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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.

Lisa Johnson Cowell

08/24/1956 - 10/20/2023

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Obituary For Lisa Johnson Cowell

Lisa Johnson Cowell, 67, of Genoa, Ohio, passed away at home on Friday, October 20, 2023, after a sudden illness. She was the daughter of Robert E. and Norma Jean (Bunning) Johnson, born in Port Clinton, Ohio on August 24, 1956. She graduated from Oak Harbor High School, Class of 1974, and went on to attain multiple bachelor’s degrees while attending Tiffin University. She continued her education with an additional bachelor’s degree from Owens Technical College.

Lisa started working in the tax and payroll department for Royal Tool Co. in 1977 and in 1989 she started her own tax service, Lei J Inc. She worked out of her home until 1997, when she purchased her current location on Main Street in Genoa, where it remains today.

Lisa had a keen interest in the 4-H program as a young child, entering many of her handmade clothing and baked items in the Junior Fair program. Lisa later entered many of her flowers and vegetables in the Ottawa County Fair, winning many awards. Her love for nature was only second to the love she had for her grandchildren. She taught them to appreciate the beauty of nature and handmade items. Lisa was a fixture for many years, attending Genoa Village Council, Genoa Chamber of Commerce meetings, and was a member of the Grace Baptist Church in Oak Harbor.

Lisa is survived by her daughter, Ariana Johnson- Baxter and her husband, Adam, grandchildren, Evelyn, Dominic, Garrity, and Lillian Baxter, and brothers, Gregg (Diana) Johnson, Matt (Sherrill) Johnson, and Bart (Renee) Johnson. She was preceded in death on June 9, 2002, by her husband, Donald Cowell, whom she married, in Genoa, on February 21, 1981, her parents, Robert and Norma Johnson, and grandmother, Bernice Scoarse.

Visitation for Lisa will be held on Thursday, October 26, 2023, from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, at the Robinson-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, 501 West St., Genoa. The funeral service will begin at 12:00 PM, in the funeral home, followed by burial in the Roose Cemetery, Oak Harbor, Ohio. Lisa had suggested memorial contributions be directed to her grandchildren’s college education, through her family. Those wishing to offer condolences may do so at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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