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.

Joseph H. Gleason, Jr.

01/18/1951 - 04/20/2024

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Obituary For Joseph H. Gleason, Jr.

The One and Only

Joseph “Joe” Gleason Jr., 73, of Perrysburg, died peacefully April 20, 2024 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Joe was born January 18, 1951 in Toledo, Ohio to Joseph H. and Virginia (Williams) Gleason, Sr. He proudly served our country in the United States Army from 1970-1973. After completing training at Fort Campbell, KY and Fort Lee, VA, he received orders for Vietnam and would be leaving from Seattle, WA. However, when he arrived for transport he was told he was watching the last plane full of our men takeoff for Vietnam. Joe was reassigned to Berlin Germany where Jeanette “Jen” Warner of Toledo joined him and they were married on Friday, October 13, 1972. Sharing 51 years together, he thanked God for her (his best friend) every day.

Joe earned both his Associate in Engineering and Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude from the University of Toledo attending full-time while working full-time as well. His career at Surface Combustion Inc. spanned 31 years, beginning as a Draftsman and retiring as a suit in Purchasing.

He was a member of St. John XXIII Catholic Church, the Catholic Veterans, Northwood VFW, and former member of South Shore Cruising Club. Joe enjoyed traveling, boating, fishing, muscle cars, airplanes and was fascinated by space exploration. He would have chosen to go on that spaceship in the movie “Cocoon” or any spaceship. He was happiest while grilling and smoking delicious meals, working in his yard, floating in the pool and going on ice cream adventures with Jen.

Joe dearly loved his family. Along with his wife, Jeanette (Warner) Gleason, Joe is survived by his daughters Sara (Grant) Wilgus of Marietta GA, Stacy (Rob) Garcia of Columbus OH, Joanna Gleason of Perrysburg and his brother James (Lisa) Gleason of Holland OH. His grandchildren Alex, Luci and Josie loved and adored their Papa Joe. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Friends and family will be received Thursday, April 25, 2024 from 4-8 p.m.at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-874-3133). A graveside service, with military honors, will be held Friday, April 26, 2024 at Ottawa Hills Memorial Park, 4210 Central Ave, Toledo, OH 43606 at 2 p.m. with a reception to follow. Those wishing to make memorial contributions may do so in Joe’s name to: The Fisher House at the Ann Arbor Veterans Hospital (2215 Fuller Court Mail: Box 130466, Ann Arbor, MI 48105). Messages of condolences and support may be left for the family by visiting www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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