Obituary of Rita Johanna Vandervelden

Rita Johanna Vandervelden formerly of Mt. Arlington, NJ passed away on Monday, September 26th at the Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, Maryland surrounded by her loving family. She was 80 years old. Rita was born on September 3, 1936 in the Netherlands to the late Roel and the late Mejanyo Janssen. She was a Floral Designer employed by Holly Wick Floral in Randolph, NJ and she also worked at Merry Heart Health Center. Rita was a longtime resident of Mt. Arlington and Flanders and an active parishioner of Our Lady of the Lake RC Church. She enjoyed reading, cultivated flowers and plants but most importantly, she loved spending time with her beloved family. Rita is survived by her devoted daughters, Jane Klein & her husband Don and Liz Flad & her husband, John, her devoted son, Robert Vandervelden & his wife, Laura and her cherished grandchildren, Jenn, Jackie, Eric, Sean, Gabriel, Danielle and her great grandchildren Addison, Brooke, Ryan, Dylan and Lindsey.. Additional survivors include her sister-in-laws; Els, Maryann, Elmy, her brother-in-laws; Pete, Michael and Loui and many cousins, nieces, nephews and dear friends. She was pre-deceased by her dear husband, John W. in 2011, her son, John in 2013 and her brothers, Johan and Roel. Rita's Life Celebration will include a visitation on Sunday, October 2nd from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home, 150 Landing Road, Landing, NJ. There will be a Graveside Service offered on Monday, October 3rd at 10:30 am at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Chester Twp., NJ. Family & Friends are invited to meet directly at the Cemetery on Monday morning. For memorial donations, please consider the Coastal Hospice at the Lake, 2604 Old Ocean City Road, Salisbury, MD 21804. All funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home of Landing, NJ.