Former Wyncote resident Andrea Marcel Case, who was an entrepreneur, business owner, fashion designer, teacher, and social justice advocate, died Friday, April 28, of a heart attack at her home in Cape Coral, Florida.

Case made and sold dresses and garments at Ruby’s Showcase and Andrea Marcel’s Boutique in Philadelphia and Montgomery County.

From The Philadelphia Inquirer’s obituary:

Creative and energetic throughout her life, Miss Case earned a bachelor’s degree in art, design, and education in 1965 at Howard University and fashioned a career in Philadelphia that spanned three decades. From the 1970s through the 1990s, she owned and operated high-fashion and bridal shops, Ruby’s Showcase and Andrea Marcel’s Boutique, at several locations in Philadelphia and later at malls in Montgomery County.

She designed dresses, organized weddings and other formal affairs, and hosted fashion shows and public events at her stores and elsewhere. She specialized in wedding gowns and hats, and loved to show off her own extensive hat collection.

Case owned and operated a store in the Cheltenham Square Mall in the late 1990s. In the late 1960s, she taught art, math, and other subjects for a few years in the School District of Philadelphia.

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Photo courtesy of The Inquirer