Lucretia "Chris" DeCarlo Jones

Lucretia “Chris” DeCarlo Jones passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, after a long, courageous fight with cancer.

Chris was born to Joe and Phyllis DeCarlo on September 17, 1957, in Des Moines. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1975. After graduating college, she worked in the financial industry for 35 years, most recently at Hewlett Packard as an Advanced Business Analyst. On August 2, 2001, Chris was united in marriage to Don Jones.

Chris will be remembered as a beautiful, thoughtful and caring person. She never missed the opportunity to tell someone she loved them. She was a dedicated and hard worker but loved nothing more than spending time with her family and friends. Those who knew and loved her will be forever grateful for her beauty, grace and love of life.

Those left to cherish Chris’ memory are her husband, Donald Jones, Jr.; her step-daughter, Caroline Jones; her mother, Phyllis DeCarlo; her sister, Jody (Jeff) Crane; her nieces, Kelly (Joseph) Johnston and Katie Crane; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Chris was preceded in death by her father, Joseph DeCarlo; her paternal grandparents, Rocco and Lucretia DeCarlo; and maternal grandparents, Dino and Virgene Masolini.

Family will greet friends on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. until service time, at St. Ambrose Cathedral, 6th and High, in Des Moines. A Funeral Mass will begin at 10:00 a.m.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the American Lung Association in Iowa for lung cancer research or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in honor of Chris DeCarlo Jones.

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