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Arazi

(8,871 posts)
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 01:53 PM Dec 2025

Elleng aka Ellen Goldstein has passed fyi

Putting this here since you’re her tribe. I don’t have any details, her daughter let me know.

We became friends offline over the I/P issue .

Such a graceful, intelligent and interesting woman. Her photos were a daily delight.

RIP Ellen…

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Elleng aka Ellen Goldstein has passed fyi (Original Post) Arazi Dec 2025 OP
Oh no! I didn't realize she was sick. Always enjoyed her spooky3 Dec 2025 #1
She will be sadly missed, such an interesting person. RIP Ellen G. SheilaAnn Dec 2025 #2
This is such sad news. virgdem Dec 2025 #3
Sad to hear that. She was a prolific contributor to the site and to this group. question everything Dec 2025 #4
Oh, no DarthDem Dec 2025 #5
I first met her thru some political venues, end of 2003 into 2004 and touched base from time to time. KewlKat Dec 2025 #6
If I remember correctly, she always posted the TCM film schedule PlanetBev Dec 2025 #7
And the weather and so many others. GreenWave Dec 2025 #20
And the NYT Metropolitan Diary -- fierywoman Dec 2025 #22
O my gosh the Metropolitan Diary... yorkster Dec 2025 #26
Oh no........ lamp_shade Dec 2025 #8
Deepest sympathy to family orangecrush Dec 2025 #9
RIP Ellen AmBlue Dec 2025 #10
My heart goes out to all. Hope22 Dec 2025 #11
May her memory be a blessing. Mossfern Dec 2025 #12
I was sorry to hear this. LisaM Dec 2025 #13
She will be missed in the Photography forum. Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2025 #14
Please share the news there if you could Arazi Dec 2025 #15
RIP Elleng denbot Dec 2025 #16
Oh nooo StarryNite Dec 2025 #17
Sorry to hear this KT2000 Dec 2025 #18
I'm so sorry to hear this news. redwitch Dec 2025 #19
She will be truly missed mercuryblues Dec 2025 #21
Noooooooo!! Peacetrain Dec 2025 #23
Thank you, Ellen, for sharing your time with us. 💐Shalom Deuxcents Dec 2025 #24
I knew her through DU. We actually went on an art trip together. I think it was Paris. CTyankee Dec 2025 #25
Nooooo MuseRider Dec 2025 #27
She was a good person. herding cats Dec 2025 #28

spooky3

(38,557 posts)
1. Oh no! I didn't realize she was sick. Always enjoyed her
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 01:57 PM
Dec 2025

Photos and heads up on good movies. My condolences to her family.

virgdem

(2,314 posts)
3. This is such sad news.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 02:12 PM
Dec 2025

I always enjoyed her posts. Informative and interesting topics. My deepest condolences to her family.💔

question everything

(52,063 posts)
4. Sad to hear that. She was a prolific contributor to the site and to this group.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 02:15 PM
Dec 2025

May her memory be blessed.


DarthDem

(5,460 posts)
5. Oh, no
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 02:20 PM
Dec 2025

Thank you so much for letting us know. Her photos were wonderful, second only to how delightful a person she was. I will miss her. May her memory be a blessing.

KewlKat

(5,809 posts)
6. I first met her thru some political venues, end of 2003 into 2004 and touched base from time to time.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 02:26 PM
Dec 2025

Always enjoyed our communications. May her memory be for a blessing.

PlanetBev

(4,411 posts)
7. If I remember correctly, she always posted the TCM film schedule
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 02:39 PM
Dec 2025

A girl after my own heart. Take your well deserved rest, Ellen. You fought the good fight.

fierywoman

(8,565 posts)
22. And the NYT Metropolitan Diary --
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 04:53 PM
Dec 2025

I felt like she did me a personal favor every week cuz I enjoyed it so much...
RIP, dear elleng

yorkster

(3,794 posts)
26. O my gosh the Metropolitan Diary...
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 08:25 PM
Dec 2025

I'd forgotten that was courtesy of elleng.
All the photos, reminders of coming TCM attractions, her love of The West Wing.
So much..very sad.

LisaM

(29,604 posts)
13. I was sorry to hear this.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 03:25 PM
Dec 2025

I didn't interact with her much, but she seemed lovely and gracious. I didn't know she was ill, either.

mercuryblues

(16,364 posts)
21. She will be truly missed
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 04:43 PM
Dec 2025

She brought such warmth to the DU community.
I am so sorry for her friends and family.

CTyankee

(68,114 posts)
25. I knew her through DU. We actually went on an art trip together. I think it was Paris.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 06:38 PM
Dec 2025

We took the trip through Road Scholar. In those years I traveled to Europe once or twice a year and was always looking for a travel buddy who liked art. I had a list of what I wanted to see and she was fine with it! It was nice to have an art buddy on DU!

MuseRider

(35,176 posts)
27. Nooooo
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 08:57 PM
Dec 2025

Ellen

All her teasers, interesting leads and just plain fun will be missed. Her photos, we used to compare what we had of similar subjects. Big tears right now. I really hardly knew her and this just makes it worse.

RIP Ellen. I will miss you, we all will until we join you. It won't be long.

herding cats

(20,047 posts)
28. She was a good person.
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 12:23 AM
Dec 2025

We grew closer around a decade ago or so. I know how deeply she loved her family and how kindly she spoke of them to me.

We shared that love of our daughters and our grandchildren and we bonded over it. I'll always remember her fondly.

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