Our story

About Sunset

Cemetery management software built by people who run cemeteries — and who already connect funeral, vault, and floral work across one family of tools.

Our Mission

Cemeteries deserve modern, calm software that helps them focus on what matters most — caring for grounds and serving families with dignity.

At Sunset, our mission is to bring spaces, ownership, sales, and interments into one clear, web-based platform that cemetery staff can trust every day.

Built by cemetery and funeral professionals, for cemetery professionals. Sunset was designed by people who understand the unique workflows of memorial grounds — not generic business software dressed up for death care.

A modern park-like cemetery with open lawns, mature trees, and a clean walking path at golden hour

Built for the work, and the weight of it

Cemetery operations are detailed, regulated, and deeply personal. We build Sunset so the software stays quiet in the background — tracking spaces, chain of title, sales, and interments reliably.

That means less time hunting paper files and more time where it counts: on the grounds, with the families who are counting on you.

The LarkTek Journey: Why Sunset Exists

A vision of integration

The seeds of LarkTek were planted in the 1980s. While still in college, and carrying on the family legacy in funeral service, Lance Larkin explored a bold idea: vertical integration across the profession. Over the following decades, the Larkin family expanded — floral shops, vault and headstone operations, and cemeteries including Larkin Sunset Lawn and Larkin Sunset Gardens.
Outgrowing siloed tools

As the business grew, so did the complexity. Custom databases and third-party systems helped for a time, but none let mortuary, floral, monument, and cemetery divisions speak to one another. Re-entry, mismatched records, and fragile handoffs became the cost of growth.
Building the connected stack

The next generation brought modern engineering home. LarkTek built Kindred for funeral case management, Petra for vault and headstone operations, and Orkyd for floral fulfillment — so each division could run on software shaped for its work, while sharing one connected spine.
Sunset: cemeteries in the ecosystem

Sunset was born from a practical need: connecting Larkin Sunset Lawn and Larkin Sunset Gardens with Kindred cases, Petra vault and marker work, and Orkyd floral orders — without losing the cemetery’s own inventory, ownership, and interment truth. What started as the missing cemetery piece of our own stack is now Sunset Cemetery Software for peer cemeteries who want the same clarity.

A cemetery professional reviewing records on a tablet outdoors in a modern park-like cemetery

Two cemetery staff members walking a path through a modern park-like cemetery

Independent & family-owned

We answer to the families you serve — and no one else.

Sunset is built by LarkTek, an independent, family-owned software company. There's no venture capital steering our roadmap and no private-equity owner counting quarters — so the only people we work to satisfy are the cemeteries who trust us.

LarkTek is the Larkin family's software company — and that same family has cared for grieving families at Larkin Mortuary for 141 years. We build Sunset to that same standard: the highest quality of service, and a dedication that outlasts any contract.

— The Larkin family · LarkTek, LLC

Who we're accountable to

The cemeteries who use Sunset every day
The families they serve
Our own standard for quality and care

No venture capital. No private equity. No outside shareholders.

Meet the Team

LarkTek is built by professionals who have lived the work firsthand. From funeral service and cemetery operations to floral work and software engineering, our team blends real-world experience with practical technology.

David Larkin

President

As the President and lead developer of LarkTek, David combines elite technical capability with a deep personal understanding of funeral and memorialization operations. Originally from Salt Lake City, he earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Before building the LarkTek platform, he served as an Operations Manager at McMaster-Carr and Associate Director of Member Experience Strategy & Operations at Ro.

David's transition into memorial technology was inspired by firsthand experience at Larkin Mortuary and the family's cemeteries. As platform architect, he built LarkTek from the ground up and leads ongoing development of Kindred (funeral management), Sunset (cemetery management), Petra (vault and headstone), and Orkyd (floral). His mission is to equip cemeteries, funeral homes, florists, and monument builders with reliable tools so they can focus on supporting families.

Rob Larkin

Vice President

Rob brings decades of executive leadership and diverse operational experience to the team. With a B.S. in Business Management from Western Governors University and an Associate's in Accounting, he spent much of his career successfully managing complex business operations as the President of Larkin Mortuaries and its subsidiaries — including cemetery operations. A dedicated community leader, Rob has served on multiple advisory boards, including the facilities committee for The Tracy Aviary.

Outside of the office, Rob loves spending time with his wife, Robyn, their four children, and 12 grandchildren. He also brings a uniquely vibrant set of hobbies to the team: he is a former step aerobics instructor and a certified Master Gardener who loves the challenge of cultivating rare, subtropical palm trees in his Utah garden.

Brandon Glade

Director of CX

Born in Salt Lake City and raised in Houston, Brandon brings more than two decades of industry experience to LarkTek. Since graduating from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in 2001, he has worked across nearly every part of the profession, including management, crematory operations, cemetery oversight, and mortuary science education.

Brandon also holds a bachelor's degree in Business Management and a master's degree in Education from Western Governors University. After teaching and then returning to funeral home operations in Northeast Texas, he joined LarkTek in 2026. He lives in Pittsburg, Texas, with his wife, Nicole, and enjoys supporting his children, playing golf, fishing, and spending time with their dogs Gus and Lilo.

Kylie Tanner

CX Specialist

Kylie brings a lifetime of hands-on experience in both the floral industry and her family's business, Larkin Mortuary, to her role at LarkTek. After years spent supporting families and crafting meaningful experiences, she understands this profession is built on care, trust, and compassion.

Today, she bridges traditional customer service and modern technology. Kylie pairs deep industry knowledge with LarkTek's software tools — including Sunset for cemeteries — to help professionals evolve with the times while staying true to the values that matter most.

Melissa Anderson

CX Specialist

Melissa's deep roots in both funeral and floral operations provide invaluable insight for the software we build. Growing up in her family's mortuary and floral businesses in Salt Lake City, she gained experience across nearly every facet of the profession, from the Rose Shop and mortuary accounting office to serving as a funeral arranger.

With an accounting background from Ensign College and a passion for helping families honor loved ones, Melissa understands the needs of death-care professionals and their partners — including cemetery teams using Sunset. Outside of work, she enjoys outdoor adventure with her husband Derek and their four children, including marathon and triathlon training and waterskiing at Jackson Lake in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Yu Di (Jed) Chang

Software Engineer

Yu Di brings a strong foundation in modern software engineering and data integrity to his work, blending technical precision with a collaborative approach. With a diverse background spanning backend development, quality assurance, and system optimization, he understands that reliable technology is built on a foundation of clean code and rigorous testing.

A graduate of Brigham Young University-Idaho with a Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering, Yu Di is proficient in a wide array of languages and frameworks, including Java, JavaScript, and Python. He is also an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and holds a certification in Data Science. Outside of the office, he enjoys spending time with family and friends, being outdoors, playing basketball and golf, and exploring new foods.

Get Started

Ready to modernize your cemetery operations? Contact us to learn how Sunset can bring clarity to your grounds, ownership, and care.