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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.

Janet Louise Martell

06/27/1934 - 12/30/2023

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Obituary For Janet Louise Martell

Janet Louise Martell, passed away peacefully after a brief illness at Mercy Health Perrysburg on December 30, 2023, at the age of 89. She was the daughter of Ross and Gladys (Hafer) Hall, born in Elkhart, Indiana on June 27, 1934. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Rev. Ronald Martell, her only sister, Phyllis Hawk, a dear niece, Kathy (Hawk) Nicosia, and her parents.

She worked as a church secretary at First Presbyterian Church in Elkhart, Indiana for many years before she married the love of her life on December 29, 1971, and moved to Perrysburg with him where they served their church community at the First Presbyterian Church of Perrysburg for 20+ years. She sang in the church choir and performed countless services like organizing the “giving tree” at Christmas and serving home-baked cookies to parishioners on Christmas Eve. Her last job before she retired was at The Anderson’s in Maumee, which she loved. She was a “dog mom” to many beloved pets over the years and dearly loved animals. Later in life she became a master gardener and volunteered with the 577 Foundation. She was also an active member of PEO, a women’s philanthropic organization.

Janet is survived by her three stepchildren, Dr. Daniel A. (Christine) Martell, Paul A. Martell and Laura M. (Charles) Boinske and grandchildren, Katie and Sarah Martell and Christian and Charles Boinske, in addition to her two nephews, Jim and Larry (Patti) Hawk, niece Kim (Jeff) Meyer, and numerous grand nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church, E. Second St. and Elm St. in Perrysburg on Friday, January 19, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Kathryn Riveria Torea officiating. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church. Arrangements were entrusted to Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, Perrysburg (419-874-3133). Condolences may be made directly to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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