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.

John Jerry Pattera

06/14/1936 - 01/08/2024

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Obituary For John Jerry Pattera

John Jerry Patera, 87 of Perrysburg, passed away Monday, January 8, 2024 at his home surrounded by his loving family. John was born June 14, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio to John and Mary (Koptis) Patera. John proudly served our country in the United States Navy. He married Carol Pawlus on June 27, 1959 in Brunswick, Ohio and they shared 54 years together until she passed on November 22, 2013.

John worked at The Wall Street Journal for over 40 years, he started as a Linotype operator and worked his way up to foreman. He was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church in Perrysburg. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening but most of all loved to cut his grass on his riding lawnmower. He really enjoyed being outdoors. John loved watching sports and was an avid Cleveland Indians and Browns fan. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

He is survived by his children; John (Beth) Patera, Michael Patera, Michelle Launder, Denise (Willie) Walker, Margie (Ray Royal) Oakley and Carla (Scott) McDonald; thirteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Along with his wife Carol, he was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Mildred Perry, Stella Emerick and Luanna Patera.

Friends and family will be received Sunday, January 14, 2024 from 1-7 p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-874-3133) where visitation will continue Monday, January 15, 2024 from 11-Noon with a funeral service beginning at noon. Burial will be private. Memorial contributions may be made in John’s name to the American Heart Association, Breast Cancer awareness, or St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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