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.

Sylvester J. Lantz

09/27/1939 - 08/31/2024

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Obituary For Sylvester J. Lantz

Sylvester J. Lantz, age 84, passed away August 31, 2024, at his home. He was born September 27, 1939, in Bullskin Township, PA, the son of Sylvester H. Lantz and Catherine C. Rebold. Sylvester was a graduate of Waite High School. A proud veteran of the US Army, he served with the 82nd Engineer Battalion Combat in Bindlach, Germany in 1961-1962. Sylvester was Past Commander and Past Chaplain of Arthur Daly Post 334 Toledo and a member of the Christ Dunberger Post 537 Firing Squad.

Devout in his catholic faith, Sylvester was a parishioner at Sacred Heart Catholic Church and St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. He served as sacristan at Sacred Heart for over 28 years. For many years Sylvester was honored to be a Knight of Columbus. He was Past Grand Knight of Council 11450 Walbridge, Fourth Degree Knight of Member of Assembly 807, and Member of River East- Mother Theresa Council 14344.

Sylvester is survived by his children, Sylvester H. Lantz, Bridget Lantz, Barbara Lantz, Paul Lantz, and Amelia Lantz; grandchildren, Daniella, Joshua, Kayon, Tatyana Ali, Javone, Alyssa, and Jarome; and longtime friend and love of his life, Antonia M. Cardenas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sylvester and Catherine, and siblings, Cecilia Lantz, Claude Lantz and Theresa Lantz.

The Funeral Mass for Sylvester will be held Thursday, September 12, 2024, at Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Church, St. Thomas Campus at 11 am. Interment with military honors will follow in Restlawn Memorial Park.

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