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.

Robert Graham Palmer

02/01/1936 - 03/08/2025

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Obituary For Robert Graham Palmer

Robert “Bob” Graham Palmer, 89, of Perrysburg, OH passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025 at his residence. He was born on February 1, 1936 in Meadville, PA to Robert R. and Thelma (Graham) Palmer. Bob graduated from Linesville High School in 1954 and then earned his bachelor's degree from Tri-State University in Angola, IN. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1956-1963. In 1964, he married Sally Snow, who he met during his college years, and they went on to enjoy 61 years of marriage and raising three sons together. Growing up, Bob worked for his family’s business, The Palmer Feed Co. in Linesville, PA. He also fought forest fires when he worked for the U.S. Forestry Service prior to his college years. Bob later worked as a computer programmer and systems analyst for Libby Owens Ford for over 25 years, retiring in 1996. He was a member of Zoar Lutheran Church in Perrysburg, OH and enjoyed playing in their church golf league with his friends, which they helped run as well.

Bob’s favorite things were golfing, gardening, woodworking, birdwatching, and he was avid reader. Bob was a man of few words. His family is going to miss his sense of humor, his stories of his travels around the world, and having conversations with him.

In addition to his loving wife of 61 years, Sally, Bob is survived by his sons, Andrew, Daniel, and Joshua Palmer, granddaughters, Jenna Gurbal, Nora Palmer, and Emma Palmer, great grandson, Owen Andrew Gurbal, and brother, William “Bill” Palmer. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Cecilia Sherretts.

Per Bob’s wishes, cremation will take place under the direct care of the Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, Perrysburg, OH. Private family memorial services will take place at a later date. Memorial contributions in memory of Bob may be given to Zoar Lutheran Church, Perrysburg, OH, the American Cancer Society, or Parrish Hospice, Toledo, OH.

Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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