Geraldine "Jeri" Futvoye was born on January 6, 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri.  She lived in Osceola for 30 years.

She went to Central High School where she graduated early and entered William Jewel College at the age of 16. She was a member of sorority Beta Sigma Omicron.  Jeri was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years Arnie in 2017, her daughter Debe' in 2000 and her daughter Karla in 2017.

Jeri passed away on August 8, 2021

She lists the best times of her life as being "when her children were young and living at home", "her years at William Jewell College" and the "many, many good wonderful memories of her husband Arnie", whom she "missed like crazy".