Kortnee Lake

Kortnee Lake born on January 6, 1990 to Dale and Teresa Lake. Passed away on November 20, 2024 as a result of suicide. She lived in Roy and attended Midland Elementary during her kindergarten year. She moved with her family to Morgan, Utah where she attended school and graduated from Morgan High School.

She attended Governors Honors Academy at Southern Utah University just prior to her senior year of High School. Following graduation she attended Southern Utah University where she graduated with her Bachelors in Family Studies.

She was amazing with children and babysat for many. She worked in multiple daycares, nannied for several families in Morgan, Cedar City and California. She worked at the Family Support Center in Cedar City in many capacities including the director. She had a special love and talent for caring for children with special needs. She worked for Head Start in Cedar City and Ogden where she loved the children she had the opportunity to teach.

She served a full time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the California Fresno mission.

Kortnee was seen by many as quiet and reserved but to those who knew her best knew she could talk. She was quick-witted and would often catch people off guard with her funny responses. She had pearls of wisdom to share, listened closely and paid attention to important details. As a result of her listening she knew and understood people. Kortnee was the best gift giver.

Her nieces and nephew adored her and called her Aunt Koko. She always had something fun planned for them to do. They looked forward to time with her as she helped them explore the world around them.

Most recently Kortnee worked hard and graduated from Loma Linda University with her Masters of Child Life Speciality. She loved her time in California for school where she had the opportunity to be at the beach. She was one of the few students that had a job lined up on graduation. She was working as a Child Life Specialist at the new Lehi Children’s Hospital at the time of her passing.

She is survived by her parents Dale and Teresa of San Tan Valley, Arizona, her siblings Tyler (Coryne) Magna, Utah, Jenni South Weber, Utah; Jackson (Brook) Queen Creek, Arizona, nieces Canyon and Harbor, Nephew Trapper and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

There will be a celebration of Kortnee’s life on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 1:00pm at 1685 N. 6800 E. Croydon Utah. Interment will be at the Croydon Cemetery following.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to help cover expense (Venmo Jennilyn-lake-1), or donations of a children’s book to your local library, or to Suicide Prevention in Kortnee’s name.