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189. Oh no! That's what I exclaimed to no one when I saw this

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 01:08 AM

Dec 2025

Although I seldom post, I had at least two interactions with her. She seemed like someone I'd like to know, and I felt a bond with her because she lived close to me and watched PBS often. I also valued her legal takes and her humor.

She seemed so warm and accepting to strangers here. She touched more lives than she could ever know. I'll miss her

So sorry she's gone. Peace to those close to her.

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DU member elleng has passed. Edited [View all] mnhtnbb Dec 2025 OP

!!!! 😭😭😭 LearnedHand Dec 2025 #1

+1. Her last post: dalton99a Dec 2025 #16

Oh no! unblock Dec 2025 #2

Oh gosh, a devoted and long term DU member. Sad and sorry.😞 Fla Dem Dec 2025 #17

I am saddened to hear this. Tactical Peek Dec 2025 #3

I second LearnedHand's thought: How is this possible? She was just here. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 #4

How can this be? sprinkleeninow Dec 2025 #5

... SamKnause Dec 2025 #6

Oh No montanacowboy Dec 2025 #7

That's the other forum jfz9580m Dec 2025 #40

Her contributions will be missed. ZZenith Dec 2025 #8

Aw.. didn't she have a cherub moniker? She was very nice. She will be missed. Exp Dec 2025 #9

Oh my, this is a tough one. blm Dec 2025 #10

Oh no.. jfz9580m Dec 2025 #11

Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry to learn this. hamsterjill Dec 2025 #12

That is quite a shock. She will certainly be missed here. brer cat Dec 2025 #13

She was so active in the cooking and baking group tishaLA Dec 2025 #14

I'm so shocked NJCher Dec 2025 #15

We met for dinner once PJMcK Dec 2025 #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 Dec 2025 #181

Shocking and sad. dalton99a Dec 2025 #18

121,926 posts Dear_Prudence Dec 2025 #19

17. Oh gosh, a devoted and long term DU member. Sad and sorry.😞 Fla Dem Dec 2025 #20

Oh, no. I'm so sorry to read about this. Her last posts here were just a few days ago - Wednesday. highplainsdem Dec 2025 #21

A huge loss for us DFW Dec 2025 #22

I second that emotion. yellow dahlia Dec 2025 #131

Whew, she will be missed IbogaProject Dec 2025 #23

One of my favorite posters. Permanut Dec 2025 #24

:( C Moon Dec 2025 #25

Stunned and sad. Loved her music posts. yorkster Dec 2025 #26

This makes me so sad! catchnrelease Dec 2025 #27

...... chowder66 Dec 2025 #28

My deepest condolences to her family and our DU family. HeartsCanHope Dec 2025 #29

Sorry to hear this YoshidaYui Dec 2025 #30

What! This is too sad irisblue Dec 2025 #31

Shocking and very sad Easterncedar Dec 2025 #32

What!?! This is a shock. My deepest condolences to her family. LoisB Dec 2025 #33

Deeply saddened to learn of EllenG's passing SheltieLover Dec 2025 #34

Oh,no! PJMcK Dec 2025 #35

We never mer... 2naSalit Dec 2025 #50

RIP LostOne4Ever Dec 2025 #36

This is sad news. RIP, Ellen. LuckyCharms Dec 2025 #37

oh no! May she rest in peace BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 #38

This place won't be the same. Laffy Kat Dec 2025 #39

Soft passing elleng. c-rational Dec 2025 #41

Rest in Grace, Elleng Donkees Dec 2025 #42

That's a beutiful tribute, Donkees. ms liberty Dec 2025 #87

Sorry to hear this sad news Marthe48 Dec 2025 #43

I audibly gasped reading that. Oh my heavens! elleng has been quite the fixture here and much appreciated. hlthe2b Dec 2025 #44

Sorry to hear this samplegirl Dec 2025 #45

Same here😢 we can do it Dec 2025 #49

Heartbreaking news BeyondGeography Dec 2025 #46

Oh no! 2naSalit Dec 2025 #47

Oh no! we can do it Dec 2025 #48

Rest well, elleng UpInArms Dec 2025 #51

Goodbye, Ellen blogslug Dec 2025 #52

It was a joy to share the struggles of politics BootinUp Dec 2025 #53

Oh no. bucolic_frolic Dec 2025 #54

Well, That's Sad ProfessorGAC Dec 2025 #55

This breaks my heart. Emile Dec 2025 #56

Such shocking and sad news, and so sudden. It doesn't seem real. DeeDeeNY Dec 2025 #57

So surprised and sad to read this! She was so vital! liberalla Dec 2025 #58

This is very sad. So sorry to hear this, and condolences to her family. lostincalifornia Dec 2025 #59

Very, very saddened. cachukis Dec 2025 #60

Oh, no!! Nothing prepares us. Deep condolences to all who know and love her. 💧❤️ littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 #61

Ohhhhhhhh. Our friend... I hope it was an easy passing. Rest in peace elleng. Scrivener7 Dec 2025 #62

Oh no! So sorry to hear this! Mad_Dem_X Dec 2025 #63

What a lovely lady! PikaBlue Dec 2025 #64

Rest in peace elleng. My sympathy to her family livetohike Dec 2025 #65

It's impossible to fathom. choie Dec 2025 #66

My deepest condolences to her family. She was posting away on Wednesday. She will be sinkingfeeling Dec 2025 #67

Dear elleng loved your posts here. May your memories be a blessings to your family. debm55 Dec 2025 #68

This breaks my heart Niagara Dec 2025 #69

😢😢😢 Docreed2003 Dec 2025 #70

I am shocked! I'm just so saddened to hear this news. Diamond_Dog Dec 2025 #71

Oh no, I was wondering why she hasn't posted lately IronLionZion Dec 2025 #72

words cannot onethatcares Dec 2025 #73

Oh no! I'm shocked and so sad Nittersing Dec 2025 #74

You will be missed, Ellen. mwmisses4289 Dec 2025 #75

Oh no!!! BumRushDaShow Dec 2025 #76

Just too shocked and surprised, just one of the best of DUers marble falls Dec 2025 #77

. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2025 #79

Oh no!!! CaptainTruth Dec 2025 #80

Oh no! Kali Dec 2025 #81

RIP kind woman... JoeOtterbein Dec 2025 #82

Oh no. I gasped. We had lunch together I'd say 12 years ago underpants Dec 2025 #83

Sad news indeed. Loved her posts. RIP dear Ellen. Nanuke Dec 2025 #84

I hate when we lose DUers. No one lives forever of course, but... CousinIT Dec 2025 #85

A kind and wise woman. Love and light to her family. GPV Dec 2025 #86

Shocked and sad. My sympathy to her family and friends, here and IRL ms liberty Dec 2025 #88

I'm in shock. I'll miss her dearly. Her photos of the birds around her home. Her quiet feistiness. Solly Mack Dec 2025 #89

I am so sorry to hear this cate94 Dec 2025 #90

May her family and friends find peace. riversedge Dec 2025 #91

Oh, no! I'm so sorry to hear that! Ocelot II Dec 2025 #92

I am so sorry to be reading this. CBHagman Dec 2025 #93

What shocking and sad news. She loved DU. My condolences to her family. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2025 #94

Rest in Peace Sanity Claws Dec 2025 #95

Oh no! radical noodle Dec 2025 #96

This is, indeed, sad. Collimator Dec 2025 #97

......... marmar Dec 2025 #98

I am so sorry to hear this. whathehell Dec 2025 #99

Her memory will be a blessing..,, will very much Ninga Dec 2025 #100

OMG noooo! lapfog_1 Dec 2025 #101

Rest easy, Ellen, you are loved and missed. quaint Dec 2025 #102

She will be missed. Vibes to her on her passage and to her family. applegrove Dec 2025 #103

I echo everybody else, I'm shocked. Beacool Dec 2025 #104

... defacto7 Dec 2025 #105

This is not possible, was my first reaction. Polly Hennessey Dec 2025 #106

Such sad news democrank Dec 2025 #107

Purely a wonderful woman, a great DUer, clearly with a life well lived. NNadir Dec 2025 #108

elleng Clouds Passing Dec 2025 #109

...and the Wheel turns. WheelWalker Dec 2025 #110

Terrible news. She and I had a number of conversations on this site. Miles Archer Dec 2025 #111

... leftstreet Dec 2025 #112

"" AllaN01Bear Dec 2025 #113

It takes an exceptional person to break through bronxiteforever Dec 2025 #114

Will miss the S Maryland photos. Sneederbunk Dec 2025 #115

I will miss her TCM Schedules, and her posts Emile Dec 2025 #116

What a dark day this is hermetic Dec 2025 #117

I'll fly away tribute to our birder cbabe Dec 2025 #118

She was a comforting presence here. I offer my heartfelt condolence. Maraya1969 Dec 2025 #119

Sorry to hear. She posted 5 days ago about music with no hint of problems surfered Dec 2025 #120

Rest in peace, dear Elleng! MacKasey Dec 2025 #121

So sad. Onthefly Dec 2025 #122

snif justaprogressive Dec 2025 #123

Condolences to her family and friends. xocetaceans Dec 2025 #124

Oh-this is sad news. Alliepoo Dec 2025 #125

Shalom, elleng debm55 Dec 2025 #126

I am shocked and saddened to hear this...elleng was such a huge part of my DU experience, DAILY Leghorn21 Dec 2025 #127

Rest in peace. OLDMDDEM Dec 2025 #128

My condolences to her family kimbutgar Dec 2025 #129

Thanks for posting PatSeg Dec 2025 #130

Oh no! Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2025 #132

We lost a good person. pandr32 Dec 2025 #133

Like the rest of you here I was shocked to read this. sheshe2 Dec 2025 #134

This makes me so sad. nocoincidences Dec 2025 #135

How terribly sad. It will not be the same without her here. QueerDuck Dec 2025 #136

Such a shock! DelMar dem Dec 2025 #137

May she rest in heavenly peace. Catherine Vincent Dec 2025 #138

Oh, no! Bayard Dec 2025 #139

So sorry to hear this angrychair Dec 2025 #140

So, So sorry to hear this. bluestarone Dec 2025 #141

elleng was a DU treasure. MLAA Dec 2025 #142

Very sad to hear of this - harumph Dec 2025 #143

RIP sweet Ellen Mike Nelson Dec 2025 #144

Sad news. Was a prolific contributor in many groups, including the Weather Watchers question everything Dec 2025 #145

She will be missed. n/t Greybnk48 Dec 2025 #146

I will miss elleng. Her loss diminishes our community. n/t TygrBright Dec 2025 #147

My sympathies to her family and many friends. lpbk2713 Dec 2025 #148

My condolences to her family and friends. FemDemERA Dec 2025 #149

Cross gently, EllenG. Deepest condolences to her family -- she will be missed at DU. Hekate Dec 2025 #150

I'm sorry to hear this EarlG Dec 2025 #151

Sad news. She was a rock here - solid, steadfast, levelheaded. yonder Dec 2025 #152

Broken up to hear this orangecrush Dec 2025 #153

Her taste in music was sublime Blue Owl Dec 2025 #154

Very sad. cilla4progress Dec 2025 #155

I am in shock malaise Dec 2025 #156

Rest in peace Vogon_Glory Dec 2025 #157

Oh no, how could that be wendyb-NC Dec 2025 #158

She will be missed KT2000 Dec 2025 #159

I'm so sorry to hear that. LNM Dec 2025 #160

Ohh, I'm So Sorry.. 💙 Cha Dec 2025 #161

This has me picking my jaw up from the floor! slightlv Dec 2025 #162

I really appreciated her posts JudyM Dec 2025 #163

I will miss her cally Dec 2025 #164

I will miss her thoughtful insights and comments. Sail on Ellen! Ford_Prefect Dec 2025 #165

Too sad. She and her gentle spirit will be missed. Marie Marie Dec 2025 #166

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Phentex Dec 2025 #167

I'm crying. I loved elleng so much. Aristus Dec 2025 #168

Oh bdamomma Dec 2025 #169

May she rest in peace LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2025 #170

I'm in shock MustLoveBeagles Dec 2025 #171

Peace to her family and friends. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2025 #172

Oh no! Just saw this. mountain grammy Dec 2025 #173

elleng Iggo Dec 2025 #174

My heart to her family. herding cats Dec 2025 #175

I am so very, very sorry to learn of Ellen's passing. Silver Gaia Dec 2025 #176

The length of this thread is a testimonial to how highly regarded she was by the DU community. 3catwoman3 Dec 2025 #177

Very sad. H2O Man Dec 2025 #178

May she rest in peace! BlueKota Dec 2025 #179

May her memory be for a blessing. nt TBF Dec 2025 #180

A DU keystone. So thoughtful and kind. Wonderful pictures. This news hurts. Peace to all. IA8IT Dec 2025 #182

Rest in peace Figarosmom Dec 2025 #183

Love and aloha elleng mahina Dec 2025 #184

I feel sick from the shock. BigmanPigman Dec 2025 #185

Oh no how bloody awful r�is�n_dubh Dec 2025 #186

I have had many nice DU "chats" with her. She was always kind and supportive. mysteryowl Dec 2025 #187

Today is so heavy qanda Dec 2025 #188

Oh no! That's what I exclaimed to no one when I saw this scipan Dec 2025 #189

Blessings sweet Ellen. I'm so sad to hear that she has passed. 1WorldHope Dec 2025 #190

sending heartfelt condolences to her family orleans Dec 2025 #191

Sorry beyond words... Sparkly Dec 2025 #192

I'm crushed.... PCIntern Dec 2025 #193

Oh no, I'm sad beyond words ... 💔 Raine Dec 2025 #194

A decent person Wolf Frankula Dec 2025 #195

So sorry to see this Mz Pip Dec 2025 #196

I am saddened to hear this JoseBalow Dec 2025 #197

We will miss elleng here on DU senseandsensibility Dec 2025 #198

Oh, RIP elleng. 🕯 electric_blue68 Dec 2025 #199

:( mzmolly Dec 2025 #200

So sad to read this. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 #201

My goodness - I completely missed this. Now I'm shattered. NewHendoLib Feb 13 #202