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.

Michael A. Zolciak

02/07/1950 - 08/19/2024

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Obituary For Michael A. Zolciak

Michael A. Zolciak Sr., 74, of Curtice, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, August 19, 2024, at his residence. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on February 7, 1950, the son of Leonard and Mae (Reimer) Zolciak and raised in the Toledo area. He met the love of his life, Christine M. (Peer) at junior achievement. They were married in Toledo on January 31, 1969. Mike and Chris celebrated 50 years together until her death in a tragic accident on June 15, 2019.

Mike retired from the ACE Hardware warehouse in Perrysburg, Ohio, after 30+ years of faithful service. He started his working career as a coffee roaster for the former A & P Company. Mike liked to be busy, so after retirement he enjoyed working as a handyman for those that needed help and fixing up old houses.

He and Chris liked to travel, go fishing and spend as much time as possible with their children and grandchildren. Mike was a golfer as well and he looked forward to golfing with his sons, every chance he could. For many years they treated themselves to an annual golf trip that included great card games. His family was truly everything to him.

His family includes, sons, Michael A. (Joyce) Zolciak, Jr., Eric S. Zolciak, James A. (Jaime) Zolciak, grandchildren, Michael A. (Olivia) Zolciak, III, Aubrey and Paige Zolciak, Karl Glashauser, Joseph and Peyton Heldmann, and brothers, Lenny (Leeann) and Timothy (Karen) Zolciak. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard & Mae, wife, Christine, granddaughter, Trinity Glashauser, sisters, Maryann Hatcher, Sue Hansen, Gloria Hansen, and brothers, George, Bobby and Dale Zolciak.

It was Mike’s wish that no services be held. Those wishing to remember him, are encouraged to contribute to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl., Memphis, TN, 38105. The Walker Funeral Home – Oregon Chapel, is assisting the family with arrangements. On line condolences may be shared at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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