In 2014, her and Derek parted ways but remained the best of friends. She and Jess Thomas moved back home to Dakota City to be close to her parents, where she continued her teaching career in ESL and library throughout the South Sioux City Community School District for the remainder of her blessed life. Jodi had a passion for teaching and touched the lives of many colleagues and students. Jodi had a deep love for all of God's creatures, especially her fur babies, Prince and Max. She was able to see the beauty in all things, big or small. She loved watching her son play sports and was his number one fan. She loved her family and friends beyond measure and was always putting them before herself. The world is a better place for having had her in it. She is survived by her parents, Thomas and Karen DeRoos of Dakota City, NE; her son, Jess Thomas Horalek of Dakota City, NE; her sister, Tammy (Thomas) Hendrickson of Dakota City, NE; her brother, Thomas (Jennifer) DeRoos of Omaha, NE; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. Jodi was preceded in death by her paternal and maternal grandparents.