Lasting Memories

Molly Love
Sept. 18, 1924-Jan. 15, 2011
Menlo Park, California

Molly Love, 86, a longtime resident of Menlo Park and Palo Alto, died Jan. 15, 2011, in Reno, Nev., after a short illness.

Born Sept. 18, 1924, in Granite City, Ill., to John Robert Sweet Jr. and Sylva Sweet, she spent her early years between Granite City and Wilmette, Ill.

In 1946 she moved to California, where she met the love of her life, Bob Love. They were married in 1947 and moved to Menlo Park where they lived for 55 years, until Bob's death in 2003.

From 1946 until 1990, she was the secretary for Edwin H. Smith, the city engineer for Menlo Park and Colma. After she retired, she worked with her husband in his golf sales endeavors.

She is survived by her son Rob Love of Sparks, Nev., sisters Judy Costa (husband Milt) of Sparks and Joan Sweet of Reno, Nev.; brother Stephen Sweet (wife Carol Masterson) of Burlingame; cousin Patricia McAdam of Burlingame; and numerous nieces and nephews.