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.

Steven "Scott" Honsberger

07/26/1969 - 10/24/2023

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Obituary For Steven "Scott" Honsberger

Steven “Scott” Honsberger, 54, of Perrysburg, passed away suddenly Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. Scott was born July 26, 1969 in Toledo, Ohio to Steven and Colleen (Sullivan) Honsberger. He proudly served our country in the United States Army as an MP. Scott married Shannan Waller on June 30, 1992 and they shared 31 years together.

Scott worked as a paramedic for NW190 in Grand Rapids, OH. He was an avid Ohio State Buckeye fan and a self-proclaimed handyman that would try and fix just about anything. He loved spending time with his three children and would do anything in the world for them. He was also anxiously awaiting the birth of his first grandchild in December, little baby Brynn. Scott will be remembered for his funny and sarcastic personality and his giving and caring nature.

He is survived by his wife, Shannan; children, Steven Scott Honsberger, II; Kelsey (Tyler) Czmer and Zachary Honsberger; his father, Steven and his stepmother, Dottie; sisters, Shelly Honsberger and Stacey Honsberger; his father and mother-in-law, Richard (Diana) Waller and brother-in-laws, Craig (Teri) Waller, Matt Waller and Chad Waller. He was preceded in death by his mother, Colleen and sister, Sheryl Todd.

Friends will be received Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 1-4 p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-874-3133). Memorial contributions may be made in Scott’s name to the Toledo Humane Society https://toledohumane.org/give. Condolences may be left online for the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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