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Kathy Koehler while in CWRU's Expanded Functions Dental Auxiliary program Around the Case Western Reserve University Faculty Dental Practice, Kathryn “Kathy” Koehler was known for many things: her passion for the field, her positive attitude and her reliability. But at her funeral service…

Scott Del Rosa was 20 years old when he joined Case Western Reserve’s security unit. Over nearly three decades at the university, he helped keep the campus safe as enrollments grew and his own small team evolved into a 24/7 police department. No matter how much changed, though, Del Rosa himself…

Edward L. Kean, professor emeritus of ophthalmology, passed away May 29. He was 91. Kean started at Case Western Reserve University as a senior instructor, eventually becoming a full professor in the departments of ophthalmology and biochemistry. He also served as director of research. His…

Services for Case Western Reserve grounds crew member Anthony Furlan will be held today (May 31) at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Parish (at the corner of E. 200th Street and Lakeshore Boulevard, Euclid). Furlan, who joined the university in 2001, died last Wednesday. He was 51. Before his…

David Boxler, an IT engineer on University Technology's Enterprise Systems team, died this past weekend after a brief illness. He was 58. Boxler became a full-time university employee in 2014, but previously collaborated with [U]Tech for many years as a vendor consultant. “This is huge loss that…

Minnie Ferguson reported for her first day of work at Case Western Reserve University on Oct. 28, 1968. In the nearly five decades since, she became a campus fixture, known for her strong work ethic and feisty but compassionate personality. “Minnie was kindhearted, loved her family and enjoyed…

Former faculty member and alumnus George Aristotle Dines (CLC ’62) passed away April 16. He was 88. For more than 20 years, he taught at Case Western Reserve University. A wake will be held Tuesday, April 25, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Yurch Funeral Home (5618 Broadview Road, Parma). His funeral will be…

If not for Ron Wilson recruiting her to his blossoming theater program at Case Western Reserve, Elizabeth Davis was bound to Boston to study urban outreach and planning—instead of becoming a Tony Award-nominated Broadway actress. “I am effectively working professionally in the theater because of…

Nobel Laureate George Olah, a professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry here during the 1960s and ‘70s, died last week at his home in California. He was 89. Originally from Budapest, Hungary, Olah fled the country with his family during a Soviet military crackdown in 1956. Olah and his…

Editor's Note: The opening paragraphs of this article have been edited for clarity. Two days after greater Cleveland learned of an officer-involved fatal shooting 26 miles southeast of campus, the Case Western Reserve University community learned that the individual killed was Saif Nasser Mubarak…