Marjorie Geraldine (Jeri) Berry passed peacefully through the veil Thursday, January 21, 2022 due to complications of SARS Cov-19.
Jeri was born on April 26, 1927 in Soldier Summit, UT to Francis Earl and Marjorie Jayne Pickering. Jeri grew up in Salt Lake City, graduating from South High School where she enjoyed the dances and formals she attended. Jeri often boasted about her loving family and an upbringing that included family gatherings, music, singing, fishing, skiing, church, and joining the line of great cooks. She married Andrew Burke Berry of Helper, UT and had four children. She worked as an executive secretary to the president of C.W. Silver.
Jeri gave her heart and life to Jesus and found a new purpose studying and teaching the Bible to children and women. After the death of her husband, Jeri sold her home and moved to Waxhaw, NC to serve as an executive secretary to the president of Wycliffe Bible Translators for several years, before moving to Charlotte, NC were she taught women’s Bible studies, returning to Salt Lake City in her late 70’s. Jeri’s mission in life was to tell everyone about salvation in Jesus alone, leading many people to Christ. Jeri was a light to all she met. She loved and was dearly loved and treasured.
Jeri is predeceased by her parents, her husband, her sons, Richard Bradley and Michael Francis, and her brother, Francis Milton (Bud) Pickering.
Surviving her are her children, Andrew Burke Berry, Jr. of Jerusalem, UT, and Patricia Lynn Solari of Sammamish, WA, 17 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Larkin Sunset Gardens (1950 East 10600 South, Sandy, UT, 84092).
Interment at Wasatch Lawn (3401 S Highland Dr, Millcreek, UT 84106).
For those who wish to join the GRAVESIDE SERVICES via Zoom, may do so here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85868021401
The words that were chosen in this obituary to describe Jeri Berry are so true. She was a light to us and so treasured and dearly loved by all who came in contact with her. She is with Jesus now and in no more pain. She is in complete peace with Jesus. She was so bold in her faith too! She boldly proclaimed that Jesus is the only way to Heaven and she told my husband, Brian, and I the truth so boldly and never gave up on us. We were a little reluctant to believing, but God got ahold of us and now we are full on living for Jesus. I’m so grateful Jeri was so obedient to God and so determined to share her faith. Jeri Berry is the lady who led us to the Lord. We thank God for her. “May His favor be upon you, and a thousand generations, and your family, and your children, and their children, and their children” in Jesus mighty name.