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.

Linda L. Ely

12/26/1947 - 10/13/2024

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Obituary For Linda L. Ely

Linda Lee Ely died on October 13, 2024, at the age of 76. She was born to her parents, Charles and Martha (Walters) Gleason on December 26, 1947. She grew up in Toledo, OH, and graduated from Rogers High School.

She met William Ely, and they were married on July 6, 1968. Also known as “Pollock”, Linda had a way of caring for everyone she loved. She was a total sweetheart.

Her passion for shopping was her favorite pastime. She could spend hours on her phone, making purchases. She loved to eat McDonald’s cheeseburgers, drink coffee and Pepsi, and attend Buck family gatherings with her best friend.

Left to cherish her memory are brothers, Charles Gleason Jr., and Robert Gleason, brother-in-law, Robert Staiffer, special niece and caregiver, Tammy (John) Fehser; numerous nieces and nephews; extended family and friends; her best friend Karen Buck and family; and her precious dog Gizmo.

Linda was preceded in death by her husband, William Ely; parents; sisters, Joyce Lemon, Barbara Staiffer, May Jo Prather; brother, Bud Ankey; and nephew, Thomas Lemon.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2024, from 9:30 am to 10:30 am at the Walker Funeral Home (5155 W. Sylvania Ave.) with a funeral service at 10:30 am. Interment will follow at Ottawa Hills Memorial Park.

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