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Rose Matousek Obituary

Rose C. Matousek

Rose C. Matousek (nee Kasalovsky), age 92, of Hinsdale, Illinois died Thursday, March 5, 2015, beloved wife of James and loving Mother of Cherie Matousek (Steve Moline) and Lana Kosina (Tony Novelli); proud Grandmother of Cameron and Allison Kosina, Travis Alexander (Lindsey); and great Grandmother of Blake Alexander.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Matousek, a chemical engineer with Argonne National Laboratory.

Rose graduated from J. Sterling Morton High School and attended Morton Junior College. She was a 58 year resident in Hinsdale, IL.

Rose Matousek was a Professional Life member of the American Association of Handwriting Analysts (AAHA), having served AAHA as President, Secretary-Treasurer, Editor, and Public Relations.

She has authored handwriting articles and four self-published books, Graphodynamics (1971 and 1975), Pen Detection-The Importance of the Downstroke (1984), ABC's of Handwriting Analysis (1985), and Graphology and the Phenomenon of Writing (1987), all out of print. For many years she taught graphology at the College of DuPage and enjoyed presenting lectures to various groups. She has worked with psychologists, personnel administrators, hospitals, and police departments.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association, Research, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Suite #17, Chicago Il. 60601, Atten: gifts dept., 800-272-3900 or to the American Association of Handwriting Analysts.

A memorial service will be held at the Unitarian Church of Hinsdale on April 18, at 1:00 p.m.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Suburban Life Publications on Mar. 13, 2015.

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Ingrid Hosek

March 5, 2017

We are very sorry for the loss of your mother. We reminisce her and her husband's James visit in Czech republic.
Ingrid Hosek, Jan Hosek, Jaromir Hacek (son)
(We would love to get in contact with you [email protected])

Carol D'Alessandro

April 17, 2015

Your Mom was funny & always welcoming to me . She will be missed!

Kim Abbatoy

March 11, 2015

Sorry for the loss of your Mother, she was an amazing lady. I am sure she will be missed by her entire family. ( friend of Edith Ayres ) Kim Abbatoy

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