Marybeth Lucille Culp died on Oct. 18, 2022. The fourth child of Orville Leo and Jean Aloha Culp, she was born in Oakland on Nov. 19, 1954.
She attended St. Elizabeth Elementary and High Schools in Oakland, and was a proud graduate of Holy Names University (BA) in Oakland. She received her MA in English Literature from the University of the Pacific in Stockton.
She went on to become a professor in the English department at Marymount College University in Palos Verdes for over two decades.
She is fondly remembered by her friend and former Marymount colleague, Jane Gabriel, whose support over the years is greatly appreciated. She was a skilled and prolific writer, and she loved literature and animals.
She is survived by sisters Nora of Willows, and Kathryn and Lorrie of Alameda; sisters-in-law Barbara Jean of Hayward and Barbara Joan of Willows; nieces and nephews Mark, Timothy, Christopher, Rebecca, Beverly, Elizabeth, and Jean; cousins Sally Theriault, Karen Jesser and Wayne Jesser; and many great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; two older brothers, James and Richard; and nephew, Matthew.
Services are scheduled at St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Willows on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, with a Rosary set to begin at 10 a.m., followed by Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Her loved ones ask that in lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Marybeth’s name to your local animal shelter.
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