Marie Rossi Vross from Niles was the only woman in …

Photo by William D. Lewis | published: April 25, 2019

Marie Rossi Vross from Niles was the only woman in her 1947 graduation photo from the Cleveland College of Mortuary Science. The large, framed item was for sale in a Connecticut shop and its buyer, Krysten Civitelli, looked into who the woman is — eventually sending the photo to Vross, now 92, who retired in 2001 after a 50-plus year career as a funeral director.