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.

Mary Lynn Lillemon

04/29/1954 - 04/19/2024

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Obituary For Mary Lynn Lillemon

Mary Lynn Lillemon, 69, of Marlton, NJ and formerly of West Unity, OH passed away on April 19, 2024 in her home. Mary was born, April 29, 1954 in Toledo, Ohio to Charles and Gladys (Smith) Paschal.

She worked as a cafeteria worker at Four County Career Center for 15 years. She attended and taught catechism at Sacred Heart Church in Montpelier. Mary loved to walk and would talk to anyone she would encounter, she never met a stranger. She will be missed for her kind and generous heart and for being the best grandma her grandchildren could ask for.

Mary is survived by her children; Christy (Dan) Scherger, Reggie (Lisa) Keel, Amanda (Erasmo) Rivera and Samantha (Matt) Ellerbrock; grandchildren, Macy Keel, Anastasia Rivera, Enzo Rivera and Ariella Ellerbrock and her siblings, Patty (Wayne) Baker, Janet (Ken) Kampfer, Mike Paschal and Rose (Glenn) Moore. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Friends and family will be received Friday, April 26, 2024 from 4-7 p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-874-3133). A funeral mass will be held Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Rose Catholic Church, 215 E. Front Street, Perrysburg, Ohio. Burial will follow in St. Rose Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the family. Condolences may be left online to the family by visiting www.walkerfuneralhomes.com

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