Rose C. Bratkovich, 88, formerly of Bradys Bend, died Sunday at the Chicora Medical Center.

Born Aug. 15, 1918, in Kaylor, she was the daughter of John and Frances C. Polaski Deitz.

She was a homemaker and enjoyed family gatherings, playing cards and bingo.

Mrs. Bratkovich was a member St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Bradys Bend. She also was a member of the Altar Rosary Society and the Young at Heart Club at the church.

Surviving are four daughters, Frances T. Heeter and her husband, Darrell, of Roseville, Mary L. DeBacco and her husband, Louis, of Chicora, Margaret "Peggy" Wimer of East Brady and Ann E. Stanley and her husband, Howard "Bud," of Worthington; a son, Dennis J. Bratkovich and his wife, Terry, of Grafton, Ohio; and a sister; Catherine Grazioli of Snow Hill, near Bradys Bend.

Also surviving are 19 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Her husband, Joseph D. Bratkovich, whom she married in February 1938, died Dec. 13, 1966. She also was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters.

<B>Bratkovich </B>— Friends of Rose C. Bratkovich, who died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>Charles B. Buechele Funeral Home, </B>105 Fourth St., East Brady. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Church, Bradys Bend, with the Rev. Anthony Ditto officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery, Bradys Bend.A parish prayer service will be held at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.Memorial donations may be made to the East Brady Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 325, East Brady, PA 16028 or Vitas Innovative Hospice Care of Greater Pittsburgh, 267 Pittsburgh Road, Butler, PA 16002.