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 J. Pacynski

07/23/1974 - 04/08/2025

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Obituary For Joseph J. Pacynski

Joseph J. Pacynski, of Perrysburg, passed away April 8, 2025 at the age of 50. Born, July 23, 1974 to Roland and Patricia (Guziolek)Pacynski.

He was a graduate of Bowsher High School and worked at Walgreens Distribution in Perrysburg for 5 years. Joe was an avid Michigan fan. He was a loving father to his daughters. Joe loved music and his favorite food was pizza. He will be remembered as a great little brother and a wonderful dad who loved having family time. Joe will be missed for his sense of humor and always making people laugh.

Joe is survived by his daughters; Mackenzie and Ariel; stepsons, Colin and Kyle; sisters, Josie (Phil) Ahrens, Rose Marie (Tom) Bailey, Julie Wright; brother, Roland Pacynski; close friends, Jen (Bob) Cherry and Ashley Dunn; nephews, David, Matthew and Philip Ahrens, Donald, Kevin, Tom, and Chris Bailey; niece, Stacy Thorton; aunt and uncle,, Mike and Phyllis Pence and numerous cousins and great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 11 a.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg. The family would like to thank the Perrysburg Police Department for all their effort and care.

Condolences may be made online to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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