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.

Marilyn L. Bruns

05/21/1938 - 08/19/2024

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Obituary For Marilyn L. Bruns

Marilyn L. Bruns, 86, of Perrysburg, passed away Monday, August 19, 2024 at her residence. She was born May 21, 1938 in Bloomdale, Ohio. She married Dale P. Bruns in Pemberville, Ohio on November 15, 1958 and he passed on November 5, 2001. Along with her husband Dale, she was preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Cheryl Lynn Macek, sister, Lois Marie Grosjean and infant sister, Jeannie Louise Myers.

She enjoyed crocheting, camping, NASCAR racing and Ohio State football; but most of all she loved spending time with her family and friends.

Marilyn is survived by her son, Alan D. Bruns; daughter, Renee S. Bruns; son-in-law, Jeff Macek and brother, Fred G. Myers; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Friends and family will be received Thursday, August 22, 2024 from 2- 7 p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-315-9770) where funeral services will be held Friday, August 23, 2024 at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Fort Meigs Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in Marilyn’s name to Hospice of Northwest Ohio. Condolences may be made online to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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