Abbott, Gerald Dean "Jerry", 84, died peacefully at home in Ft. Myers, Florida, Friday, September 21, 2012, after a brief, yet courageous battle with cancer.

Jerry was born November 3, 1927, in Winfield, Kansas, to Cleona Baird Abbott and Ray Roscoe Abbott.

He is preceded in death by his mother, father, stepfather Don Broomfield, stepbrother Don Broomfield Jr., and his first wife Harriet Boozell Abbott.

He leaves behind his wife, Jan Abbott, Ft. Myers, Florida; a sister, Laresta Dunfield of Wichita, Kansas; three daughters, Judy Wasko and her husband Bob, Lawrence, Kansas; Christie Abbott, Naples, Florida; Kim Mansfield, Voorhees, New Jersey; two stepsons, Jeff Boyd, Bartlesville, Oklahoma; and Greg Turner and his wife Janetha, Overland Park, Kansas; and his dog Molly. Jerry had eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren and many wonderful and loving relatives and friends.

Jerry served in the United States Navy as a Seaman First Class, graduated from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas and was a successful architect/contractor who owned Abbott Construction in Salina, Kansas, before retiring to Florida. His spirit lives on in the many original paintings he left behind as well as his love for music and books.

A time of visitation for relatives and friends of Jerry Abbott will be held Saturday, October 6, at 1:00 p.m. with services to follow at 2:00 both at Dunsford Funeral Home in Augusta, Kansas. Inurnment in Elmwood Cemetery in Augusta to follow.

Donations can be made to the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org) or the Harry Chapin Food Bank in Fort Myers, Florida (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org). or in care of the funeral home.


Dunsford Funeral Home & Crematory,
201 East Fifth Avenue, Augusta, Kansas 67010, 316 775-6363, www dunsfordfh.com