Kari Ann Sorenson was born in Williston, North Dakota to Sheila Evanson on February 16, 1971. She went to Williston high school and graduated in 1989. She did housekeeping for a few years. She then started working taking calls for a cruise line and eventually became a travel agent. A job she did for many years, and thoroughly enjoyed.

Kari loved to watch The Walking Dead, listen to Nickleback and playing with her grandson, Braxton. She was a devoted mother and grandmother who cared about family more than anything.

She is survived by her sister, Sari; her daughter, Courtney; her son, Kyle and her grandson, Braxton.

Kari was preceded in death by her grandmother, Patricia Evanson and her mother, Sheila Evanson.