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.

Warren R. Phelps, Sr.

02/08/1926 - 12/15/2024

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Obituary For Warren R. Phelps, Sr.

Warren R. Phelps, Sr, age 98, of Toledo, died December 15th, 2024.

Warren was born on February 8th, 1926 in Chicago, IL. He graduated as Lieutenant Colonel Battalion Commander from Roosevelt Military Academy in Aledo, IL and served in the Army of Occupation after WWII. As a First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Platoon Commander in 94th Constabulary Squadron he was stationed on the border of Germany and Czechoslovakia. In 1947 he married Patricia Bresnahan. He worked as an engineer at WGN Continental Broadcasting in Chicago for 38 years before retiring.

Warren loved to fish and to record family memories with photography and 8mm movie film. He and Patricia crafted Christmas items which they sold while part-time managing the Weathergate Gallery in Door County, Wl. They moved from Glen Ellyn, IL to Sun City West, AZ in 1988. There, they enjoyed many trips together and the company of good friends. After 51 years of marriage, Patricia passed away in 1999. In 2014, Warren moved to Toledo, OH to be closer to family. He made good friends as a member of St John XXII Catholic Community in Perrysburg. Through his jokes, stories, and even songs left on voicemail, he brought smiles to the faces of friends, family and caregivers alike. His love of the outdoors and travel lives on among all his family.

Warren was the father of five, a grandfather to nine, and a great-grandfather of five. He is survived by his sons Warren Phelps (Steven) of Chicago, IL, Ronald Phelps (Tamra) of Manchester. MO, Patrick Phelps of Chandler, AZ and Robert Clark-Phelps (Marie) of Perrysburg, OH, by eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son Donald and his granddaughter Christine.

Memorials may be made to the Society of St Vincent de Paul.

Friends and family will be received on Friday, December 27, 2024, from 4-7 p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary St., Perrysburg, Ohio (419-670-7199). A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John XXIII, 24250 N. Dixie Hwy, Perrysburg, OH.

Arizona arrangements for interment next to Patricia to be made by Sunland Memorial Park, Sun City, AZ.

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

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