2021 at Georgetown University Hospital shortly after being diagnosed with Fahr s disease.
Lila was born in Germantown PA to John Gordon and Lila Kathleen Braden. She was a
graduate of Germantown High School. She was a buyer for Strawbridge and Clothier in
Philadelphia for many years. Lila had a lifelong love of biking, even earning many metals
including 1st place in the Womans Pennsylvania State Championship in 1967. She married her
high school sweetheart Timothy Donovan in 1969, and had two daughters Jennifer and Diana.
The family relocated to Cape May, NJ in 1975. Lila worked at the Lobster House Restaurant for
over 35 years. When she wasn t working, she was doing aerobics, riding her bike around town,