Rose K. North

May 18th, 2025

Rose was always so friendly, social, and knowledgeable. She had a smile on her face and loved to see people. Her and my mother in law were the best of friends. She will be missed.

~Lori
~Friend, Carol Stream, IL

May 18th, 2025

Aunt Rose warmly welcomed me into her family. During some of my medical issues she helped me through with her kindness and vast knowledge. My husband Chip and son Sam and I enjoyed meeting her and Mike for many lovely dinners out. She enjoyed her Mexican and Italian restaurants and we always had so much fun. Aunt Rose was feisty and a fighter against her medical issues. I always looked up to her in the way she handled problems that came her way. Rose will be greatly missed and remembered for the blessing she was to us all.

~Anne Greenspan
~Niece, Palatine, IL

May 18th, 2025

Always fun time at her home

~AJAZ SAFDAR
~Adam’s father in law, BLOOMINGDALE

May 17th, 2025

I never had a chance to meet Rose directly, but we did have a couple indirect conversations via Keith when we were in college together. It was a hilarious situation that always makes me laugh whenever I think back on those days. Rose is an important person to many people I care about and I know she will be missed.

I made a $200 donation to Breakthrough T1D in her honor. She played such a pivotal role in so many lives, and it’s important to pay it forward. Funny enough, I’m a type-1 Diabetic and I’m happy to support an organization that Rose and I both value.

My condolences to everyone affected by her passing.

~Blane Humphries
~Friend of the Family, Richmond

May 16th, 2025

Going to brunch in Fort Lauderdale with family, DeA with her mom and me with my mom, and our loved ones all with us for a big loud brunch that was just fun, food and family.

~Brian Meegan
~Friend, New York, NY

May 15th, 2025

This past Spring, I went to The Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Gardens with DeAnna, Jessica, their family and friends. I have enjoyed hearing stories about Rose through the many years of my friendship with DeAnna, and while never having met Rose, it is through her amazing daughter, my love of Chicago, and my strong fondness for the name Rose that I feel I knew her from a distance and leave this memory in her honor. It was a fun -filled evening surrounded by all those breathtaking Orchids and spring flowers -from the Daffodils (for you DeAnna) to the Zinnias-we all know -there is nothing more fine than a rose. May she rest in peace.

~Suzanne Johnson
~Friend of daughter., New York, New York