Elizabeth Anne Oren Reade

Elizabeth Anne Oren Reade
May 25, 1952 - February 26, 2025
Wife, Mother, Sister, Aunt
Elizabeth Reade was a Navy-baby, born in Kodiak, Alaska in 1952, and later became the oldest of six siblings. She graduated from Ramona High School in 1970, where she loved being on the drill team and in choir, and being picked as Miss Junior Achievement of Riverside. That summer, Beth met Mike Reade, and after attending RCC for a time, they moved to the beach where she worked at the Bank of Newport. In 1977, they were married under the Cross on the top of Mount Rubidoux on New Year's Day.
After moving to Hemet, Beth realized her greatest dream of becoming a mother, and her loving dedication and involvement in Megan and Whitney's childhoods gave her a lifetime of joy. Her other interests included tennis, golf, and going skiing - and especially heading the Assistance League's Elementary School Educational Puppeteering Program. She loved her Bunco girlfriends, being at the beach in August, and planning summertime multi-week RV trips with the family – across the USA, to every Western US & Canada National Park, and to every Mission in California.
Back in Riverside, Beth worked for LiveNation at the Performing Arts Center, joined and volunteered at the Riverside Art Museum, and became a Master Gardener through the UCR Program. She loved cruising (especially to Alaska) and taking car trips - but more than anything she loved to dance with Mike anywhere and any time (especially at Lake Alice, the Mission Inn, and in the kitchen). Her other favorite pastimes were being with her Bridge group friends, her neighborhood Bunco friends, her sisters, and her best friends.
Beth put up a valiant fight against lewy-body dementia for over a year, finally succumbing to pneumonia caused by her asthma, and on a beautiful Wednesday evening at 6:00, she passed away peacefully with her daughters and husband at her side. Like her, it was a blessing.
In Lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Riverside Art Museum www.riversideartmuseum.com
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