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.

Wayne Strock

09/25/1940 - 11/21/2023

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Obituary For Wayne Strock

Wayne V. Strock Jr, 83, of Walbridge, Ohio died Tuesday, November 21, 2023. However, Wayne
was really just his name on paper. Most people who knew him called him Whitey, Butch, or
Junior — though the latter was typically used by his late sister Marilyn.

He was born in Toledo, Ohio on September 25, 1940 to Wayne and Margaret (Deshetler) Strock
Sr. as the second-oldest of his siblings. Growing up, he was known for his athletic abilities as
well as his affinity for getting into trouble; nothing too serious, but just enough to eventually
shock his grandchildren.

On June 24, 1961, that trouble-making was put to an end, as he married Suzanne F. Lenahan,
who he loved dearly. The pair spent 42 years together, raising two boys and spoiling their
grandchildren until Suzanne’s passing on April 13, 2003.

Whitey was a man who enjoyed the simpler things: hot dogs, football, and telling stories — of
which he had many. He never failed to make people laugh with his wild retellings of Strock
family gatherings or an observation said just a little too loud.

He loved his Detroit Lions, his cat Kuzco, and most of all, his family, who he supported through
all things in life without question.

Wayne is survived by his sons, Christopher (Linda) Strock and Brian (Stephanie) Strock;
grandchildren,Jenson (Anthony), Christopher, Abigail, Tanner, and Max; as well as his siblings
Mike (Peggy) Strock, Ron (Diane) Strock, and Theresa Ezerski. He was preceded in death by
his parents, Wayne and Margaret Strock; wife, Suzanne Strock; daughter, Tammy Strock; and
sister Marilyn (Terry) Lutz.

Wayne will be laid to rest at Lake Township Cemetery surrounded by close family. A celebration
of life will be held at a later date.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, Walbridge, Ohio.

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