Ellen Moog

October 15, 1946 – September 3, 2026

Ellen Moog was born Ellen Marie Reiter to Elsie and Carl on October 15, 1946. Mom died September 3, 2026 at Swedish Edmonds after an illness associated with breast cancer, just before her 80th birthday. 

Mom grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and attended Concordia Lutheran High School, Ball State University, and Western Michigan University, where she earned a Masters Degree in Speech Language Pathology.

Once she completed her education, including becoming fluent in sign language, she set out for Montana. There she met Dad- Jeffery Thompson Moog. They enjoyed cycling, skiing, and time with friends there. They married and had two kids, Lindsey and Jenna. Together they moved to New Jersey and eventually settled in Washington State. 

After retirement, Mom thoroughly enjoyed being an excellent grandma to June and Noelle, and continued to ski, bike, and hang out with some of the same hippies she hung out with in Montana. Five years ago we lost Dad to cholangiocarcinoma (a rare cancer of the bile ducts). In the years following his death, mom worked extensively with the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation. She also had a special relationship with Victor Buonadonna she really enjoyed.

Mom was known to be hilarious, generous, kind, sarcastic, progressive, and attentive. She loved to talk, she loved lists, and playing rummikub and twenty questions. She was the best mom a person could have asked for and a really solid friend and family member to so many She will be missed every day and the kids will miss their grandma.

Mom is survived by her brother, Tom Reiter, and her immediate family mentioned above. Donations in Mom’s honor can be made to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation.