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 Sue Marie Bancroft

09/28/1958 - 09/27/2023

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Obituary For Linda Sue Marie Bancroft

Linda Sue Marie Bancroft, age 64, of Toledo, OH, passed away September 27, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 28, 1958, in Toledo, OH to Harry and Viola (Washtak) Gillhouse. Linda worked as a bookkeeper for the Salvation Army for many years. She loved embarking on adventures with her family. As a Disney enthusiast, Linda’s favorite trips were Caribbean cruises aboard the Disney Wish and to Walt Disney World, especially Animal Kingdom. She also enjoyed visiting various zoos and aquariums. Her favorite animal to watch was the orangutan.

Linda was a wonderful wife, mother, sister and friend. She was a good, virtuous woman with a strong Christian faith. Linda had a great sense of humor. She touched many lives with her expressions of kindness. Her memory will live on in the people’s hearts that she touched over the years.

She is survived by her husband, William; son, BJ; stepdaughters, Geri and Lori; brothers, Larry (Gloria) and Rick; sister, Barb; brother-in-law, Tom; sister-in-law, Marcia; and nephew, Mark. Linda was preceded in death by her parents.

Family and friends may visit Monday, October 2, from 5-8 pm at Walker Funeral Home- Oregon Chapel, 3500 Navarre Ave. The Funeral Service for Linda will be Tuesday, October 3 at 11 am in the funeral home. Interment will follow in Ottawa Hills Memorial Park.

Memorial donations will be gratefully accepted by Linda’s family.

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