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.

Penelope S. "Penny" Getz

01/25/1937 - 02/02/2025

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Obituary For Penelope S. "Penny" Getz

Penelope Sue “Penny” Getz, 87, of Haskins, Ohio, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2025, in Bowling Green, Ohio. Penny was born on July 25, 1937, in Bowling Green, to her late parents Robert and Mearl (Ramey) Morelan. She married Frederick J. “Fred” Getz in Perrysburg, Ohio, on February 11, 1956, together raising four children. Fred and Penny shared 47 wonderful years together until Fred’s passing in 2003.

Alongside being a mother, Penny served 12 years on the Eastwood School Board, 16 years on the Wood County Board of Education, and 8 years on the Penta Vocational Board. She retired after 17 ½ years as Middleton Township Trustee as she was quite active in her community. She was also a former member of the Ohio School Board Association, the Federal Relations Network, TMACOG, and Steuben County Lake Council.

Penny’s greatest joy of her life was her grandchildren. She especially enjoyed watching all their athletic events and spending time with her family. Her summers were happily spent at Lake George and she often retreated to Florida for several months during the winter. Penny had a special place at Lake Lure and Chimney Rock, North Carolina. She was a card player as well as an avid reader, who enjoyed the little things and simply loved being around people. Penny was an incredibly loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to many. The impact she made on her family will be lasting and she will be deeply missed by all of those whom she leaves behind.

She is survived by her children, Larry (Pat) Getz, Jim (Debra) Getz, Alan (Robin) Getz, Susan (Dan) Klink; grandchildren, Ellen (Ethan) Schwartz, Daniel (Kelsey) Moser, Janelle Moser; step grandchildren, Graham (Rachel) Lewis, Sara (Logan) Anderson, Amber (Chris) Prire, Jodie Wegman, Shauna Andrew; brother, Robert (Phyllis) Morelan; sister in laws, Karen Getz, Becky Getz; 4 great grandchildren; and 14 step great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at the Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary St., Perrysburg, OH, starting at 2:30 p.m. and concluded with a scripture service and sharing of memories at 7:00 p.m. A funeral Mass will be offered at 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 7, 2025, in Saint Rose Catholic Church, 215 E. Front St, Perrysburg, Ohio. Interment will follow at Union Hill Cemetery in Bowling Green.

In Penny’s memory, donations may be made to Bridge Hospice.

Condolences may made to the family online at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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