Ellen Weinstein

Ellen Weinstein (Karacek), of Canton, passed away peacefully on August 5, 2025.

Ellen raised her family in Framingham, where she remained for many years. She was active in her community and at Temple Beth Am, where she found joy singing in the choir. She entered the workforce later in life and built a rewarding career at TJX Corporate, until her retirement. Ellen also reflected fondly on her years growing up in Chelsea with her late parents, Julia and Leonard Karacek, her beloved sister, the late Marlene Demko, and a large extended family, including her cousin Gail Finegold (Freedman).

Ellen’s greatest joy was spending time with her children and grandchildren. Whether she was traveling to visit them or attending their local activities, she was affectionately known by everyone as Grami Ellen.

She was the devoted mother of Anne Weinstein and her husband Robert Coffman, and Michael Weinstein and his wife Michelle. She was the proud grandmother of Joshua Weinstein, Nicolle Weinstein and her fiancé Christian Turnbull, and Katrina, Julie, and Lila Coffman; and beloved aunt of Lisa Demko Cohen and Lauren Demko. She was formerly married to Harvey Weinstein and remained a cherished and adored member of the extended Coffman family and the Weinstein family of Minnesota.

Her family is especially grateful for the compassion and care she received at Orchard Cove in her later years.

Ellen’s kindness, devotion, and warm presence will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.  May her memory be a blessing and a source of comfort.

The funeral will be graveside on Friday August 8th at 10:00 am at Greenview Memorial Park, 232 Fuller Street, Everett, MA.

Family and friends are welcome to visit for shiva on Friday, August 8th at 12:00 to 4:00 pm at Temple Beth Shalom, 670 Highland Ave, Needham, MA 02494. In lieu of flowers, donations in Ellen’s memory may be made to the Orchard Cove Scholarship Fund, 1 Del Pond Drive, Canton, MA 02021