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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.

Kimberly Martin

4/13/1956 - 7/18/2025

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Obituary For Kimberly Martin

Kimberly Martin Obituary

Kimberly Ann Martin (Sullivan), age 69, of Holland, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 18, 2025. Kim is a beloved wife of John Martin; devoted mother of Paige (Shayne) Rowlands; cherished grandmother of William Rowlands; loving sister to Greg (Jodi) Sullivan, Michele Sullivan, Lisa (John) Corrothers, Stu (Joan) Love, and sister-in-law to Sue (Tom) Snow; a dear aunt to Lindsay (Jake) Moore, Haley (Bryan) Johnson, John Corrothers, Steve (Megan) Corrothers, Ann (Mark) Schmidt, Kate (Brandon) Holle, Mary (Andrew) Hudgens, Melanie (Brian) Houts and Brooke (Kaveh) Danesh. Kim was also a special great aunt to 18 nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents Jack Sullivan and Bette Sullivan Love (Meyer).

Although we lost Kim too soon, she lived life to the fullest with the kindest heart and the brightest spirit. She loved to have fun, but what she loved more was to ensure that others had fun. She was a giver, not a receiver, and would find joy in spoiling all of the kids in her immediate and extended family. She never met a stranger, loading groceries in an elderly lady’s car in the Kroger parking lot. She offered a helping hand before you realized you even needed it, monetarily, physically, and emotionally.

Growing up she spent her time outdoors, running around Coder Road with her siblings and friends. If she wasn’t riding her horse “Bud,” she was playing in the creek with her sisters, cleaning the barn with her older brother, playing “school” with her younger brother, as well as sledding and ice-skating in the winter with lifelong friends. She became very involved in 4-H throughout childhood and up until college, sewing aprons and dresses as well as winning titles such as “Junior Grand Champion” in Horsemanship at the Lucas County Fair.

She went on to study at the Ohio State University and became a Dental Assistant until she met her beloved husband of 37 years. Together, they traveled, socialized, and spent their summers at Rebeck and Devils Lake until her favorite era started- motherhood. She spent her years as a homemaker, raising her only daughter, keeping an organized house with decorations that looked like they could be out of a magazine, preparing home-cooked meals, and overall ensuring that her family was well cared for.

She was so gracious of her time and energy with volunteering at St. Joan of Arc elementary school, her involvement at Devils Lake Yacht Club, and all the little things in between. Her generosity, compassion, and empathy were poured into her relationships as a devoted caregiver to her mother, listening ear to her family, and supportive friend to all.

She will be remembered for the kind, genuine, fun, faithful, and strong person she was. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating in her name to these meaningful charities: The American Brain Foundation (www.americanbrainfoundation.org) and Akron Children’s Hospital Genetics Division (www.akronchildrens.org).

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