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.

Ronald L Taylor

11/18/1962 - 09/04/2024

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Obituary For Ronald L Taylor

Ronald L. Taylor, 61, of Warsaw, OH and formerly Port Clinton, OH passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2024 on hospice care at the Truman House, New Philadelphia, OH. Ron was born on November 18, 1962 in Port Clinton, OH to Ernest and Hazel (Hatfield) Taylor. He graduated from Port Clinton High School in 1981. Ron worked for U.S. Gypsum for 34 years, retiring in 2019. On July 27, 2013 he married Laurie Cutcher, and she survives. Ron loved to hunt, especially whitetail deer. He enjoyed woodworking and built an addition on his home along with live edge furniture. Ron enjoyed spending time outdoors on his four-wheeler looking for arrowheads and artifacts. Most of his time was dedicated to his family, especially his grandkids, who were his pride and joy. He had a lot of close friends as well who loved him. Ron will be remembered as someone who was always willing to help a person in need and would give you the shirt off his back if necessary. He was a protector and provider for his wife and family, and they will greatly miss his presence with them.

In addition to his loving wife of 11 years, Laurie, he is survived by his children, Lindsay Taylor, Brandon Taylor, Frank Wheeler, Jr., and Cody Brengartner, grandchildren, Caleb, Bubba, Sadie, Denver, and Avery, siblings, Teresa Joseph, Ernest Taylor, Carol Franks, and Donald Taylor, and his beloved dogs, Rusty and Sabrina. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Jason Wheeler, brother, Larry Eugene Taylor, and sister, Debbie Ellis.

Visitation for Ron will be Monday, September 9, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at the Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, 216 Washington St., Port Clinton, OH with funeral services to follow at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home. The family would like to encourage those attending to be comfortable to wear your favorite camouflage or casual clothes like Ron would of liked. Pastor Dave Dahlstein will be officiating the services. Internment will take place in Riverview Cemetery, Port Clinton, OH. Memorial contributions may be given in care of the family. Online condolences and donations can be given through the funeral home’s website on Ron’s tribute page at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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