Karen Christopherson

Karen Christopherson is a Cemetery Administrative Assistant for Larkin Mortuary where she has the unique privilege of serving families in both of Larkin's cemeteries. She enjoys being a resource for families who have recently experienced loss.

Karen was born and raised in Salt Lake City, attended Westminster College, and graduated with a BS in Business Management with a minor in Art Studies. Six months after graduating, her father died unexpectedly, and the experience led her to change course and pursue a career as a Funeral Pre-planner to help families prepare for what may be one of the most difficult days of their lives. A couple years later, her mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer and became the first person Karen helped with a Funeral Pre-plan. She was able to experience first hand the peace that can come with planning these details in advance, and finds so much joy in helping others find this peace as well. In 2024 Karen transitioned to the role of Cemetery Assistant for both of Larkin's Cemeteries, and enjoys serving families in this capacity and considers it an honor to assist them with all the details to inter their loved ones in their final resting place.

Grieving the loss of both her parents, her brother, and many other friends and family has provided her with the opportunity of perspective, and a great deal of compassion for what we all go through when we have to say goodbye to someone we love. She spent four years volunteering in grief support groups for children and their families at The Sharing Place in Millcreek, UT, and in 2014 received her Certification in Thanatology: Death, Dying and Bereavement from the Association for Death Education and Counseling. She believes there is great beauty in the transformative process of grief that only exists in that process, and finds comfort in transforming grief through art, writing, film photography and music. Eternally curious about how others move through these experiences and always honored to be invited into the conversation.