Jeri Rae Scheel

(February 17, 1949 – March 10, 2023)

Jeri Scheel of Ione, WA passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 10, 2023.

Jeri was born February 17, 1949 in Missoula, MT, the daughter of Mildred and

Maynard Lamoreux and was the youngest of four girls. Jeri grew up in Missoula and

after graduating from Sentinel High School in 1967, she married Jim, the love of her

life. Jeri met Jim at age 13 at Bible Camp and it was love at first sight. They married

in June 1967, and then moved to the Scheel family farm in Valier, MT, where Jeri went

from a city girl to farmer's wife, cow hand, right hand "man". Jeri learned that

husbands and wives are a team on a farm, you have no other choice.

Jim and Jeri had their son, Darin in 1969 and in 1970, they moved to Bozeman

for a year where she worked at Montana State in the College of Education while Jim

attended college. They returned to the farm in 1972. She and Jim were part of the

founders of the Conrad Christian School in Conrad MT. In 1976, Jim and Jeri adopted

their daughter LeAnn, and the family moved from Valier, MT to Spokane, WA and then

shortly after bought their own farm in Ione, WA in 1977, where they still live.

Jeri was a wife, mom and Jim's best farm hand for the first eleven years in

Ione. After eleven years in Ione she went to work outside of the home part time at

several local shops including the Jean Shop, the Sandwich Shop and Bell's Bi Rite. In

1987, she went to work for Dr. Cox at his dental office and worked there for 8 years.

She then worked part time for PUD and as a temporary employee at the Pend Oreille

Mine Site and for Warner Brothers Production of the Postman. She went to work full

time at the PUD Newport Office in 1997 and worked for them for 5 years. In 2003 she

went to work for Teck Cominco Pend Oreille Mine as receptionist and in human

resources and worked there until retiring in 2008.

Jeri loved to play the piano, enjoyed gardening and crafting and enjoyed

interior design. She began married life not knowing how to cook anything and became

a pretty good cook and baker. She was loved for her friendliness, kindness, infectious

smile and positive attitude. Jeri deeply loved and was completely devoted to her best

friend and husband Jim for close to 56 years. She loved working alongside him doing

farm work and as his right hand "man" in anything they did such as remodeling and

landscaping and anything else as long as they could do it together. Jeri was a loving

and supportive mom to her cherished children Darin and LeAnn and was Nana to her

only grandson Trevor whom she loved with every ounce of her being and enjoyed

beyond words.

Even though Jeri left us too soon, we are comforted knowing she is safe with

the Lord, and that we will see her again one day in Heaven. Jeri is survived by her

husband of nearly 56 years, Jim, her two children Darin and LeAnn and her grandson

Trevor as well as her 3 older sisters JoAnn (Eddie) Walker, Peggy Tripp & Cleo Lee. She

was preceded in death by her parents Maynard and Mildred Lamoreux.

A memorial will take place in late spring at Jim & Jeri's beloved home in Ione.

More information will be published once a date and time is set. Sherman-Campbell Funeral Home in Newport, WA is in charge of arrangements. Family and friends are welcome to visit their website at www.shermancampbell.com