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.

Sandra L. Erwin

05/30/1957 - 09/17/2024

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Obituary For Sandra L. Erwin

On Tuesday September 17th 2024, Sandy L. Erwin (Romic) passed away with her family at her side at the age of 67. She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend.

Sandy was born to Sandra & Richard Romic on May 30th, 1957, in Chicago Il and was also raised by her loving stepfather William Lacy. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Bart, of 47 years of marriage. Sandy and Bart had three children, Jessica (Marcos), Michael (Charlie), and John (Megan). She will also be remembered by her six grandchildren, Dean, David, Dylan, Louise, Duncan, and Jason, by her sisters Suzanne, Shelley (Tom), and Stephanie (Paula), and by her nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Sandy did everything with passion and love. Many of Sandy’s accomplishments include being an award-winning quilter, sewer, master gardener, beekeeper, top notch cook, world traveler with her family, fly fisher, business owner, entrepreneur, volleyball & basketball player, and girl scout leader. This list could go on and on as she could accomplish anything she put her mind to.

Sandy was also incredibly family oriented. She spoke to all her children and grandchildren every single day. Sandy also held very dear to family traditions and has passed many of them down to her family. These traditions include yearly canning of different types of fruit jams, picking out the annual Erwin Christmas tree, card games, and celebrating all of life’s accomplishments and milestones. Sandy was the most incredible and loving mummum to her grandchildren. She also loved her dogs over the years including Joker, Ginger, Monroe, Gusgus, and her grand puppies.

Sandy was also an amazing entrepreneur and businesswoman, owning several businesses to include her quilting business Keep’em In Stitches, was the previous owner of Dairy at the Dock ice cream shop, and ran Our Sunset Place a local bed and breakfast with her husband Bart. In addition to her businesses, Sandy sat on the CI zoning board committee, formed part of the Ohio Star Quilters Guild, was a group member of “Quilters Gone Bad” , and was very active in her local community.

Family and friends are invited to join at Walker funeral home 216 Washington St. Port Clinton OH 43452 on Sunday September 22nd 2024 at 2pm – 6pm. Please come celebrate the wonderful life of Sandy, share some of your stores and love for Sandy. The Funeral Mass will be held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 414 Madison Street, Port Clinton, on Monday, September 23, 2024 at 1 pm with Fr. Jonathan Wight officiating. Burial will follow in Catawba Island Cemetery. Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com

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