Karen Larson

Karen Larson of Snowflake, Arizona passed away peacefully on February 16, 2020 in Lakeside, Arizona. She was 73 years old. Karen was the eldest of five children born to Glen and Carol (Cherrington) Clark. She was born on October 18, 1946 in Payson, Utah.

She moved to Snowflake when she was 10 years old where she lived for the majority of her life. She 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 Bell’s 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 husband’s, Charles Ruark and Larry Larson.

She is survived by her siblings, Joyce (Lyle) Power, Vicci (Jim) Giger, John (Suzan) Clark, & Mary (Rex) Shumway; children, Maci (Bob) Bamrick, Tiffani Ruark, 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 and Brandt Ruark, Erin Kitchen and Keiran Kingsland. 3 great grandchildren & countless nieces and nephews. 

A viewing will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M. Thursday February 20, 2020, at Owens Livingston Mortuary, 84 East 19 South, Snowflake, Arizona. Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M. Friday, February 21, 2020, at the Centennial Stake Center, 9th South 2nd West, Snowflake, Arizona, with a viewing from 9:00-9:45 A.M.

Interment will follow in the R.V. “Mike” Ramsay Memorial Cemetery in Snowflake.