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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.

Kevin Paul Creutz

06/11/1962 - 08/31/2023

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Obituary For Kevin Paul Creutz

Kevin Paul Creutz, 61, of Perrysburg, Ohio, passed away on August 31, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 11, 1962, in Toledo, Ohio, to his parents, Paul and Rosemary (Panuto) Creutz, where he was raised the youngest of three siblings. He attended elementary school at St. Jerome Catholic School and later attended Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School, graduating in 1980. He furthered his education at Bowling Green State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in finance. He worked hard and had a strong career in the banking and investment industries. He served as a branch manager for many years at Wells Fargo and later began his own private investment firm at Perrysburg Financial.

After graduating from BGSU, Kevin married the love of his life, Joy (Lisiakowski) Creutz, on June 13, 1987. Together they raised two daughters who were his everything. He was an amazing dad who was very involved in his girls’ lives and supported them in everything that they did. He gave them great financial advice and had the greatest sense of urgency when it came to helping his family get things fixed. He was the first to problem solve and always made sure that his immediate and extended family was taken care of. In his free time, Kevin loved all things sports and was an avid fan of the Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns. He also enjoyed playing golf, watching car races, and loved the stock market.

Kevin was a proud ‘Grandpa’, ‘Papa’, and ‘Grumpa’ to his four grandchildren, and was a very loving family man. His wife, Joy, was affectionately known to him as the best cook, and his sweet dachshund, Minnie, was his best pal. He was a faithful man who strove to serve God and was blessed with the ability to offer great perspectives and always knew what to say to others, even in the most difficult situations. He was his family’s go-to person and was deeply loved. He will be incredibly missed by all who knew him and will always be remembered.

Kevin is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Joy Creutz; daughters, Erin Prater, Kelli (Alex) Geis; grandchildren, Jack and Callie Prater, Gabi and Carli Geis; mother, Rosemary Creutz; siblings, Cathy Davis, Robert Creutz. He was preceded in death by his grandparents; father, Paul Creutz; brother, Michael Creutz; nephews, Andy Smoot, Brandon Kusz; father and mother-in-law, Anthony and Paula Lisiakowski.

All services are to be held privately amongst the family. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the American Cancer Society. Condolences can be sent to the family directly at walkerfuneralhomes.com. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Witzler-Shank-Walker, Perrysburg, 419-874-3133.

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