Marie (Smith) Vandervort

January 30, 2020

Marie (Smith) Vandervort, 81 years old, passed away on 30 January 2020. A resident of Leesburg, Florida, Marie was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Marie was the beloved Mother of William (Ginny) Vandervort, Renee (Michael) Kemper, and Steven (Marysol) Vandervort. She was preceded in death by her children, Karen and Kenneth Vandervort. Marie was the cherished Grandmother of Leah, Dean, Shae, Chase, Michael, Patrick, Victoria, and Connor. She was also the Great Grandmother of Brin, Case, and Lena. She is survived by her Sister, Dolores (Doug) McIntire, as well as many nieces and nephews. She was a waitress at the North East Diner in Philadelphia for many years and loved her time there. Afterwards, Marie worked at Simkar Electric and retired from there in 2001. She spent her retirement years traveling to visit family. Just last year, Marie took the trip of her lifetime to Ireland (home of her ancesters). The family will receive relatives and friends on Friday, February 21st from 10:00 to 11:00 am with a service 11:00 AM at the Wimberg Funeral Home, 400 Liverpool Ave, Egg Harbor City. 609-965-0357. For directions or condolences, please visit wimbergfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers. please send donations in Marie’s name to St Jude’s Children Hospital (https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html) or the Salvation Army (https://give.salvationarmyusa.org/give/164006/#!/donation/checkout).