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.

Norman Tucker

07/25/1931 - 10/13/2024

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Obituary For Norman Tucker

It is with great sadness that the family of Norman Tucker announces his passing. Norman, 93, was the son of Frances and Theodore B. Tucker. He graduated from Scott High School and was married to his high school sweetheart Darles for 66 years before her passing in 2018. Norman was one of 5 siblings. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Ellen and Frances (Honey) and brother Theodore (Jimmy). Surviving is his brother Robert.

Norman’s adventures in life included summers working at Yellowstone Park, fishing trips to Canada, annual trips to the Upper Peninsula with his family, and trips to the Auburn, Indiana historic car show. Norman had many friends and family and enjoyed playing cards, bowling, and hosting his annual corn roast. He enjoyed working on antique cars and working on his house and property. One of his proudest accomplishments was a custom fieldstone fireplace he built with rocks gathered from the Upper Peninsula and the restoration of his prized 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz.

Norman will be missed by his 7 children; Michele (Mark), Forrest, Lori (Jeff), Jeff (Sue) Tracy (Ronald), Kristi (former spouse John), Jennifer (Aaron); 9 grandkids, and 7 great grandchildren; and Genesis Village friends and staff where he lived for the last year of his life.

Visitation will be at Walker Funeral Home, 5155 W. Sylvania Ave, Toledo, OH from 11am-1pm on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Services will be immediately after visitation at 1pm at Walker Funeral Home, followed by interment at Toledo Memorial Park.

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