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.

Santos Amado Silva, Sr.

11/01/1928 - 02/29/2024

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Obituary For Santos Amado Silva, Sr.

Santos Amado Silva Sr., age 95, passed away peacefully at home on February 29, 2024, in Toledo, Ohio. Santos was born in Asherton, Texas to Benito and Delores (Martinez) Silva. He married Ernestina Enriquez on March 7, 1948, and they had a beautiful 76-year-long marriage. Together, Santos and Ernestina raised a wonderful family and he was the last of his 9 siblings.

Santos was a natural mechanic at heart. He retired from Jeep after a long career. He enjoyed tinkering on projects in the garage and taking care of his tools. He made sure all his tools had his initials on them in red and silver paint. Santos loved spending time in the backyard, as well. Fishing on the river was one of his favorite pastimes. He was a quiet, soft-spoken man who never complained. Santos’ kindness never went unnoticed by those around him. He brought joy and smiles to those who had the pleasure of knowing him.

Santos is survived by his loving wife, Ernestina, children, Juan (Mary) Silva, Mary Silva, Ellie (Scott) Davis, Rose (Gene) Yedica, Margarita Robison, Carol (Dale) Thompson, and Diana Silva, and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, children, Maria Belia Urias-Hibbs and Santos A. (Sylvia) Silva Jr., and grandchildren, Juan Silva Jr., Lisa Urias-Wharton, Victoria Hibbs, and Jacob Robison.

Friends and family will be received from 4:00pm-8:00pm on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Walker Funeral Home – Oregon Chapel, 3500 Navarre Avenue, Oregon, Ohio. A rosary service will take place at 7:00pm during visitation hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30am at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 729 White Street, Toledo, Ohio on Friday, March 8, 2024, with an hour of visitation prior. Interment will take place following the service at St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made in Santos’ honor to the donor’s choice. Arrangements for Santos were made in the care of Walker Funeral Home – Oregon Chapel. Online condolences to the family may be made at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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