Jami Lee Stiefel was born on October 15, 1961, and became an important part of the Sunshine Communities family in 1987. Jami enjoyed participating in many activities in her vocational program. She was especially proud of her "Build A Bear' with a beating heart. Jami loved her coffee and tea, as well as food, stuffed animals and the color pink. She especially enjoyed her outings going to the movies, eating out, and shopping.
Jami also enjoyed spending time in a specific recliner in the living room of her home, where she watched and interacted with her housemates and staff. She liked listening to music and watching Disney movies at home, as well.
Jami is survived by her three roommates, long time staff, Monica, vocational staff, and many friends at Sunshine.
Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of a brief prayer service and sharing of memories at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 13, 2024, in the Maison-Dardenne-Walker Funeral Home, 501 Conant Street, Maumee. Jami will be laid to rest at Forest Cemetery, Toledo.
A memorial service will also be held for Jami at Sunshine Communities at a later date.
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