Elisabeth Spencer REID

Elisabeth REID Obituary

REID, Elisabeth Spencer
(Prucha)
A memorial service for Elisabeth Spencer Prucha Reid of Sacramento will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 5, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Sacramento.

She died March 27, 2013 in Sacramento. She was born March 5, 1942, in Evanston, Illinois to Arnold and Helen Prucha. Elisabeth graduated from Sacramento High School and later received a bachelor's degree in International Relations at University of California, Davis. Years later, she received a master's degree in Public Administration at California State University, Chico. Elisabeth married Thomas Reid on August 8, 1964. In 1973, the family had moved to Butte County, bought five acres of almonds in Durham and built a home there. Following her husband's passing, Elisabeth moved to Land Park in Sacramento. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, going for long walks, and traveling. She also volunteered at the state capitol and the local library. Prior to retirement in 2003, she worked with Child Protective Services in Butte County as a Supervisor.

Survivors include two daughters, Laura Beatty of Claremont and Sarah Reid Rankins of Sacramento; grandchildren Elise Beatty, Miles Rankins and Mia Rankins. Also, three siblings: John Prucha of Highland, Maryland, Deborah Prucha and Susan Prucha - both of Sacramento. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choosing.

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Published by The Sacramento Bee on Mar. 31, 2013.

Memories and Condolences
for Elisabeth REID

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April 6, 2013

Betsy and I hung together from 6th grade to H.S. graduation.She was an X and I was a Y. She was SO smart! May she rest in peace in the arms of our Lord and Savior.

Shannon Cross

April 2, 2013

Sarah and Laura,
I am so sorry for your loss. I always remember your mom from our childhood with so much energy and such a great, sarcastic sense of humor. She was like my second mother for so many years and I can remember so well being in your house and playing in the treehouse. Such great memories. I know your parents are together again in heaven and will always be with you in your hearts. Sending you both a big hug and all my love.

Shannon

Lorene Nielsen

April 2, 2013

I have the fondest memories of Betsy and being treated like family when I was in her home. When I was a teenager, I used to love to spend the night with Sarah and hang out with her family because they were so fun and so kind to me. I remember always admiring Betsy because she had great taste in just about everything. And I thought she was so beautiful (Her daughter Sarah looks a lot like her). Not to mention she was an excellent cook (again, another thing Sarah inherited from her mom). I remember one Thanksgiving when I was in my 20's and had no where to go, and was going through a really hard time. Betsy invited me to join the family for dinner and to stay a few days. That was like a retreat for me to be there with the Reids that weekend. I will never forget that. I know that Betsy truly loved her girls and would do anything for them because I witnessed it myself as I grew up with them, and later as Sarah and I were young women together. I was often jealous of Sarah having that kind of support and involvement in her life from her mother. I also want to acknowledge that "thank you's" were very important to Betsy :) And that Sarah by extension taught me the gift of gratitude and sending prompt thank you notes. This is a good practice to acquire! I have a blanket that Betsy crocheted for my daughter Faith when she was a baby and I think I am going to keep it for myself now so I can take care of it and have it to remember her by. It is something she made with her own hands for the birth of my first child. So typical of her to remember someone's special occasion and to celebrate it with a gift.

Meredith Vasta

March 31, 2013

I will miss Betsy! She was a lovely woman and always so kind to me. She treated me just like her third daughter. I admired her sense of adventure through travel, her love of the written word and her passion for interesting music. She raised two wonderful daughters who have some of her best qualities. She loved taking walks and exploring new places on foot. I am sure she and Tom are on a walk right now.

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