Ann H. Rose

Ann was born on March 28, 1922 in Evanston, IL. Her parents owned a tailor store on Noyes Street.

Ann was a hard working and excellent student. She graduated from Evanston Township High School and then Northwestern University where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa. She moved to New York City and worked in public relations and as a hat model for a local department store. She met and married Alvin D. Rose and they moved to Catalpa Ave. in Chicago.

Ann was an active member of the PTA and organized the annual bazaar at Temple Emanuel. Ann and Alvin were members of Green Acres Country Club. When her husband died, she took over his business, Chicago Tastee Freez, where she worked up until the time of her death. She was involved with many Chicago Restaurant Association committees and received multiple honors. Her work was her passion and although a tough businesswoman, it was this determination that kept her going even when her health began to fail.

She had tremendous pride in her grandchildren and made it possible for them to receive excellent educations. Her grandson, Alexander Bernard Rose, is a medical student at Washington University in STL, and her granddaughter, Victoria Rose Scott, is a freshman at Lake Forest College. They were her pride and joy.

Ann H. Rose, nee Hackman, is the beloved wife of the late Alvin. She is survived by her loving children, Michael (Valerie) and Wendie Rose and her devoted grandchildren, Alexander and Victoria. Funeral services, Friday, September 2, 2011, 12 noon, at Weinstein Funeral Home, 111 Skokie Blvd., Wilmette. Interment to immediately follow at Westlawn Cemetery, Norridge, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago, 157 West Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60654-7174, (312) 644-8338. For additional funeral information, contact Weinstein Funeral Home at 847-256-5700.