Carolyn M. Weber

Carolyn Jean Malek Weber was born on December 5, 1934, and passed away on November 2, 2026, at the age of 91. She was raised in Houston, Texas by her parents Frank Anthony Malek, Sr. and Inez Therese Kronenburger Malek, along with her siblings Frank Anthony Malek, Jr. (MaryAnn), Conalee Malek Gosnell (Larry), and Florine Malek Baker (Phillip). She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, and brother-in-law Larry.

Carolyn attended high school at Incarnate Word Academy in Houston, where she was Valedictorian of the Class of 1952. She then attended the University of St. Thomas, also in Houston. During this time, she worked at the Houston Chronicle where she met her future husband, Donald Vincent Weber, who served as the Production Manager of the Chronicle. They married in July 1955 in Houston at Annunciation Catholic Church and honeymooned in Bermuda.

Carolyn and Don welcomed their first child, a daughter, Judith Lynne Weber (Chris Baldwin) the following year, followed by Susan Therese Weber Koster (Ken), Scott Vincent Weber, Donald Jeffery Weber (Janice), Jill Louisa Weber (Harry Tubbritt), and Joy Carolyn Weber (Lance Brunty). Ten grandchildren include Kiva Suzanne Reinbold (Adam Corbeil), Amanda Hilton (Scott Reid), Connor Allen Thompson, Zoey Leigh Koster Lee (Mitchell), Kelsey Anne Weber, Colin Mackenzie Thompson, Austin James Weber, Ethan Paul Koster, Maria Karen Weber, and Vincent Donald Weber. Two great-grandchildren include Frances Penelope Lee and Malek Dansby Lee.

Carolyn and Don moved from Houston to Southern California in 1960, ultimately settling in Fullerton, where they lived for the rest of their lives. Once the children were in elementary and middle school, Carolyn went back to college at the California State University in Fullerton (CSUF) to complete her college degree, taking classes part time at night over several years while raising her children. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English, later returning to CSUF to obtain three California Clear Teaching Credentials in Multiple Subject (1987), Single Subject English (1987), and Library Media Services (1990). Subsequently, she served as the school librarian and media services coordinator for several Southern California school districts including Westminster High School, Portola Middle School, Valencia High School, and Parks Junior High. She also worked for many years in the Children’s Room at the Fullerton Public Library. After Don passed away in 1981, Carolyn met Daniel Oursland at Parks Junior High, where he was also a teacher. They married in 1984, expanding Carolyn’s family to also include Dan’s four children, Michael Oursland (Polly), Kathy Oursland, Dan Oursland (Jayne), and Phil Oursland (Yun), as well as 11 additional grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Although scattered across the US and some overseas, Carolyn delighted in visiting all of her children and grandchildren in their homes over the years, as well as hosting regular large family gatherings for the holidays and summers in Fullerton. She never missed a graduation, wedding, birth, or other event in her family members’ lives, still traveling for visits up until the month before her death.

Carolyn converted every person she met to a friend. Whether shopping at the grocery store, at an appointment at the dentist’s office, conducting business at the bank, taking a walk, flying on a plane, working at one of the libraries, or engaging in literally any other activity, Carolyn was interested in learning about the lives of everyone she met, and once befriended, she was a devoted and loyal friend for life.

Please join us for a celebration of her lovely life on Monday, December 7, at 10:00 a.m. for the funeral mass at St. Juliana’s Catholic Church 1316 N. Acacia Ave. Fullerton, CA 92821 followed by a reception at her home at 1148 La Senda Drive, Fullerton.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made honoring Carolyn at The Fullerton Library Foundation or The Cerebral Palsy Foundation.