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 William Obrock

12/08/1955 - 12/22/2024

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Obituary For Thomas William Obrock

Thomas William Obrock, 69, passed away unexpectedly after a routine surgery on December 22, 2024, in Clermont, Florida.

Tom was born on December 8, 1955, in Oregon, Ohio, to Luther and Rosella (DeFalco) Obrock. He married Debra Sue Schlea, Walbridge, Ohio, on July 14, 1979. Tom was a graduate of Lake High School and received a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toledo. He earned his MBA from BGSU. Tom was employed by Libbey Owens Ford for 20 years (Toledo; Mason City, Iowa; and Ottawa, IL), Armstrong Flooring in Nashville, TN, until his retirement. Tom enjoyed cooking, gardening, working with his hands, and traveling. He recently obtained his Italian Citizenship. His favorite past-time was visiting with family and Friends.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Debra, Groveland, FL; son, Dr. Luther Obrock (Luis), Berkeley, CA; Sarah Obrock Mugnaini (Nick), Davenport, FL; and the apple of his eye, grandson, Leonello Thomas Mugnaini.

Other family members include brothers, Michael (Connie), Curtice; John (Debra L.), Bowling Green; David (Brenda), Luckey; and sisters, Linda Bombrys (Tim), Bowling Green, OH; and Alice Courter, Cape Coral, FL. Tom is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and their children. Other survivors include father-in-law, James Schlea, Columbus; sister-in-law, Sally Kopco (William), Lexington; brothers-in-law, Mark and Daniel Schlea, Columbus; and niece, Anna Kopco, Brooklyn, NY.

Arrangements are as follows: Visitation on Thursday, February 27, from 2:00-7:00 p.m., at Witzler Shank Funeral Home on Boundary St., Perrysburg, OH. A memorial service will take place on Friday, February 28, at 11:00 a.m., at St. Johns Lutheran Church, St. Rd. 20, in Perrysburg, OH, with one hour of visitation prior to the service. Following the service there will be a meal in the Fellowship Hall. A private internment will take place at Lake Township Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to Habitat for Humanity, The Humane Society, and Planned Parenthood.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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