Kathleen "Katie" Donahue (1963 - 2014)

Dr. Kathleen "Katie" Donahue, DO, 51, of Hershey, Pennsylvania, passed away on December 27, 2014 in her home surrounded by her loving family and friends after a brief battle with cancer.

She was born April 26, 1963 in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of Edward and Kathleen (O'Shea) Donahue.

Katie received her BS from Fordham University, and her DO from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine followed by a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology at Boston Children's Hospital. She was a member of The Board of Directors of The Janus School; American Society of Anesthesiologists; Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiologists; Medical Volunteers of Operation Smile; Hershey Youth Football Association, Parent, Booster and Medical Support; Hershey Soccer Club, Parent, Booster and Medical Support; and worshipper at Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church.

Katie has served the University and the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center community with distinction as an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Associate Vice Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, and as Director of the Operating Room.

Katie is survived by; two sons, Aidan and Declan Donahue; mother, Kathleen Donahue; two brothers, Fr. Charlie Donahue and Edward Donahue; and nephew, T.J. Donahue. She was preceded in death by her father, Edward John Donahue.

A visitation will be held Monday, December 29, 2014, from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, in the Hoover Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., Route 422 & Lucy Avenue, Hershey. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 1:30 pm in the St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church, 359 West Areba Ave., Hershey.

Services on Long Island, where Katie grew up include a visitation Thursday Jan 1, 2014: 7-9pm at Charles J. O'Shea Funeral Home, 603 Wantagh Avenue, Wantagh, NY 11793. Mass of Christian Burial Friday Jan 2, 2015, 10am Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church, 75 Parkside Road Drive, Point Lookout, NY. Interment will be immediately following at Holy Rood Cemetery in Westbury, NY.

To honor Katie, an endowment has been established to support anesthesiology outreach education, research, and clinical care through international medical mission work. In addition to flowers, the family invites memorial contributions be made to Dr. Katie Donahue Resident International Anesthesia Endowment, Penn State MS Hershey Medical Center Dept. of Anesthesiology 500 University Dr. Hershey, PA 17033. Attn: Kathleen Gingrich

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