Linda H. Love, age 77, of Gouverneur, passed away on March 12, 2025 at the Gouverneur Hospital.
There will be a private burial for Linda in the Riverside Cemetery in Gouverneur. Arrangements are entrusted to French Funeral Home. Condolences may be shared online at www.frenchfuneralhomes.com
Linda was born on May 23, 1947 in Syracuse to the late Ernest and Helen (Hart) Carney. She graduated from Gouverneur Central School in 1965 and from the Watertown School of Commerce in 1966.
She married George Love on October 15, 1966 at the Gouverneur United Methodist Church officiated by Rev. Stanley Brown. The couple have been together for 58 ½ years. Linda worked as a Secretary for Gouverneur Central School from 1968 until her retirement in 2008.
Linda was a voracious reader who also enjoyed gardening, watching movies and politics. She was the biggest cheerleader for her sons’ many sporting events and loved time spent with her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, George Love, two sons and daughters-in-law, Dennis and Jeri Love and James and Veronica Love, a brother, Robert Carney, a sister and brother-in-law, Sharon and Doug Villeneuve, and a step-sister, Nona and Mark Guertin. She is also survived by 4 grandchildren, Ashly, McKenzie, Abby and Analiese, a great-granddaughter, Adriana, and several nieces and nephews.
Linda is predeceased by her parents; her step mother, Betty Carney; a brother, Thomas Carney, a step-brother, Francis LaQuier, sisters-in-law, Sherry and Patty Carney, and a great-grandson, Marcus Downs.
Donations in memory of Linda may be made to the Gouverneur Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 164, Gouverneur, NY 13642; Friends 4 Pound Paws, P.O. Box 394, Gouverneur, NY 13642 or Gouverneur Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 29, Gouverneur, NY 13642.