Slimey practices! I was heavily marketed to after my grandparents passed. They are a bunch of slime balls they way they try and pressure you in upsell and immediately after the funeral. How careless. Now, I'm on an email chain with over 100 of their clients seeing all sorts of Personal Info. They didn't even bother to blind CC the list... Their bad business practices know no end! Do yourself a favor, choose anyone else! read more

We needed a family headstone repaired and set again in the Salt Lake City cemetery. Larkin memorial did a fabulous job of helping us take care of this special request. The headstone has been restored to its original position and looks fabulous. Thank you for your kind and generous service Larkin. read more

Larkin Mortuary helped us through the heartbreaking loss of our baby girl. From the very first phone call, Josh and his team were incredibly compassionate, supportive, and helpful. They guided us through every step with patience, kept great communication, and treated both my daughter and our family with such dignity and care. During one of the hardest times of our lives, they truly made things a little easier. I am so grateful for the way they cared for us, and I would wholeheartedly recommend Larkin Mortuary to anyone going through such a heartbreaking time. read more

Jennifer really helped ease the process for us and I will forever be grateful. The Larkin team really goes above and beyond! Thank you so much for taking care of my father for us. I love you and your team! read more

Colton Morrison and the entire team at Larkin made a very sad time go smoothly when I lost my father recently. I am so grateful for their professionalism, kindness and efforts to make everything perfect. read more

Weird to feel like you have to review a mortuary, but my family's experience has been absolutely awful If I had to do it over again I would NOT use Larkin for any service. This company has made so many mistakes that has done nothing but delay the entire process of losing a loved one and making it harder and more complicated. On top of incorrect information on several items, including wrong names and wrong dates and a delay in mailing out documents there has been a little to no accountability from the staff. It's quite embarrassing that a company who sold purpose is to make things easier and comforting has absolutely failed. read more

It has been close to 5 months since my father's passing. I wanted to write this review many times but as some of us know it is emotional. I want to share that Larkin Mortuary, located on S. Temple, Utah - was exceptional. I made all the arrangements by phone, worked with Josh and Jennifer. They were outstanding, Larkin as a whole was outstanding. They address very detail, they do NOT push. They have the experience and offer suggestions that you may have forgotten or overlooked. The video of the Mass, the photos of the flowers, the recording of the Taps and special speeches at the interment. I and my siblings felt our father was truly taken care. As a side note: the chairs, don't forget the chairs :-) read more

Coltin Morrison delicately and with the upmost sensitivity made the closure possible in the passing of my twin babies. Offering so much of his time to help me navigate through confusion and grief. Coltin kindly gave his total attention, and truly went above and beyond my expectations of support, guidance, and care. He turned difficulty into decisions. Held space for my discreet situation patiently, allowing me multiple viewings to hold my babies, and mourn my loss privately. I couldn't say enough good about Larkin Mortuary, their affordable policies in place for loosing the young. Coltin Morrison, accommodated each and every request with professionalism and gracefulness, I will never forget the kindness and respect I was offered. Highly recommend Larkin. read more

How many Yelpers 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. read more

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. read more

My dad had a stroke and I knew he was not going to recover. Walked into Larkin at 4pm. They were wonderful, caring and respectful especially when my father passed two days later. Look no further. They are the best and even when I had to travel with the casket on a plane to NYC, everything was in order and Delta unloaded him respectfully. He also had military honors and Larkin had the most beautiful flag. He also looked great. Nothing fake. Beautiful flowers too. They even follow up with you to make sure they did things right. Thank you James at Larkin. My father rests in peace. read more

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. read more

My parents had arranged to have Larkin Mortuary handle their funeral plans. When my father died four years ago, we were appreciative of their services, but my mother handled most of the arrangements with them so our contact was minimal. When my mother passed away this past July, my siblings and I again contacted them. Dieter Hechtle was the mortician who came to our home to pick up mom. He was not only professional, but conveyed a very caring attitude, sympathetic, yet not artificial. He was wonderful to deal with concerning the arrangements when we met with him a few days later. I was most appreciative in that I never felt he was trying to "up-sell" us or get us to spend more money. He followed through on every detail from the funeral to the ceremony at the columbarium. Dieter allowed us to make whatever decisions were best for our family. He helped us through getting death certificates and the other small, but painful details involved in deaths that did not bring any revenue to Larkin. Losing a loved one is very hard, but I must say, this mortician, and his company were professional and gave us good guidance as well as were kind to work with. . read more

My grandmother passed very recently, and Larkin handled her funeral, etc. Though I did not work with them directly, my husband and I were very pleased with their skill and professionalism. The Larkin employees who attended my grandmother's funeral were helpful, and as cheery as their profession allows, I think. =) My husband was impressed with how quickly they took down flowers, and so on (seemed to know their business). We're very pleased with the way they took care of my grandmother and our family as a whole. I'd be comfortable recommending them to friends. =) read more