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.

Randy M. Baumert

02/02/1957 - 10/05/2024

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Obituary For Randy M. Baumert

Randy M. Baumert, 67, of Toledo, OH passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at his niece’s residence in Fremont, OH. He was born on February 2, 1957 in Port Clinton, OH to Howard and Irene (Rife) Baumert. Randy graduated from Oak Harbor High School in 1975. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for the Shipyard Docks in Toledo for over 20 years, before retiring and he also previously worked for Stone Co. as well. Randy’s longtime companion was Gina Arndt, who preceded him in death. Together they enjoyed running their bar, Trot N Charlie’s. Randy enjoyed working on hot rods in his spare time.

Randy is survived by his son, Jared Krieger, brother, Paul and Terrie (Floriana) Baumert, sister-in-law, DeAnna Baumert, and many nieces & nephews. In addition to his longtime companion, Gina, he was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Howard L. “Sarge” Baumert, and sister, Joanne (Baumert) and Paul Brossia.

There will be no services and cremation will take place under the direct care of the Robinson-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, Oak Harbor, OH. Interment will take place in Limestone Cemetery, Graytown, OH. Memorial contributions in memory of Randy may be given to a charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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