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.

Thomas Charles "T" Shaw

07/16/1950 - 09/03/2023

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Obituary For Thomas Charles "T" Shaw

Thomas Charles “T” Shaw, 73, of Bowling Green, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Tom was born July 16, 1950 in Toledo, Ohio to Thomas and Adelaide (Mackovic) Shaw. He graduated from Cardinal Stritch High School and attended the University of Toledo. Tom married Linda Mattes in 1977 and they shared 46 years together.

Tom worked for BP Husky Refinery. He enjoyed playing golf and attending UT football games. Tom loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He was a wonderful family man and was generous to those he knew and those he didn’t know. He knew no stranger and his kindness to others was unmatched. He lived his life as Acts 20:35 says: “It is more blessed to give, then to receive.”

Along with his wife, Linda, Tom is survived by his daughters, Julie (Mark) Nye and Christina (David) Guinsler; grandchildren, Nikolas, Caden, Dane and Kendall; grand-dogs, Cairo and Livvy; sisters, Kathy Shaw, Judy (Joe) Galambos; cousin, Linda Hutchinson; father-in-law, Ralph Mattes; sister-in-law, Susan Fejes and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, mother-in-law, Margaret Mattes and brother-in-law, Michael Fejes.

Friends and family will be received Saturday, September 9, 2023 from 2-7 p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-874-3133). In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Tom’s name to Hospice of Northwest Ohio or The Helping Hand of St. Louis. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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