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.

Ralph Mattes

09/27/1924 - 03/09/2025

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Obituary For Ralph Mattes

Ralph Mattes, 100, of Perrysburg, passed away peacefully, Sunday, March 9, 2025 at Otterbein Portage Valley surrounded by his loving family. Ralph was born September 27, 1924 in Toledo, Ohio to Henry and Bertha (Bowman) Mattes. He married Margaret Gilligan on May 7, 1949 and they shared 53 years together until she passed on August 19, 2002.

Ralph worked for Libbey Owens Ford. He was a member since 1955 of The First Presbyterian Church in Maumee where he was a deacon, an elder and would often take communion to the homebound. Ralph was a past Master of Northern Light Lodge #40 F.A.M. and past Patron of Triune Chapter O.E.S #344. Ralph had a zest for life, was never short on words, and attributed his long life to potato chips, wine, and an aspirin a day. He was affectionally known as Papa, Old Folkie, Papi, and Bompy to his grandchildren. Ralph enjoyed riding his bike, but at the age of 90 decided to retire his bike.

He is survived by his daughters; Linda Shaw and Susan Fejes; grandchildren, Julie (Mark) Nye, Melissa Fejes, Christina (Dave) Guinsler, Stephen (DeAnn Loster) Fejes and Matthew (Samantha) Fejes; great grandchildren, Gavin, Nikolas, Caden, Elizabeth, Dane, Kendall, Michael and Cooper; and nieces and nephews. Along with his wife, Margaret, he was preceded in death by his parents; sons-in-law, Thomas Shaw and Mike Fejes and siblings, Kenneth, Lucille and Harold.

Friends and family will be received from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg, Ohio where funeral services will be begin at 11 a.m. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of NW Ohio.

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

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