Visitation will be held on Friday, September 6, 2019 at Memorial Funeral Home from 3:00 pm – 6:00pm. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at the funeral home with Rev. Keith Simon officiating. Inurnment will follow at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery, Columbia, MO. Please wear COLOR. We want to celebrate Krystina’s brilliant and vibrant life. Please join the family at Krystina and Tom’s house following the service on Saturday.
Krystina was born on April 20, 1967 in Tucson, AZ. She was the daughter of John and Michele (Fitzgerald) Carroll. She married Thomas Klucking on May 25, 2002, in Columbia, MO.
Krystina courageously fought breast cancer for three years. She, like her mother, Momo, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, had extremely dense breasts. Both carry the ATM gene. Mammograms failed to find both of their breast cancers. The ATM gene increased their risks for breast cancer. If you are a woman and you have undergone a mammogram, do you know whether you have dense breasts? If not, you better find out. Krystina’s work on dense breast notification will not end upon her death. We promise you that!
Survivors include: her husband, Thomas Klucking; her three children, Zachary Fitzgerald Carroll, Katey Fitzgerald Klucking and Tommy Fitzgerald Klucking all of Columbia, MO; her mother, Michele “Momo” Carroll of Omaha, NE; one brother John Fitzgerald Carroll (Chad Wegener) of Gretna, NE; one sister, Katrina Carroll of Omaha, NE; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Fritz and Joyce Klucking of Webster City, IA; two sister-in-laws, Kathy Esinhart (Ed) of Charlotte, NC and Kristy Blanchard (Chris) Polk City, IA; one brother-in-law, Jim Klucking (Samantha) of Des Moines, IA and several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Khloe Klucking; her father, John T. Carroll and her beloved dog, Hank.
Absorbing the loss of Krystina will be very hard and overcoming it will take time.
There will always be good and bad days. Eventually more good days than bad.
Tears will lead to beautiful happy thoughts with memories that bring joy and laughter.
Right now, the emptiness and aching might seem endless.
Krystina’s beauty and joy are endless and timeless.
Kids, one day soon, strangers will speak of your mom and you will see the smiles and talk of her infectious laugh and you will be consoled.
She is the love of my life.
Love, Tom
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fighting 4KK Cancer Awareness Fund, c/o Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 West, Columbia, MO 65202 OR online at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/1qsmuxl75c?sharetype=teams&member=2819668&utm_medium=contact&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&rcid=86d0b99372c646ee89cb8a1a12ba5273 - ARE YOU DENSE?
