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127. I am shocked and saddened to hear this...elleng was such a huge part of my DU experience, DAILY

Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:40 AM

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I am also glad that she was active and doing things she loved right up to her last moments

Deepest condolences to her family. And her DU family as well.

She will be sorely missed

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DU member elleng has passed. Edited [View all] mnhtnbb Yesterday OP

!!!! 😭😭😭 LearnedHand Yesterday #1

+1. Her last post: dalton99a Yesterday #16

Oh no! unblock Yesterday #2

Oh gosh, a devoted and long term DU member. Sad and sorry.😞 Fla Dem Yesterday #17

I am saddened to hear this. Tactical Peek Yesterday #3

I second LearnedHand's thought: How is this possible? She was just here. NT mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #4

How can this be? sprinkleeninow Yesterday #5

... SamKnause Yesterday #6

Oh No montanacowboy Yesterday #7

That's the other forum jfz9580m Yesterday #40

Her contributions will be missed. ZZenith Yesterday #8

Aw.. didn't she have a cherub moniker? She was very nice. She will be missed. Exp Yesterday #9

Oh my, this is a tough one. blm Yesterday #10

Oh no.. jfz9580m Yesterday #11

Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry to learn this. hamsterjill Yesterday #12

That is quite a shock. She will certainly be missed here. brer cat Yesterday #13

She was so active in the cooking and baking group tishaLA Yesterday #14

I'm so shocked NJCher Yesterday #15

We met for dinner once PJMcK Yesterday #78

I was lucky enough to meet up with her in -person too (I was a member back in 2004 and for many years after VTderry Yesterday #181

Shocking and sad. dalton99a Yesterday #18

121,926 posts Dear_Prudence Yesterday #19

17. Oh gosh, a devoted and long term DU member. Sad and sorry.😞 Fla Dem Yesterday #20

Oh, no. I'm so sorry to read about this. Her last posts here were just a few days ago - Wednesday. highplainsdem Yesterday #21

A huge loss for us DFW Yesterday #22

I second that emotion. yellow dahlia Yesterday #131

Whew, she will be missed IbogaProject Yesterday #23

One of my favorite posters. Permanut Yesterday #24

:( C Moon Yesterday #25

Stunned and sad. Loved her music posts. yorkster Yesterday #26

This makes me so sad! catchnrelease Yesterday #27

...... chowder66 Yesterday #28

My deepest condolences to her family and our DU family. HeartsCanHope Yesterday #29

Sorry to hear this YoshidaYui Yesterday #30

What! This is too sad irisblue Yesterday #31

Shocking and very sad Easterncedar Yesterday #32

What!?! This is a shock. My deepest condolences to her family. LoisB Yesterday #33

Deeply saddened to learn of EllenG's passing SheltieLover Yesterday #34

Oh,no! PJMcK Yesterday #35

We never mer... 2naSalit Yesterday #50

RIP LostOne4Ever Yesterday #36

This is sad news. RIP, Ellen. LuckyCharms Yesterday #37

oh no! May she rest in peace BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #38

This place won't be the same. Laffy Kat Yesterday #39

Soft passing elleng. c-rational Yesterday #41

Rest in Grace, Elleng Donkees Yesterday #42

That's a beutiful tribute, Donkees. ms liberty Yesterday #87

Sorry to hear this sad news Marthe48 Yesterday #43

I audibly gasped reading that. Oh my heavens! elleng has been quite the fixture here and much appreciated. hlthe2b Yesterday #44

Sorry to hear this samplegirl Yesterday #45

Same here😢 we can do it Yesterday #49

Heartbreaking news BeyondGeography Yesterday #46

Oh no! 2naSalit Yesterday #47

Oh no! we can do it Yesterday #48

Rest well, elleng UpInArms Yesterday #51

Goodbye, Ellen blogslug Yesterday #52

It was a joy to share the struggles of politics BootinUp Yesterday #53

Oh no. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #54

Well, That's Sad ProfessorGAC Yesterday #55

This breaks my heart. Emile Yesterday #56

Such shocking and sad news, and so sudden. It doesn't seem real. DeeDeeNY Yesterday #57

So surprised and sad to read this! She was so vital! liberalla Yesterday #58

This is very sad. So sorry to hear this, and condolences to her family. lostincalifornia Yesterday #59

Very, very saddened. cachukis Yesterday #60

Oh, no!! Nothing prepares us. Deep condolences to all who know and love her. 💧❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #61

Ohhhhhhhh. Our friend... I hope it was an easy passing. Rest in peace elleng. Scrivener7 Yesterday #62

Oh no! So sorry to hear this! Mad_Dem_X Yesterday #63

What a lovely lady! PikaBlue Yesterday #64

Rest in peace elleng. My sympathy to her family livetohike Yesterday #65

It's impossible to fathom. choie Yesterday #66

My deepest condolences to her family. She was posting away on Wednesday. She will be sinkingfeeling Yesterday #67

Dear elleng loved your posts here. May your memories be a blessings to your family. debm55 Yesterday #68

This breaks my heart Niagara Yesterday #69

😢😢😢 Docreed2003 Yesterday #70

I am shocked! I'm just so saddened to hear this news. Diamond_Dog Yesterday #71

Oh no, I was wondering why she hasn't posted lately IronLionZion Yesterday #72

words cannot onethatcares Yesterday #73

Oh no! I'm shocked and so sad Nittersing Yesterday #74

You will be missed, Ellen. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #75

Oh no!!! BumRushDaShow Yesterday #76

Just too shocked and surprised, just one of the best of DUers marble falls Yesterday #77

. . . DinahMoeHum Yesterday #79

Oh no!!! CaptainTruth Yesterday #80

Oh no! Kali Yesterday #81

RIP kind woman... JoeOtterbein Yesterday #82

Oh no. I gasped. We had lunch together I'd say 12 years ago underpants Yesterday #83

Sad news indeed. Loved her posts. RIP dear Ellen. Nanuke Yesterday #84

I hate when we lose DUers. No one lives forever of course, but... CousinIT Yesterday #85

A kind and wise woman. Love and light to her family. GPV Yesterday #86

Shocked and sad. My sympathy to her family and friends, here and IRL ms liberty Yesterday #88

I'm in shock. I'll miss her dearly. Her photos of the birds around her home. Her quiet feistiness. Solly Mack Yesterday #89

I am so sorry to hear this cate94 Yesterday #90

May her family and friends find peace. riversedge Yesterday #91

Oh, no! I'm so sorry to hear that! Ocelot II Yesterday #92

I am so sorry to be reading this. CBHagman Yesterday #93

What shocking and sad news. She loved DU. My condolences to her family. CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #94

Rest in Peace Sanity Claws Yesterday #95

Oh no! radical noodle Yesterday #96

This is, indeed, sad. Collimator Yesterday #97

......... marmar Yesterday #98

I am so sorry to hear this. whathehell Yesterday #99

Her memory will be a blessing..,, will very much Ninga Yesterday #100

OMG noooo! lapfog_1 Yesterday #101

Rest easy, Ellen, you are loved and missed. quaint Yesterday #102

She will be missed. Vibes to her on her passage and to her family. applegrove Yesterday #103

I echo everybody else, I'm shocked. Beacool Yesterday #104

... defacto7 Yesterday #105

This is not possible, was my first reaction. Polly Hennessey Yesterday #106

Such sad news democrank Yesterday #107

Purely a wonderful woman, a great DUer, clearly with a life well lived. NNadir Yesterday #108

elleng Clouds Passing Yesterday #109

...and the Wheel turns. WheelWalker Yesterday #110

Terrible news. She and I had a number of conversations on this site. Miles Archer Yesterday #111

... leftstreet Yesterday #112

"" AllaN01Bear Yesterday #113

It takes an exceptional person to break through bronxiteforever Yesterday #114

Will miss the S Maryland photos. Sneederbunk Yesterday #115

I will miss her TCM Schedules, and her posts Emile Yesterday #116

What a dark day this is hermetic Yesterday #117

I'll fly away tribute to our birder cbabe Yesterday #118

She was a comforting presence here. I offer my heartfelt condolence. Maraya1969 Yesterday #119

Sorry to hear. She posted 5 days ago about music with no hint of problems surfered Yesterday #120

Rest in peace, dear Elleng! MacKasey Yesterday #121

So sad. Onthefly Yesterday #122

snif justaprogressive Yesterday #123

Condolences to her family and friends. xocetaceans Yesterday #124

Oh-this is sad news. Alliepoo Yesterday #125

Shalom, elleng debm55 Yesterday #126

I am shocked and saddened to hear this...elleng was such a huge part of my DU experience, DAILY Leghorn21 Yesterday #127

Rest in peace. OLDMDDEM Yesterday #128

My condolences to her family kimbutgar Yesterday #129

Thanks for posting PatSeg Yesterday #130

Oh no! Grumpy Old Guy Yesterday #132

We lost a good person. pandr32 Yesterday #133

Like the rest of you here I was shocked to read this. sheshe2 Yesterday #134

This makes me so sad. nocoincidences Yesterday #135

How terribly sad. It will not be the same without her here. QueerDuck Yesterday #136

Such a shock! DelMar dem Yesterday #137

May she rest in heavenly peace. Catherine Vincent Yesterday #138

Oh, no! Bayard Yesterday #139

So sorry to hear this angrychair Yesterday #140

So, So sorry to hear this. bluestarone Yesterday #141

elleng was a DU treasure. MLAA Yesterday #142

Very sad to hear of this - harumph Yesterday #143

RIP sweet Ellen Mike Nelson Yesterday #144

Sad news. Was a prolific contributor in many groups, including the Weather Watchers question everything Yesterday #145

She will be missed. n/t Greybnk48 Yesterday #146

I will miss elleng. Her loss diminishes our community. n/t TygrBright Yesterday #147

My sympathies to her family and many friends. lpbk2713 Yesterday #148

My condolences to her family and friends. FemDemERA Yesterday #149

Cross gently, EllenG. Deepest condolences to her family -- she will be missed at DU. Hekate Yesterday #150

I'm sorry to hear this EarlG Yesterday #151

Sad news. She was a rock here - solid, steadfast, levelheaded. yonder Yesterday #152

Broken up to hear this orangecrush Yesterday #153

Her taste in music was sublime Blue Owl Yesterday #154

Very sad. cilla4progress Yesterday #155

I am in shock malaise Yesterday #156

Rest in peace Vogon_Glory Yesterday #157

Oh no, how could that be wendyb-NC Yesterday #158

She will be missed KT2000 Yesterday #159

I'm so sorry to hear that. LNM Yesterday #160

Ohh, I'm So Sorry.. 💙 Cha Yesterday #161

This has me picking my jaw up from the floor! slightlv Yesterday #162

I really appreciated her posts JudyM Yesterday #163

I will miss her cally Yesterday #164

I will miss her thoughtful insights and comments. Sail on Ellen! Ford_Prefect Yesterday #165

Too sad. She and her gentle spirit will be missed. Marie Marie Yesterday #166

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Phentex Yesterday #167

I'm crying. I loved elleng so much. Aristus Yesterday #168

Oh bdamomma Yesterday #169

May she rest in peace LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #170

I'm in shock MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #171

Peace to her family and friends. greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #172

Oh no! Just saw this. mountain grammy Yesterday #173

elleng Iggo Yesterday #174

My heart to her family. herding cats Yesterday #175

I am so very, very sorry to learn of Ellen's passing. Silver Gaia Yesterday #176

The length of this thread is a testimonial to how highly regarded she was by the DU community. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #177

Very sad. H2O Man Yesterday #178

May she rest in peace! BlueKota Yesterday #179

May her memory be for a blessing. nt TBF Yesterday #180

A DU keystone. So thoughtful and kind. Wonderful pictures. This news hurts. Peace to all. IA8IT Yesterday #182

Rest in peace Figarosmom Yesterday #183

Love and aloha elleng mahina Yesterday #184

I feel sick from the shock. BigmanPigman Yesterday #185

Oh no how bloody awful róisín_dubh Yesterday #186

I have had many nice DU "chats" with her. She was always kind and supportive. mysteryowl 23 hrs ago #187

Today is so heavy qanda 23 hrs ago #188

Oh no! That's what I exclaimed to no one when I saw this scipan 23 hrs ago #189

Blessings sweet Ellen. I'm so sad to hear that she has passed. 1WorldHope 23 hrs ago #190

sending heartfelt condolences to her family orleans 23 hrs ago #191

Sorry beyond words... Sparkly 21 hrs ago #192

I'm crushed.... PCIntern 21 hrs ago #193

Oh no, I'm sad beyond words ... 💔 Raine 19 hrs ago #194

A decent person Wolf Frankula 13 hrs ago #195

So sorry to see this Mz Pip 12 hrs ago #196

I am saddened to hear this JoseBalow 6 hrs ago #197

We will miss elleng here on DU senseandsensibility 5 hrs ago #198