Vandervoort, Helen (Age 85, Chesley)
Published on 9/12/2020
Helen “Rita” Margaret (Cox) Vandervoort of Chesley, passed away after a brief illness on Saturday, December 5, 2020 in her 86th year.
Beloved wife of the late Frank Vandervoort (2017). Loving mother of Tom (Sandi) and mother-in-law of Nancy Vandervoort, all of Elmwood. Cherished grandmother of Kerri (Daryl Dunstan), Alaina, Brad and Jodi (Aaron Heipel) and great-grandmother of Eveah. Rita will be fondly remembered by her sister Kay Horan of Hanover, sister-in-law Mary Lou Cox of Walkerton and the entire Cox and Vandervoort families. She was predeceased by her son Rick (2020), brothers Jack (June), Gerald (Joyce), Bill Cox brother-in-law Jerome Horan and her parents Francis and Helena (Keais) Cox.
A private Funeral Mass honouring Rita’s life will be held on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Hanover. The Mass will be livestreamed for those who wish to view by going to: https://holyfamily.ca/ at 10 a.m. A recording of Rita’s Mass will also be posted on the Rhody Family Funeral Home website afterwards. Father Emmanuel Azike officiating. Interment in Chesley Cemetery.
Memorial donations to the Chesley Hospital Foundation would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to Rhody Family Funeral Home, Chesley.
www.rhodyfamily.com
