Ardis Ruth (Huffman) Moss, 94, of Seattle, died on Tuesday July 1, 2014. She was born July 26, 1919, to Winifred Agnes (McIlhargey) and George Leslie Huffman in Tenney MN, the third of their six children. When she was a child the family moved to Whitefish MT where she graduated from Whitefish High School in 1937.
Ardis joined the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (later WACs) during World War II and was stationed at Fort Moultrie SC. After the war she returned to Montana where she met her future husband, William E. Moss, and they moved to Spokane WA for employment and to raise their family. After 40 years in Spokane, she relocated to Seattle to be near her daughters and grandchildren.
Ardis was a passionate reader who loved books, even using a Kindle in her final years. She was expert at crossword puzzles and always welcomed a game of Scrabble or Boggle. After a bad fall at age 90 she was confined to her home, but was able to stay there with the help of family until the end, enjoying the views of her small garden, watching the hummingbirds at her birdfeeders, and cheering on the Mariners.
Ardis was preceded in death by all her siblings, her husband William, and her daughter Wendy. She is survived by her daughters Dayle Moss (David Brown) of Seattle and Diane Moss (Robert Zawalich) of Shoreline, her grandchildren Trevor Zawalich of White Rock BC and Tamlyn Zawalich of Seattle, as well as a step-daughter, a step-son, and many nieces and nephews.
There will be no services by her request. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any donations be made to the Seattle Audubon Society ( www.seattleaudubon.org ) or the Moyer Foundation ( www.moyerfoundation.org ).