Jerry was a horticulturist and did landscaping. He was a member of Capital City Christian Church, Third City Christian Church in Grand Island, and Timber Lake Christian Church in Moberly, MO, Nebraska Arboretum, Nebraska Extension Office, and American Red Cross.
Family members include his children Jo Watkins, Holyoke, CO, Jenni (Craig) Lupkes, Minden, and Jason Carroll, Aurora; 5 grandsons, 3 granddaughters, and 4 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law Donna Braman, Wood River and Gayle Carroll, Omaha; brother-in-law Dale Knight, Omaha; several nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents, wife Joyce, and one great-grandchild.
Memorial Service: 2:00 p.m. January 29, 2021, Capital City Christian Church, 7800 Holdrege Street. Private family Inurnment in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, NE.
Memorials to Capital City Christian Church or American Red Cross.