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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 "Mike" S. Petree

08/14/1949 - 01/12/2025

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Obituary For Michael "Mike" S. Petree

Michael S. Petree, age 75, passed away on January 12, 2025. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

Michael “Mike” was born on August 14, 1949, in North Toledo to the late Virgil and Lillian Petree. He spent his time playing sports, collecting baseball cards, and causing mischief around the neighborhood. Mike made some of his closest friends during these formative years and remained close to them his entire life.

After graduating from Woodward High School, Class of 1967, Mike met his future wife Nancy at a stoplight while both were joyriding with friends. They married on January 9th, 1971, and raised 3 children together. Mike and Nancy recently celebrated 54 years of marriage.

Mike began his career in 1973 when he began working at Apex Metal Fabricating, eventually purchasing the company in 2007. He was devoted to his company, customers and especially his employees.

Other than his love of Apex, Mike had a few other interests including gambling, traveling, listening to music, history and the Detroit Lions and Tigers. Typically, after the first Lions game of the year, he would say “Well, there’s always next year!”. Occasionally Mike was able to combine two of his interests by shooting craps in Las Vegas. He loved traveling all over the world to such locations as Italy, France, Germany, Austria and Russia, to name a few. Once he even travelled to the exotic and remote location of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland, Canada for an unexpected, emergency, 36-hour flight diversion! Mike liked to relax in Saint Petersburg, FL with his wife and taking long walks for exactly 1 hour each day, not a minute less.

Mike is survived by his wife, Nancy Petree; daughter, Shannyn (Scott Eakright) Petree; and son, Ryan (Dawn) Petree; grandchildren, Ryleigh Petree, Aubry Petree and Myles Petree; and brother Jack (Annette) Petree. He was preceded in death by his son, Christopher Petree.

Visitation will be held on January 20th from 4-7 pm at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 East South Boundary Street, Perrysburg, Ohio, 43551. The burial will be private and held at a later date. Remembrances can be made through contributions to a charity of the donor’s choice. Condolences can be shared at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com

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