Heather L. Donovan, 60, passed away surrounded by her loving family at her Lancaster home on Thursday, January 26, 2012. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Carey Keiser She was the wife of Robert J. Donovan for 27 years.

Heather graduated from Neshaminy High School in Bucks County and worked in the advertising business for many years both in Philadelphia and Lancaster. A gourmet cook with the true gift of hospitality, she enjoyed nothing more than preparing elaborate meals for her friends and family. She also enjoyed spending time down at the shore in Ocean City, NJ, a place full of special memories and happiness.

She was a loving wife and mother to Robert, her husband and their children Caitlin E. and Colin P. Donovan, brother and sister-in-law John and Carolyn Donovan and their children Kelley and Lindsay Donovan, all of Lancaster, and her cousins Gail Cassidy and Lois Banasiewicz of New Jersey, Julie Pokrandt of California and Jim Pokrandt of Colorado. Heather will also be missed by her two dogs, Sawyer and Trooper.

A Viewing will be held 9-11 AM, followed by a Christian Prayer Service at 11 AM, on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA. Interment will be private. Please omit flowers. Contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association, 3544 N. Progress Ave., Suite 202, Harrisburg, PA 17110 or to the Central PA Food Bank, Lancaster Council of Churches, 344 N. Marshall St., Lancaster, PA 17602. To send the family online condolences, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com. Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory 717-560-5100