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.

Walter Leichty

Passed 08/17/2023

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Obituary For Walter Leichty

Walter S. Leichty, 68, of Toledo, Ohio passed away August 17, 2023 at his home. He was born in Toledo on March 31, 1955 to Paul and Virginia (Parkin) Leichty.

Walter retired from Jeep in 2010 but never lost his love of vehicles. His favorite were muscle cars, and he could always be found in his shop tinkering and fixing up his truck. Walter enjoyed the little things in life, like his coffee from the time he woke up till he went to bed. He enjoyed sitting on the porch telling stories, some that may have been inappropriate, and watching “spooker movies”. He was an avid Ohio State football fan, never missing a game. But his favorite was spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Walter was a hard worker, a loving father and grandfather, and a friend to all.

Walter is survived by his children, Jason (Kathryn), Stephen, Justin (Moondip), and Crystal Leichty; grandchildren, Riley Leichty, Kylie Fouty, and Adison Leichty; siblings, Anne (Kenny) Mills, Jeff (Patricia) Leichty, Sandra Hoskins, and John (Linda) Leichty; many loving nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Linda Klippstein.

Friends will be received at Sujkowski Walker Funeral Home, 830 Lime City Rd, Rossford, Ohio on Thursday, August 24, 2023 from 12:00 pm-5:00 pm with a service at 5:00 PM. Memorial donations in Walter’s name may be made to his family. Online condolences may be left at walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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