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.

Matthew Michael Rood

11/06/1978 - 12/16/2023

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Obituary For Matthew Michael Rood

Matthew Michael Rood died at home on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at the age of 45. Born to his parents, Ramond and Jackquline (Bustler) Rood November 6, 1978, in Bowling Green, Ohio he grew up near the Dunbridge area and graduated from Eastwood High School.

Matt was known for being a bad ass. Many called him King or Rood Dog amongst his biker friends and coworkers. You could always find him, the Working Machine, fixing a bike or a car in his garage. He enjoyed fishing and eating Chinese food, as well as Monsters and Coke to drink.

He met his wife Jennie and they were married for 21 years. He was the proud dad of 4 daughters, and he loved his grandchildren. He gave the best teddy bear hugs and had the heart to match.

He will be dearly missed by his wife, Jennie; daughters, Whitley, Elizabeth, Courtney, Hailey; grandchildren, Jaxson, Paxton, Catalya; moms, Jacqulene and Terri; siblings, Jake, Bill, Nick, Tom and Mandy. He was preceded by his father, Ramond; grandparents Francis and Elizabeth and many more.

Please join the family for a time of visiting on Friday, December 22, 2023 from 5pm – 8 pm at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home (222 E. South Boundary) with a funeral the following day on December 23, 2023 at 11 am. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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