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.

Jeffrey Lynn Armitage

11/20/1951 - 09/22/2024

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Obituary For Jeffrey Lynn Armitage

Jeffrey L. Armitage passed away September 22, 2024, after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was born November 20, 1951, to Lester and Joan Armitage in Toledo, OH and raised in Temperance, MI. He was a graduate of Western Michigan University with a degree in Education. He then taught mathematics and history for a short time at the high school level. Jeff found what he felt was his dream job working for Giant Oaks Golf Course in Temperance as a greenskeeper where he was employed for 40 years. He took great pride in his work there until he retired in 2014. He then cared for both his father and mother through their illnesses until they passed in 2009 and 2016 respectively.

Jeff was a savant of sorts about sports. He would recite facts and figures for players and teams from decades past. He followed UT Football, and he loved his Detroit teams: Lions, Tigers, Pistons, and Red Wings. He practically lived in ball caps for those teams.

He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his sister, Brenda J. Armitage (Marsha Manon). Also left to cherish his memory are his special friend, Nydia Nunez and her children, Louis Diaz, Ariana, Ymari, and Kayloni Nunez.

Family and friends may visit Thursday, September 26, 2024, from 10 am – 12 pm at Walker Funeral Home, 5155 W. Sylvania Ave. The Funeral Service will follow beginning at 12 pm with Pastor Julie Beitelchees officiating. Jeff will be laid to rest beside his parents at Toledo Memorial Park.

The family would like to thank the Hickman Cancer Center and UTMC Cancer Treatment Center. Memorial Donations may be given to Connecting Kids to Meals, Humane Ohio, or a charity of the donor’s choice.

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