Beloved wife of the late Reuben P. Caplin; devoted mother of Martha Caplin of NY, David Caplin (deceased) and Daniel Caplin (deceased); dearly loved by her former son-in-law, Stanley Silverman; loving grandmother of Rena Silverman and step-grandmother Ben (Jen Cuoco) Silverman; cherished step great-grandmother of Meyer and Madeline Silverman.
She served four decades at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, as the executive aide to 11 deans and interim deans. She was very well respected at the dental school and was given an Alumni Board Special Recognition Award where she was described as "A key player in the success of the school." She retired at the age of 92.
Ms. Caplin was an active member of the Cleveland Jewish community since her husband, Reuben Caplin, was a well-known cantor and music director at Fairmount temple.
Mrs. Caplin was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Martha and Jake. Her mother was from Czechoslovakia and her father an orphan from Alabama who landed in Cleveland after taking an orphan train, according to her first cousin, Dan Sable.
She served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (later named the WAC) at the end of World War II. The WAC was a voluntary enrollment program for up to 150,000 women to join the U.S. Army. It was created in 1942 and converted to an active duty status in the Army of the United States as the "WAC" in 1943.
She was a huge music fan and surrounded herself by talent. All three of her children played instruments. One the cello, and two the violin and her husband was a voice teacher, choir director, and Jewish music scholar.
Mrs. Caplin was described as a force of nature. She never gave up and she was a survivor. She continued to amaze doctors until the end, surviving heart issues, lung issues, and kidney issues, outliving any sentence.
Funeral services were held at Berkowitz-Kumin-Bookatz, 1985 S. Taylor Rd, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118 on Monday, September 20, 2021 at 1:00 PM. Masks and Vaccinations required to attend.
To view this service at please navigate to https://youtu.be/xS4qE1PX1U0.
Interment will follow at Mayfield Cemetery, 2749 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Hts., Ohio 44106.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.bkbmc.com for the Caplin family.
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School of Dental Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
September 17, 2021
Dear Faculty and Staff:
It is with personal regret that I inform you that Dorothy Caplin passed away yesterday afternoon. Dorothy retired in 2015 after 42 years with the dental school. She was fond of saying she served 11 deans and interim deans at the School of Dental Medicine. She was a dedicated employee and touched the lives of many students, faculty and people around campus in her four decades of service to the university.
We will provide information about her service once we receive it from the family.
Please keep the family in your thoughts at this difficult time.
Kenneth Chance, D.D.S.
Dean
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine
Office of the Dean
10900 Euclid Avenue | Cleveland, OH 44106-7401
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