Philomena Krzeczowsky Sandrovich, 89, of Prospect, formerly a longtime resident of Scenery Hill, died Thursday in Good Samaritan Hospice of Cabot following a brief illness.

Born June 10, 1919 in Deep Run, Ohio, she was the daughter of Stanley and Angella Gruch Krzeczowsky.

She had been a nurse's aide at the Washington Hospital for more than 11 years and later became a homemaker.

She was a nine-year member of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church of Butler, and before that, she had been a lifelong member of the Ave Maria Roman Catholic Parish of Bentleyville. She also was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and the Altar Society, and she enjoyed quilting, gardening and traveling.

She is survived by a son, Frank Sandrovich of Newport Richie, Fla.; a daughter, Patricia Sitarik and her husband, Thomas, of Prospect; a brother, Martin Krzeczowsky of Westerville, Ohio; a sister; Mary Getrew of Canal Winchester, Ohio; 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Sandrovich, who died Jan. 3, 1982; a son, Donald Sandrovich, who died Jan. 1, 1995; three brothers, Stanley, Edward and Walter Krzeczowsky; and three sisters, Dorothy Ryan, Carolyn Margo and Valarie Murphy.

<B>SANDROVICH</B> — Friends of Philomena Krzeczowsky Sandrovich, who died Thursday, May 7, 2009, will be received from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday at the <B>GREENLEE FUNERAL HOME</B>, 619 Main St., Bentleyville. Prayers will be said there at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. in the Ave Maria Roman Catholic Church with the Rev. Gary Krummert as celebrant. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Carroll Township.An online guest book and personal condolences may be accessed at www.GreenleeFuneralHome.com.