Earl "John" Love, of Stockbridge, MI, age 82, passed away on January 15, 2024 at home. John was born on March 13, 1941 in Jackson, MI, the son of William H. and Luella M. (Wirick) Love.

John lived in the Stockbridge area most of his life, graduating from Stockbridge High School in 1959. He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corp from 1959-1963 and then transferred to the Reserves. He worked for DANA Corporation for 30 years, retiring in 1995. He was very active in the Stockbridge Community. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Stockbridge and the Stockbridge American Legion Mackinder-Glenn Post 510. John enjoyed the many friendships he made over the years playing golf, attending various sporting events, and morning coffee at McDonalds.

On April 18, 1964, he married Ella Louise (Howard) in Vandercook Lake, MI, and they enjoyed nearly 60 years of marriage. Surviving are his wife, Ella, two children, Tony (Lois) Love of Ann Arbor, and Tammy (Aileen Longfellow) Love of Reno, NV; two grandchildren, Elizabeth (Andrew) Blanchard, and Anna Love; a sister-in-law, Lena Howard of Stockbridge, and brother-in-law, Larry Howard of Richmond, VA.

A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, January 22, 2024, 11:00 a.m., at the First Presbyterian Church of Stockbridge, where the family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will follow the service at Oaklawn Cemetery, Stockbridge.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Stockbridge or Stockbridge Community Outreach. Arrangements by Caskey-Mitchell Funeral Home.