Karen Larson
Karen Larson of Snowflake passed away peacefully on Feb. 16, 2020, in Lakeside, Ariz. She was 73 years old.
A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., on Thursday, Feb. 20, at Owens Livingston Mortuary, located at 84 E. 19 S. in Snowflake. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, at the Centennial Stake Center, 9th S. 2nd W. in Snowflake, with a viewing from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Interment will follow in the R.V. “Mike” Ramsay Memorial Cemetery in Snowflake.
She was born on Oct. 18, 1946, in Payson, Utah, the eldest of five children born to Glen and Carol (Cherrington) Clark. She moved to Snowflake when she was 10 years old and graduated from Snowflake High School.
She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served faithfully in many callings in several wards. She sang with the Liberty Bells for many years. Karen had many jobs over her lifetime with her favorite being a bus driver for her sweet special kids. She loved her family! She loved being a mom and grandma. She loved to crochet. She loved Tom Selleck and Neil Diamond.
She was preceded in death by parents, Glen and Carol Clark; brother, Steven Clark; daughter, Charlena Kitchen; brother-in-law, Gerry Nickolaus; stepdaughter, Brandi Larson; and her husbands, Charles Ruark and Larry Larson.
She is survived by her siblings, Joyce (Lyle) Power, Vicci (Jim) Giger, John (Suzan) Clark and Mary (Rex) Shumway; children, Maci (Bob) Bamrick, Tiffani Kingsland, Kara (Chris) Arey, Glenn Larson, Tami (Royce) Kincanon and Keith Larson; grandchildren, Robert (Sarah) Bamrick, Rachel (Greg) Malone, Courtney, Kaitlyn, Averie and Oliver Bamrick, Kylee, Brandt, and Erin Ruark; three great-grandchildren, and countless nieces and nephews.
Owens Livingston Mortuary of Snowflake handled the arrangements.
