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 W. Thornton

02/26/1964 - 03/16/2025

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Obituary For Matthew W. Thornton

Matthew Walter Thornton, 61, of Holland, a beloved son, uncle, and brother, passed away too soon on March 16 after a brief illness.

Matt was born on February 26, 1964, at Wood County Hospital to Carl and Martha (Speck) Thornton. He graduated from Perrysburg High School in 1982 and was a member of the 1979 and 1980 undefeated football teams, with the 1980 team being inducted into the Perrysburg Athletic Hall of Fame in 2020. He graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1986 with a BS in Journalism and, after several different editing and writing positions, spent 18 years with Michael Realty/CBRE/Reichle Klein Group as a Marketing Specialist.

Matt retired in 2021 and listed his current occupation on a social media site as “Exploring the World.” He was a devoted son to Martha and Carl Thornton, both deceased, caring brother to Jenny Jones (John), brother to Jeff (deceased), an awesome uncle to Zach and Jason Jones, and caring cousin to Mike Early, Tammy Weiland, Cheryl Riffner, and Bob Speck.

Matt helped his mom, Martha, deal with losing her husband, Carl, in 2017 by taking her on many special trips to England, France, Canada, and many stops out west. After his mom passed in 2022, Matt continued to travel with his best friend, Greg Stobart and his wife, Jennie, most recently to Scotland and Ireland, as well as to their home in Scottsdale and some special concerts at Red Rocks in Colorado.

The family would like to thank the staffs from the ER and ICU at ProMedica Flower Hospital, as well as the staff at Ebeid Hospice Center, for treating Matt with compassion during this difficult time.

Visitation will be on Saturday, March 22, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home in Perrysburg, located at 222 E. South Boundary Street. Funeral services will be at 11:30 AM with burial to follow at Fort Meigs Cemetery in Perrysburg.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Ebeid Hospice Center or the American Cancer Society.

Condolences can be shared at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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