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.

Summer Jean Dodson

Passed 08/10/2023

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Obituary For Summer Jean Dodson

Summer Jean Dodson, age 46, passed away August 10, 2023 at home.

Summer personified her namesake season. Genuine, funny and loyal, she brought sunshine and warmth into the lives of those she loved. Even in her worst moments, Summer was concerned about what others may be going through and how she could make things brighter.

Summer loved fiercely – her parents, her husband, Rob, but above all, her three sons – Charlie, Caleb and Chase. Summer was their biggest and most loyal fan – attending every one of Charlie’s lacrosse games and Caleb’s baseball games and fostering Chase’s entrepreneurial spirit. She encouraged the boys to do what they love, and she loved watching them thrive.

Summer was a force – smart, strong-willed and steadfast. A true inspiration to everyone she came in contact with.

She is survived by her husband, Rob Dodson; children, Charlie, Caleb, and Chase Dodson; parents, Dave and Teri (Jobert) Nodine; brother, David (Jennifer) Nodine; sister, Alisha (Dan) Fessel; father and mother-in-law, Dick and Esther Dodson; sisters-in-law, Cindy (Alex) Jankiewicz, Sue (Walt) Moran, and Becky (Matt) Volle; brother-in-law, Rich (Beth) Dodson; many nieces, nephews, countless friends; and beloved black lab, CJ.

Family and friends may visit on Monday, August 14, 2023, from 3-6 pm at Walker Funeral Home, 5155 W. Sylvania Ave. The funeral service will follow at 6 pm.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to a college fund for her children,

or consider The Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center at this link https://give.ccf.org/ClevelandClinicCancer

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