In Our Care
Coreen Nikole Johnson
August 6, 1977 - September 6, 2017
Coreen “Corey” Nikole Johnson (nee Lynch), passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in her sleep on September 6, 2017, at her home in Arlington, Massachusetts. She was 40 years old. Visitation will be held on Monday, September 11, 2017, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Cambridge, MA beginning at 9:00am. A funeral service will begin at 11:30 am. Cremation to follow the service.
Born in Great Falls, MT, at the first Columbus Hospital on August 6, 1977, Corey attended Holy Family and Blessed Trinity Catholic Schools, graduated from Great Falls High School in 1995, and received a Bachelor’s of psychology degree from Brigham Young University in 1999.
Corey was married to Cort Johnson on April 24,1999, at the Latter-Day Saints Temple in Salt Lake City; they were married for more than 18 years. In 2001, the couple and newborn son moved to Cambridge, MA, where Corey supported Cort while he finished schooling and the two continued to build their family. While in Cambridge, Corey worked as a student manager at MIT”s Eastgate family student housing. She was also a role model as a meeting facilitator at Weight Watchers in Cambridge. They then lived five years in Albuquerque, NM, before returning to the Boston area in 2013. Corey and Cort have four wonderful children, Ethan (17), Elliot (14), Claire (10), and Charlotte (8), who attend school near their home in Arlington, MA.
Corey treasured her role as a devoted and dedicated wife and mother. She was a loving and caring daughter, sister, and friend. Throughout her life she enjoyed playing tennis, taking walks with friends, singing and playing music, telling hilarious stories, serving her church family, and playing games with her kids. She had a unique gift for attracting and keeping life-long friends, who would continually seek her out for comfort and counsel. She always kept those around her laughing.
She is survived by her husband and four children; her mother, Zenda Koch of Billings, MT; her father and his wife, Jack and Carol Lynch of Helena, MT; her brothers Jeff and Conley Lynch of Bozeman, MT, and Portland, OR, respectively; and her sister Jennifer (Patrick) Kuntz of Billings, MT. She is also survived by a large extended family as well as many dear, dear friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made by contacting Carrie Cook Guthrie at [email protected].
Born in Great Falls, MT, at the first Columbus Hospital on August 6, 1977, Corey attended Holy Family and Blessed Trinity Catholic Schools, graduated from Great Falls High School in 1995, and received a Bachelor’s of psychology degree from Brigham Young University in 1999.
Corey was married to Cort Johnson on April 24,1999, at the Latter-Day Saints Temple in Salt Lake City; they were married for more than 18 years. In 2001, the couple and newborn son moved to Cambridge, MA, where Corey supported Cort while he finished schooling and the two continued to build their family. While in Cambridge, Corey worked as a student manager at MIT”s Eastgate family student housing. She was also a role model as a meeting facilitator at Weight Watchers in Cambridge. They then lived five years in Albuquerque, NM, before returning to the Boston area in 2013. Corey and Cort have four wonderful children, Ethan (17), Elliot (14), Claire (10), and Charlotte (8), who attend school near their home in Arlington, MA.
Corey treasured her role as a devoted and dedicated wife and mother. She was a loving and caring daughter, sister, and friend. Throughout her life she enjoyed playing tennis, taking walks with friends, singing and playing music, telling hilarious stories, serving her church family, and playing games with her kids. She had a unique gift for attracting and keeping life-long friends, who would continually seek her out for comfort and counsel. She always kept those around her laughing.
She is survived by her husband and four children; her mother, Zenda Koch of Billings, MT; her father and his wife, Jack and Carol Lynch of Helena, MT; her brothers Jeff and Conley Lynch of Bozeman, MT, and Portland, OR, respectively; and her sister Jennifer (Patrick) Kuntz of Billings, MT. She is also survived by a large extended family as well as many dear, dear friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made by contacting Carrie Cook Guthrie at [email protected].