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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.

Jerome "Jerry" L. Karpinski

04/19/1953 - 05/20/2024

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Obituary For Jerome "Jerry" L. Karpinski

Jerome “Jerry” “Papa Bear” L. Karpinski, 71, of Perrysburg, Ohio passed away on May 20, 2024, at St. Vincent Medical Center. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on April 19, 1953, to Leo C. and Genevieve L. (Stefanski) Karpinski.

Jerry married Jeanne M. Crane on August 20, 1976, and together raised their daughter, Karen. He worked for the Toledo Public Schools for 37 years. Jerry was a proud dad and avid score keeper for his daughter’s softball games. Jerry was a faithful member of St. Rose Catholic Church, where he was a reader and Eucharistic minister. He was a 4th degree Knights of Columbus in the Perrysburg Knights of Columbus Council. He was a Harley Davidson enthusiast and member of the Glass City Harley Owners Group. Jerry was known to enjoy the little pleasures in life and could not say no to a good cigar.

Jerry is survived by his wife, Jeanne Karpinski; daughter, Karen (Ransom) McGeorge; grandsons, Chase and Gavin McGeorge; step grandson, Bryson McGeorge; sister, Barbara (Norbert) Lukasik. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Genevieve Karpinski; and brother, Thomas Karpinski.

Friends will be received at Witzler Shank Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary St, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, from 1:00 PM-7:00 PM. A funeral mass will be at St. Rose Catholic Church, 215 East Front St, Perrysburg, Ohio on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at 10:30 AM. Burial will follow at St. Rose Cemetery. Those wishing to donate in Jerry’s name may consider Knights of Columbus Perrysburg Council 7978, 29101 Hufford Rd, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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