“Rita did not wear purple every day of her life, but it is difficult to remember a time when she didn’t,” her family wrote in a tribute. “Purple represented the regal, outgoing, and joyful spirit that Rita brought to everything she did with her family, friends, and community.
Mary Anne Ross, a long-time Guilderland math teacher and her family’s matriarch, died peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. She was 77.
She was the beloved wife of the late Victor G. Ross and cherished partner of Mark Bremser.
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