Larkin Mortuary

My family has a personal funeral Director that we trust 110%. Her name is Chelsea Toleman at Larkin. She has taken the best care of our family two times now. Once for my Grandma’s Death and sadly for the suicide of my Sister. Chelsea is caring, compassionate and will accommodate anything we needed and asked for. I would of held off on the funeral just to ensure its her who handles the details, as I know she will get done right, with no worries on my end, and we can focus on grieving, and going through the process. She cares for your loved ones they way you would want them cared for. She takes the time to go over every detail and ensure they look as good as they can considering the circumstances (dignity of your loved is a high standard for her through the entire process). Chelsea is simply amazing and I will only use her for any funeral needs, as she’s the best.

A beloved family member’s funeral was recently held here. While the staff were extremely helpful and pleasant, our experience during the funeral service was disappointing. Their sound/​music system is so old and outdated it was not even functional. My sister’s and I brought our music on a CD for them to play while we sang and during both songs they could not get the music to work while we were singing, nor did the microphones work. Without warning we had to wing it and just sing acapella during the first song. We were assured that they would have it fixed for our second song, but again, the music kept going in & out and finally turned off.
Another issue the family had — the body of our loved one was so overly made up and so waxy, it did not even resemble our relative. This is not the first time this has happened as another family member had the same issue a few years ago. The relative looked completely unlike the person she was when alive so that the family decided at the last minute to have the coffin closed during the Viewing. This facility is also in great need of updating.
Until these issues have been addressed I would NOT choose this Larkin location in downtown Salt Lake to handle my loved one’s funeral arrangements.

How many Unilocalers review mortuaries? This one. My review isn’t based on my loved ones funeral, but a backstage look at what goes on.
I take a mortuary class through SLCC, and my teacher works here. We got the opportunity to take a tour, and it was amazing. Everything here is kept super clean, and the employees are very professional. There are a large selection of caskets and urns, and they even showcase cool things that you can do with cremated remains. I learned a lot from this tour, and I was a little too excited to visit the embalming room. While my teacher was showing us the different tools and chemicals, I passed out. I have a condition called Vasovagal Syncope, which causes me to faint when I am over stimulated. I got so excited to be in an embalming room, I passed out. If that doesn’t say «future mortician», I don’t know what does.