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 T. Vamos

01/31/1941 - 09/11/2024

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Obituary For John T. Vamos

John Tibor Vamos died peacefully on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at the age of 83. Born to his parents, Steve and Elizabeth (Kovacs) Vamos on January 31, 1941, he grew up in the Toledo area and attended Central Catholic High School. He was proud of his Hungarian heritage and family was everything to John.

After high school John enlisted in the United States Army, serving two years, and then enlisted in the United States Air Force and served another 22 years. After his honorable discharge, he became a US Postal Carrier.

While in the service in Alabama, he met his future bride, Anita Dianne Douglas. They were married for 22 years before her passing.

Known for his love of family and food, John combined the two while organizing and serving his extended family during family reunions that grew so big that they had to move them to Pearson Park. Cleveland Guardian baseball and Notre Dame football were close to his heart. He enjoyed cheering for his teams.

John will be forever in the hearts of his family. He talked to his brothers every day, and his greatest joy in life was being palpal to his five great-grandchildren. Carrying on his legacy, daughters, Cynthia (Timothy) Bobak, Teresa Vamos; daughter-in-law, Dawn Vamos; grandchildren, Whitney (Kyle) Robinson, Kelsey (Ashley) Greater, Adam (Sarah) Kay; and Natalie (Tyler) Losh; great-grandchildren, Cooper Greater, Riley Losh, Zoey Losh, Stetson Greater, Faylee Robinson; brothers, Steve Vamos and frank Vamos.

Preceding him in death, wife, Anita Dianne Vamos; parents, Steve Vamos, Elizabeth (Kovacs) Vamos; in-laws, John Douglas, Mary (O'Brien) Douglas; sister, Sr. Hyacynthe Vamos; brother, Rev. Joseph Vamos; son, John L. Vamos; sisters-in-law, Rosemary Vamos and Jean Vamos.

A visitation will be held at the Walker Funeral Home (5155 W. Sylvania Ave.) on Monday, September 16, 2024, from 4 pm – 8 pm, with a rosary recitation beginning at 7 pm. A Funeral Mass will be held at Christ the King Catholic Church on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 10:30 am, with interment to follow at Calvary Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, a gift to The American Heart Association can be made in John’s memory.

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