Karen L. Nielsen

Karen L. Nielsen passed away peacefully on Friday, December 20, 2019. She was born on October 14,1933, in Salt Lake City, Utah; she was a beloved sister, aunt, daughter, and friend. Karen spent most of her life in Southern California, where she worked evening jobs as a teenager so she could spend her days body surfing at the beach. Her favorite job as an adult was a horseback riding counselor at a Girl Scout Camp. Karen also worked for a number of years for the Ventura County Sherriff’s Department. Karen loved the outdoors; she loved cats, dogs and horses. She loved sports of every kind, especially baseball, and spending time at the beach at Santa Monica. She loved to take her nieces horseback riding, and to work with the youth at girls’ camp (Campcrafter Program) and in her later years as a Cub Scout Leader. Karen was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had a special love for the Los Angeles, California Temple. She loved people, had a great sense of humor, and was a good friend to all. In 1999, she left California and moved to Sandy, Utah to live with her two sisters. Since then the three of them have been known as “The Three K’s”, “The Three Treasures,” and “The Sisters.” Karen had a gift to remember people’s names and reached out in friendship to everyone around her. For three years The Sisters have lived at Cedarwood at Sandy, a Senior Living Community. Karen has said many times that “people say that Disneyland is the happiest place on earth, but I think Cedarwood is the happiest place on earth.” She felt this way due to the caring and genuine people that she has met there since becoming a resident. Many thanks go to Executive Director Jesse Buntjer and his amazing staff. Jesse has created a warm and loving culture of caring, compassion and fun for residents and staff.
Karen is survived by her two sisters Karla Ney and Kristi Nielsen and preceded in death by her brother Kim Nielsen.  Karen is also survived by her nieces Melinda Reed (Jim), Kristen Neilsen (Larry), Michelle Anderson (Blaine), Robin Call (Kevin), and five grand nieces, five grand nephews, and 24 great grand nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 11:00 am at the Crescent Ward Chapel, 89 East 11000 South, Sandy, Utah. Interment held on December 30, 2019 at 11:00 at the Logan City Cemetery.
Service Information

Funeral Service
December 28, 2019 at 11:00 AM
Crescent Ward Chapel, 89 East 11000 South, Sandy, Utah