She graduated from Sutherland High School in 1962 and graduated from the North Platte Beauty Academy in December of 1962. Jeri worked as a cosmetologist for many years and then later worked for ESU 16 in North Platte at the Lake school. Grandchildren, Abbie Ellermeier, Alex Ellermeier, Joseph (Tuesday) Fischer, Nikki (Jacob) Leslie, Jack Buscher, Max Buscher, Gage Buscher, Kody (Peri) Funk, Ryan (Chevy) Funk, Jeremy Funk, Ethan Funk, and Caleb Funk. Great grandchildren, Myles Leslie, Ryder Funk, Farrah Funk, Milahni Funk, and Mardell Funk. © 2026 The North Platte Bulletin.