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.

Vivian J. Mishka

08/23/1940 - 03/31/2025

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Obituary For Vivian J. Mishka

Vivian J. Mishka, 84, of Perrysburg, passed away peacefully Monday, March 31, 2025, at The Manor of Perrysburg. She was born August 23, 1940, in Toledo, Ohio, to John and Florence (Nelson) Sloop. She married Eugene Mishka on December 2, 1961, and they shared 63 years until his passing on December 24, 2024. She earned her bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Toledo and was a lifelong teacher in parochial schools.

Vivian was a lifelong member of the Catholic Church. She was involved in numerous volunteer activities with Blessed Sacrament and St. Rose Catholic Church, such as kitchen assistance, funeral luncheons, and spreading her faith within the Catholic community. She loved to bake and share her creations with parishioners and neighbors at events or when throwing parties. Her gifts spanned from baking to creativeness, as she shared her skill set with others through sewing and crocheting blankets for special occasions. Her gifts extended outdoors, to gardening vegetables and flowers, with which she took pride in her “green thumb”.

Her dedication to volunteerism extended beyond her creativity; she also devoted time and resources to Autism outreach, animal shelters, and the VFW, among other causes. Vivian adored her grandchildren and was the best friend anyone could have. Vivian loved sending cards to all she knew, commemorating special occasions and never forgetting birthdays, anniversaries, or any other significant event. Vivian was best known as selfless, personal, generous, and always thinking of others.

Vivian is survived by her sons, William “Bill” (Ann) Mishka and Thomas “Tom” (Jennifer) Mishka; her grandchildren, Timothy “Tim” Mishka, Jordanna Mishka, Jesse Mishka, and Jared Mishka; her one and only sister, Dolores Hauden; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Fred Sloop.

Due to her selflessness and lifelong dedication to helping others, as well as her love of animals, Vivian would have preferred that donations be made to a charitable organization in her memory, rather than sending flowers. Memorial Donations can be made to the Wood County Humane Society, 801 Van Camp RD, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402, or the Autism Society of Northwest Ohio, 7140 Port Sylvania Dr, Toledo, Ohio 43617.

Friends and family will be received on Monday, April 7, 2025, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-874-3133), where a funeral service will be held Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery.

Condolences may be made online to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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