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.

Janet L. Fenn

02/18/1938 - 02/10/2025

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Obituary For Janet L. Fenn

Janet L. Fenn, 86, of Perrysburg, passed away Monday, February 10, 2025 at Mercy Hospital in Perrysburg. Janet was born February 18, 1938 in Toledo, Ohio to George Merlin and Blanche (Carpenter) Sheldrick. She passionately served our country as a Major in the United States Army. After retiring from the Army, she went on to be a teacher and ended her career as an assistant to Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn, a position that she held proudly for 13 years.

Janet was a member of the Perrysburg Civil Service Commission for numerous years and enjoyed traveling all over the world. She was an avid reader, and loved sewing and knitting special pieces for friends, family, and charities. Janet also enjoyed playing the organ for special events.

Janet is survived by sisters, Mary VanDyke, June Jackson; nieces, Kristina Newman, Dawn (Don) Rumbutis, Melody (Bob) Helton; nephews, Russell VanDyke, Carl Lloyd (Tammy) Jackson, Andy (Angie) Jackson; great nephews, J. Michael (Mallory) Newman, Jeremy (Breana) VanDyke, Justin (Breana) VanDyke; and great niece, Nicole (Brandon) Landrum. She is also survived by grandnieces, Payton VanDyke, Kennedy Newman, Madeline Newman, Isla VanDyke; and grandnephews, Nash Landrum and Carter Newman.

Friends and family will be received Sunday, February 16, 2025 from 9-11 a.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-874-3133) where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Fort Meigs Union Cemetery.

Condolences may be made online to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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