Jeri L. Wisher, 64, of Washington passed away at 9:20 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, at Washington Christian Village.

Born on Sept. 4, 1943, in Olney, Ill., to Alfred Rhodell and Gladys Chaplin Sterchi, she married Brian D. Wisher on Aug. 16, 1969, in Olney. He survives.

Also surviving are one son, Kyle (Brooke) Wisher of Washington; two grandsons, Hunter and Cash; her mother, Gladys Sterchi of Olney; two brothers, Tom (Mary Michael) Sterchi of Kansas City, Kan., and Ron (Tesa) Sterchi of Columbia, Mo.; one sister, Jackie (Mike) Doughtery of Glenwood Springs, Colo.; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father.

Jeri was an Eastern Illinois University graduate, where she achieved her bachelor's degree.  She was a business education teacher, working at Illinois Central College in East Peoria for 17 years, the Athletic Department at Bradley University in Peoria for three years and then for District 186 in Springfield, Ill., until 2002.  She was a member of the Illinois Education Association, the National Education Association and Crossroads United Methodist Church in Washington.

Jeri loved athletics and was a huge Washington Panthers fan.

Funeral services at Deiters Funeral Home in Washington. Brian's college friend, the Rev. Kathy Frus, will officiate. Burial in Glendale Cemetery in Washington.

Published in the The Peoria Journal Star, (IL) - August 19, 2008