Hispanic and Latino funeral services in Utah
A velorio that has room for the whole family, arrangements in the language you actually speak, and a service that follows your faith rather than a guess about it.
The day follows your family
Hispanic and Latino families in Utah do not hold one kind of funeral. Many are Catholic. Many are Latter-day Saint. Others are Protestant, evangelical, or not religious at all. What is shared, more often, is the size of the family in the room, the length of the visiting, and the need to be able to plan in Spanish as well as English.
Larkin has Spanish-speaking staff for the arrangements. We do not hand you a form and hope a relative can translate the decisions. If the funeral itself is a Mass, we coordinate it with your parish. If it is at a meetinghouse, we coordinate it with your bishop. If it is a family gathering without a church, we plan that instead.
What these gatherings usually need
Tell us which faith, if any, is leading. We will not assume it from your last name.
Arrangements in Spanish or English
The meeting can be in Spanish, in English, or in both, including when part of the family is on the phone from another state or from another country. The written price list is explained before anyone is asked to decide.
A velorio with enough room
Visiting often runs long, and people come in waves. Our chapels in Salt Lake City, Sandy, and Riverton can hold that, and so can a parish or a meetinghouse if that is where the family wants to be. We set the hours for the people who are actually coming, not for a short viewing.
A rosario, when that is your practice
Catholic families often want a rosary during the velorio and a Funeral Mass at the parish. We arrange that with the priest. Families who are not Catholic are not offered a rosary as if it were the default.
A meal and a large family
After the service, people need a place to sit, eat, and stay. Riverton and our other locations have room for that gathering. Burial and cremation are both common. We ask which one your family has chosen.
What we take off the family's list
- A Spanish-speaking person in the arrangements meeting, not only at the front desk.
- Time and a room for a velorio that does not have to end when a standard visiting hour ends.
- Coordination with your parish or your bishop when the faith service is theirs to lead.
- A place for the family meal, and transportation between the church, our chapel, and the cemetery.
Where the service can be held
The velorio can be at our chapel, at your parish, at a meetinghouse, or at home. The funeral follows whichever of those your family and your clergy choose.
- Downtown Salt Lake City — 260 E South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. (801) 363-5781.
- Larkin Sunset Lawn — 2350 E 1300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, with our crematory. (801) 582-1582.
- Larkin Sunset Gardens, Sandy — 1950 E Dimple Dell Rd, Sandy, UT 84092. (801) 571-2771.
- Riverton — 3688 W 12600 S, Riverton, UT 84065. (801) 254-4850.
Questions families ask
Do you have Spanish-speaking staff for a Hispanic funeral in Utah?
Yes. Spanish-speaking staff can sit with the family for the arrangements and help relatives who are more at ease in Spanish.
Can you hold a velorio?
Yes. We can host the visiting at our Salt Lake City, Sandy, or Riverton chapels, or help set it up at your church or at home.
Are all Latino funerals Catholic?
No. We serve Catholic, Latter-day Saint, Protestant, and non-religious Latino families. Tell us who is leading, and we will follow that.
Can family who live outside Utah be part of the planning?
Yes. We can include relatives by phone or video while decisions are being made, and we can time the service for people who are traveling in.
Other traditions we serve
Tell us what your faith requires.
Call, including in the middle of the night. We will ask what your clergy and your family need, and we will arrange the day around that.