Eleanor Kasales Kuhl, July 21, 1928 — April 30, 2019

Eleanor Kasales Kuhl (90) died peacefully at her Ann Arbor home on April 30, 2019. Her son, David Stephen Kuhl, passed away from lung cancer in February, and her husband, David Edmund Kuhl, a retired University of Michigan nuclear medicine professor known internationally for his pioneering work in positron tomography, died in 2017. Born in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, Eleanor was one of four children and the only daughter of Albert Kasales and Anna Buragas Kasales.

As a youth, Eleanor enjoyed camping and was an avid participant in the Girl Scouts and became a scout leader. As a college student, Eleanor earned a chemistry degree at Temple University and served on the Women’s Senate, was president of her sorority Theda Sigma Upsilon, and took courses in painting at the Barnes Foundation. She also met her future husband at Temple.

After graduation, Eleanor worked as a research chemist for a pharmaceutical firm in Philadelphia while her husband earned at medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania. Eleanor traveled extensively with her beloved husband of 63 years. Early on, when their son was growing up, the family took memorable trips to Mexico, Europe, and the Soviet Union, as Eleanor’s husband was building an extensive network of relationships in nuclear medicine in various parts of the world.

Along with travel, Eleanor enjoyed Japanese art and culture, reading, cooking, and listening to music with her husband, especially opera. She leaves behind her daughter-in-law, Diane Kuhl, and her grandchildren, Katherine and Jennifer Kuhl. According to her wishes, she has been cremated and will be buried at the Forest Hill Cemetery in a private ceremony.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in memory of Eleanor Kuhl to the Girl Scouts of America at GSUSA Fundraising, P.O. Box 5046, New York, NY 10087-5046 or to the David E. Kuhl Collegiate Professorship at The University of Michigan, Office of University Development, 3003 South State Street, Suite 9000, Ann Arbor, MI 48109‑1288. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Eleanor Kasales Kuhl please visit our Sympathy Store.

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