Carlyn Ann Love (2011)

LOVE, LEHMAN, TWEEDT, PARKER, EKHART

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 5/27/2020 at 07:09:20

Carlyn Ann Love was born the daughter of Silas and Louise (Lehman) Tweedt in Polk County, Iowa on August 2, 1940 She died at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa on June 10, 2011 at the age of 70 years, 10 months and 8 days.

Carol, as she was commonly called, graduated from Allman High School in 1957. She and Mark Love were united in marriage on August 15, 1958. This union was blessed with four children: Richard, Lori, Randy and Kenneth. Over the years Carol and Mark lived in Altoona, Des Moines, Earlham and Redfield, Iowa. Carol worked as a nurses aid for many years for Dallas County Health, Panora Nursing and Rehab Center and the Stuart Care Center and enjoyed being a caregiver to others.

Carol loved to be outside. She loved working with her garden, raising flowers. Carol and Mark traveled to many places out east, Texas and to her favorite place, the mountains. She enjoyed backpacking, especially up into the Big Horn Mountains. She enjoyed walking and biking on the local trails, especially Gray's Lake. She was an excellent cook, a seamstress, a good musician playing the French horn, the trumpet as well as an organ. Carol loved to make greeting cards on her computer, playing table games, and cards with family and friends.

Carol leaves the following family to celebrate her life: husband Mark Love of Redfield; son Richard Love and wife Patty of Neola, IA; daughter Lori Parker and husband Richard of Cambridge, Maryland; son Kenneth Love and wife Robin of Rockford, MN; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brothers Kenneth Tweedt and wife Anne of Spring, TX and Roger Tweedt and wife Dominique of Paris, France; step-sister Norma Ekhart and husband Allan of Magnolia, TX, numerous other nieces, nephews and friends.